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- Smart Solar Charging one of five most innovative best practices of European sustainable policySmart Solar Charging was selected as one of five most innovative best practices in Europe of sustainable policy according to the Regiostars Awards organized by the European Commission. Starting from the Utrecht Region in The Netherlands, Smart Solar Charging develops and expands this sustainable energy system of tomorrow./en/news/smart-solar-charging-one-of-five-most-innovative-best-practices-of-european-sustainable-policy
- SEST Best Paper Award for Smart Solar Charging researchFor their paper The Impact of Transitioning to Shared Electric Vehicles on Grid Congestion and Management, Nico Brinkel, Tarek Alskaif en Wilfried van Sark received a Best Paper Award at the international Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST).Â/en/news/sest-best-paper-award-for-smart-solar-charging-research
- Different visions of circular economyCircular Economy has become a popular discourse, but the actual definition and objectives are still unclear, inconsistent, and contested. What are the differences between all the visions and can they be classified?/en/news/different-visions-of-circular-economy
- 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
- 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
- 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
- The world’s first test road with lignin produced in the NetherlandsInfrabedrijf Roelofs start met de aanleg van 's werelds eerste testweg van bio-asfalt gemaakt met volledig plantaardige lignine, als vervanger van bitumen in asfalt, dat wordt gewonnen uit ruwe olie./en/news/the-worlds-first-test-road-with-lignin-produced-in-the-netherlands
- Agroecology: From promised land to ripening businessIs it possible and affordable to produce food responsibly and protect nature at the same time? Yes, says Vincent de Leijster, who investigated this for almond orchards in Spain and coffee plantations in Colombia./en/news/agroecology-from-promised-land-to-ripening-business
- Appy Sluijs presenter of Dutch TV programme Code RoodClimate scientist Appy Sluijs is advisor and presenter of the Dutch TV programme Code Rood, which shows how climate change affects and changes the Dutch climate./en/in-de-media/appy-sluijs-presenter-of-dutch-tv-programme-code-rood
- Green start-ups with red figures: lagging business performanceAchieving a positive operating result is particularly difficult for companies with a large potential contribution to reducing the global CO2-emissions./en/news/green-start-ups-with-red-figures-lagging-business-performance
- Are we ready for the future? New book provides an overview of legal instruments for achieving climate goalsResearchers from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ provide the current state of affairs on legal aspects of climate change, energy transition and climate adaptation in the Netherlands./en/news/are-we-ready-for-the-future-new-book-provides-an-overview-of-legal-instruments-for-achieving-climate
- Vassilis Dokalis wins François Prize 2020 for the best master's thesis of public international lawDokalis graduated in 2019 from the Public International Law master's programme at Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and wrote his thesis on protecting the Arctic Ocean./en/news/vassilis-dokalis-wins-francois-prize-2020-for-the-best-masters-thesis-of-public-international-law