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The immense challenge countries are facing in Glasgow is the consequence of postponing climate policy for years. We cannot continue to put problems ahead of us, Oreane Edelenbosch and Detlef van Vuuren argue.

The production of renewable fuels can be increased by more than 40 per cent without having to cultivate a single square metre more of land, this study shows.

Reconstruction of the temperatures of the ocean when ice sheets grew and shrank.

From 15 July 2024, Michelle van Vliet will be appointed professor of Water Quality and Sustainable Water Systems at the faculty of Geosciences.

Soil moisture content plays a key role in reshaping land surface temperatures

How do climate change and societal developments impact surface water quality until the end of the century?

Groundwater scientists and model developers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and Deltares joined forces to create the very first 1 km global groundwater model.

New compelling evidence for the combined effects of global warming and widespread mercury pollution that continued to stress plants long after volcanic activity had ceased 201 million years ago.

Many 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.

Call for abstracts of papers and posters for the Tropical Horizons Conference 2024.

Caroline Slomp (UU) and Mike Jetten (Radboud ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ) receive €7.6 million to investigate how microbes remove methane and ammonium from coastal sediments.

Before we can deploy natural systems as a defence against the rising sea level, we first need to know how climate-resilient they are, Tjeerd Bouma argues.

Scientists conclude that Mediterranean forests will become more vulnerable to wildfires due to increased aridity.

European climate policy should not focus solely on stimulating the use of sustainable energy sources, but should also focus on scaling down the use of coal.

A team of scientists from The Netherlands and the USA found that delta areas worldwide have gained land in the past 30 years, despite river damming.

Professor Walter Immerzeel argues that protection of water towers should be much higher on the agenda.

In these short clips, faculty members reflect on the necessary public understanding of global warming from the viewpoint of their disciplines.

Economist Helen Toxopeus advocates for more nature in our cities, since it is both cost-efficient and sustainable.

Hydrologist Niko Wanders says we must learn to embrace surface water and groundwater, since the Netherlands fases more frequent water shortages in summertime.

Laura Henderson emphasizes that overseeing climate policy is a task for the court system, even though some politicians claim such judicial interference is undemocratic.