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- Hot topic debates organised by the Transforming Cities CommunityTransforming Cities Utrecht held a debate series on contested topics/en/news/hot-topic-debates-organised-by-the-transforming-cities-community
- Prevent new climate plans from actually leading to more pollutionPlans devised for new policies at climate summits should first be examined for risky side effects, researchers Pien Barnas and Rak Kim argue./en/opinie/prevent-new-climate-plans-from-actually-leading-to-more-pollution
- Krachten bundelen voor duurzame kennis en innovatieHet Utrecht Sustainability Institute (USI) bestaat tien jaar en krijgt een nieuwe vorm. Als zelfstandige organisatie, met een hechte band met de UU, is USI nog breder inzetbaar voor impactprojecten./nieuws/krachten-bundelen-voor-duurzame-kennis-en-innovatie
- Dealing with droughts in the Rhine DeltaDealing with climate change-induced droughts is a challenging governance issue for the simple reason that it involves multiple actors that represent different interests. During a workshop on 14 December 2020, the strengths and weaknesses of different drought strategies were discussed./en/news/dealing-with-droughts-in-the-rhine-delta
- Joining forces for sustainability knowledge and innovationThe Utrecht Sustainability Institute celebrates its tenth anniversary and takes on a new form: after a great start and successful maturation within Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ, USI becomes an independent organization./en/news/joining-forces-for-sustainability-knowledge-and-innovation
- Physics to the rescue of the planetIs the Physics community ready for taking its role in the rapidly escalating climate crisis, and the related technological and societal challenges?/en/news/physics-to-the-rescue-of-the-planet
- Global water scarcity increases due to poor water qualityWater use for agriculture, households and industry exacerbate water scarcity worldwide, research led by UU shows./en/news/global-water-scarcity-increases-due-to-poor-water-quality
- 100% circular textiles in 2050, where are we now?The Dutch government sets a strict target: a 100% circular textile industry by 2050. Marko Hekkert analyzed the current state of affairs./en/news/100-circular-textiles-in-2050-where-are-we-now
- 100% circulair textiel in 2050, waar staan we nu?De Nederlandse regering stelt een strikt doel: een 100% circulaire textielindustrie in 2050. Marko Hekkert heeft huidige stand van zaken geanalyseerd./nieuws/100-circulair-textiel-in-2050-waar-staan-we-nu
- Hogere waterschaarste door slechte waterkwaliteitWatergebruik voor landbouw, huishoudens en industrieën dragen bij aan kwaliteitsgedreven waterschaarste, laat onderzoek geleid door de UU zien./nieuws/hogere-waterschaarste-door-slechte-waterkwaliteit
- Door het klimaat kan zomaar onze spaarpot verschrompelenBanken en pensioenfondsen houden nog onvoldoende rekening met die risico’s van klimaatverandering, schrijft Mark Sanders in de NRC-klimaatblog./nieuws/door-het-klimaat-kan-zomaar-onze-spaarpot-verschrompelen
- De groene machtspolitiek van de EUDe EU loopt voorop in de strijd tegen klimaatverandering en dwingt hier ook andere landen toe. Dit schuurt tegen de grenzen van wat juridisch toelaatbaar is, betoogt Natalie Dobson./opinie/de-groene-machtspolitiek-van-de-eu
- Zonnepanelen op zee: een zonnige toekomstWat als je zonnepanelen op zee kwijt zou kunnen? Sara Golroodbari promoveerde op 4 juni op dat onderwerp. We geven je een overzicht van haar belangrijkste resultaten./nieuws/zonnepanelen-op-zee-een-zonnige-toekomst
- Solar panels at sea: a sunny futureWhat if you could install solar panels at sea? Sara Golroodbari received her doctorate on exactly that subject. We give you an overview of her most important results./en/news/solar-panels-at-sea-a-sunny-future
- NWO awards grant for research on climate change, insurance and regional conflictsA team led by Karlijn Morsink will investigate to what extent regional conflicts are increased by weather shocks - and insurance can mitigate that effect./en/news/nwo-awards-grant-for-research-on-climate-change-insurance-and-regional-conflicts
- Multidisciplinaire samenwerking leidt tot 50 keer effectievere katalysatorenNatuur- en scheikundigen realiseren samen ‘ideale’ katalysator/nieuws/multidisciplinaire-samenwerking-leidt-tot-50-keer-effectievere-katalysatoren
- Multidisciplinary cooperation leads to catalysts that are up to 50 times more effectivePhysicists and chemists structure catalysts at the atomic scale/en/news/multidisciplinary-cooperation-leads-to-catalysts-that-are-up-to-50-times-more-effective
- Call for Papers: Corporate Responsibility and Liability in relation to Climate ChangeThe Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Centre for Accountability and Liability Law will host an international conference on corporate Responsibility and Liability in May 2022./en/news/call-for-papers-corporate-responsibility-and-liability-in-relation-to-climate-change
- Expert workshop on "Energy investments tangled in the EU Bermuda Triangle: The ETC at crossroadsAn online expert workshop on the Energy Charter Treaty, environmental and climate change law, hosted by Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ will take place on 17 and 18 June 2021./en/news/expert-workshop-on-energy-investments-tangled-in-the-eu-bermuda-triangle-the-etc-at-crossroads
- Creating a sustainable city: time, pragmatism and persistenceCreating a sustainable city does not come from a single radical moment of change; instead, it requires persistent small steps over time. What are the challenges in sustainable transformation?/en/news/creating-a-sustainable-city-time-pragmatism-and-persistence