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Drought and heatwaves result in severe economic losses. To reduce water scarcity, hydrologist Michelle van Vliet argues for a better understanding of the interplay between water use and water quality.

Illegale houtkap, ernstige vervuiling en andere vormen van grootschalige natuurvernietiging horen thuis in het internationaal strafrecht en daders moeten worden vervolgd, vinden Cedric Ryngaert en Daan van Uhm.

Two PhD Candidates from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ��, Clara Colonna (Agri-food Law) and Sara Ramezani (Urban Planning), embarked on a unique learning journey in Montpellier, south France.

Professor Petra de Jongh will conduct fundamental research into the operation of catalysts. This could lead to accelerating the energy transition, for example by developing catalysts for the efficient conversion of CO2 and hydrogen into sustainable fuels.

Eelco Rohling is per 15 april 2024 benoemd tot hoogleraar Ocean and Climate change bij het departement Aardwetenschappen aan de faculteit Geowetenschappen.

Eelco Rohling has been appointed Professor of Ocean and Climate Change at the department of Earth Sciences Faculty at the faculty Geosciences as of 15 April 2024.

Ecocide in Indigenous conceptualizations is not only one crime, but it comprises multiple crimes simultaneously.

In een visionair artikel in Nature presenteren twee scheikundigen van de Universiteit Utrecht een roadmap naar een volledig klimaatneutrale olieraffinaderij. De processen werken, waar mogelijk, op elektriciteit, en CO2 en landbouw- en huishoudelijk afval vormen de enige grondstoffen.

In a highly visionary Nature article, two chemists from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� present a roadmap in which oil refineries could be reinvented to be completely fossil-free. Processes will be electrified if possible, and raw materials will change to CO2, agricultural and municipal waste.

Het transdisciplinaire onderzoeksproject Whose Ocean? ontvangt €33.500 euro van het Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie.

The transdisciplinary research project Whose Ocean? has received a €33,500 euro grant from the Creative Industries Fund.

Until now, biodiversity mainstreaming has been largely ineffective due to non-binding commitments, vaguely formulated targets, “add-on” biodiversity initiatives, and too few resources.

Bringing together scholars, practitioners, and students in the heart of Utrecht to understand the potential of integrating health and nature in cities.

Pathways to Sustainability consists of nine thematic communities, each dealing with a different aspect of sustainability. Time to sit down with the three leaders of the Energy in Transition community.

Pathways to Sustainability bestaat uit negen thematische communities, die elk een ander aspect van duurzaamheid behandelen. Tijd om in gesprek te gaan met de drie trekkers van de Energy in Transition community.

Het congres vond plaats op 22 maart 2024 op de Hogeschool Zeeland en werd georganiseerd door UCWOSL in samenwerking met het Delta Climate Centre.

The conference took place on 22 March 2024 at the Hogeschool Zeeland and was organised by UCWOSL in collaboration with the Delta Climate Centre.

Paleoclimatologists from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� and geologists from the British Antarctic Survey will make reconstructions of the geological time periods with rapid global warming and fastest ice sheet melt.

Utrechtse paleoklimatologen en geologen van de British Antarctic Survey (BAS) maken reconstructies van de periodes van snelle klimaatopwarming en ijskapafsmelt.

A new briefing on justice in sustainability transitions has been published online by the European Environment Agency (EEA) using input from Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� researchers.