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- USO project to help students in the climate crisisMany students are deeply concerned about climate change and want to take action. Lecturers from various faculties will help them with this, thanks to a grant from the Utrecht Education Incentive Fund./en/achtergrond/uso-project-to-help-students-in-the-climate-crisis
- Integrated scenarios to support analysis of the food–energy–water nexusResearchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, PBL and others explored the relationships between water, energy and food, and environmental challenges./en/news/integrated-scenarios-to-support-analysis-of-the-food-energy-water-nexus
- Water Towers of the world ranked on vulnerabilityScientists have ranked glacier-based water systems in their importance to adjacent lowland communities, and checked their vulnerability to future changes./en/news/water-towers-of-the-world-ranked-on-vulnerability
- Heating sector to join forces and supply affordable, sustainable heatingWarmingUP is a large consortium active throughout the whole heat chain, working together for affordable, natural gas-free heat networks./en/news/heating-sector-to-join-forces-and-supply-affordable-sustainable-heating
- All species can go extinct – and so can humansResearcher Wytske Versteeg argues that we are just as vulnerable as every other animal and plant species./en/news/all-species-can-go-extinct-and-so-can-humans
- New tool shows investment in flood protection helps millions of people at riskUtrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ's global hydrological model contributed to the newly developed Aqueduct Floods tool./en/news/new-tool-shows-investment-in-flood-protection-helps-millions-of-people-at-risk
- The Pliocene is the Wuhan of the climate crisisClimate scientist Peter Bijl is struck by the parallels between the corona and climate crises./en/opinion/the-pliocene-is-the-wuhan-of-the-climate-crisis
- Five years after the Paris Agreement: Large gap between promises and current implementationAn international study, coordinated by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and PBL, has developed scenarios to take stock of current climate actions to reach the Paris Agreement/en/news/five-years-after-the-paris-agreement-large-gap-between-promises-and-current-implementation
- No sea too highMelting of the ice in Antarctica is an emergency signal provided by nature, says Roderik van de Wal/en/news/no-sea-too-high
- Climate research universities unite to accelerate actionUtrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ is one of the members of the newly founded International Universities Climate Alliance/en/news/climate-research-universities-unite-to-accelerate-action
- Potential of achieving climate target with BECCS is limitedOver a period of 30 years, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) can only play a modest role in reaching the Paris Agreement climate targets./en/news/potential-of-achieving-climate-target-with-beccs-is-limited
- André Faaij appointed Professor of Energy System AnalysisAs of 1 March 2021 André Faaij has been appointed Professor of Energy System Analysis./en/news/andre-faaij-appointed-professor-of-energy-system-analysis
- Ten commandments for sandy coasts facing climate change and socio-economic developmentA group of international scientists including two from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ summarise good practices for the sustainable management of sandy coasts in a new paper./en/news/ten-commandments-for-sandy-coasts-facing-climate-change-and-socio-economic-development
- Toolbox: Towards a climate-resilient future togetherThis toolbox, developed by researchers, provides a hands-on overview of foresight methods, including guidance on how to make them more participatory through citizen engagement./en/news/toolbox-towards-a-climate-resilient-future-together
- Circular bioplastics offer solution for climate crisis and growing resource consumptionUnder certain conditions the plastic sector may grow to become a form of carbon sink./en/news/circular-bioplastics-offer-solution-for-climate-crisis-and-growing-resource-consumption
- Honorary doctorates for two leading climate scientistsUtrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ will award two honorary doctorates to leading climate scientists, Professor Corinne Le Quéré and Professor Sonia Seneviratne, on 27 March 2023./en/news/honorary-doctorates-for-two-leading-climate-scientists
- Research project RESILIENCE receives a EUR 10 million ERC Synergy GrantMax Rietkerk, Arjen Doelman, Ehud Meron and Isla Myers-Smith have received a €10 million ERC Synergy grant with their project RESILIENCE. They will investigate whether and how tipping points can be prevented or avoided./en/news/research-project-resilience-receives-a-eur-10-million-erc-synergy-grant
- ‘That we have enough time is a misconception’Climate is changing, ice sheets are melting and sea levels are rising. This concern is crystal clear. Eight questions to four passionate 'polar researchers'./en/news/that-we-have-enough-time-is-a-misconception
- Responsibility for CO2 emissions does not end at the national borderThe Dutch climate policy only covers greenhouse gas emissions in our own country. But is this actually right, wonders Birka Wicke from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ./en/news/responsibility-for-co2-emissions-does-not-end-at-the-national-border
- Caspian Crisis: sinking sea levels threaten biodiversity, economy and regional stabilityResearchers from UU and Naturalis warn for a sea-level rise of 9 to 18 metres in the Caspian Sea in the coming 80 years./en/news/caspian-crisis-sinking-sea-levels-threaten-biodiversity-economy-and-regional-stability