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- 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
- Critical review of the planetary-boundary approach: Expert technocracy or political deliberation?Frank Biermann and Rakhyun E. Kim critically review the planetary-boundaries approach as set in 2009./en/news/critical-review-of-the-planetary-boundary-approach-expert-technocracy-or-political-deliberation
- Why are models so widely used in climate policy?In the science-policy interface scenarios to a low-carbon future are often made using Integrated Assessment Models. But there are many more ways to explore the future, such as visioning, gaming and speculative design. Why have IAMs become such dominant tools?/en/news/why-are-models-so-widely-used-in-climate-policy
- Valérie Masson-Delmotte on the role of academics in the climate emergencyOn August 31, the Utrecht Young Academy organised an online panel discussion on facing the climate emergency in academia with prof. Valérie Masson-Delmotte./en/news/valerie-masson-delmotte-on-the-role-of-academics-in-the-climate-emergency
- Legal research into options for an integrated sustainability performance requirement for buildingsHet Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law onderzocht of je de energieprestatie en de milieuprestatie van een gebouw kunt integreren./en/news/legal-research-into-options-for-an-integrated-sustainability-performance-requirement-for-buildings
- Edward Brans professor of Sustainability and Environmental Liability as of 1 NovemberBrans is a specialist in the field of environmental law. This is a Endowed Chair, made possible by Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn./en/news/edward-brans-professor-of-sustainability-and-environmental-liability-as-of-1-november
- Alex van Silfhout and Ben Erné nominated for KIJK awardThe 'magnetic waste separation' is nominated for for the best tech idea of the year by Dutch popular-scientific magazine KIJK./en/news/alex-van-silfhout-and-ben-erne-nominated-for-kijk-award
- Conservation of threatened plant species requires more than effective nitrogen reduction policyAuthors argue for the introduction of a European Phosphate Directive/en/news/from-nitrogen-crisis-to-phosphorus-crisis
- Oiconomy: towards an economy of actual pricesThanks to Pim Croes’ research, the hidden costs within the supply chain can finally be identified and passed on to the end user./en/news/oiconomy-towards-an-economy-of-actual-prices
- Report 'Standardisation and pricing of nitrogen emissions' presented to Dutch parliamentProfessor Chris Backes (Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ) worked on this report that shows various options for the structural approach to the nitrogen emissions problem./en/news/report-standardisation-and-pricing-of-nitrogen-emissions-presented-to-dutch-parliament
- Conversion of Earth Simulation Lab into a sustainable research laboratory startedOn Sustainable UU Day 2016, Tuesday 11 October, the conversion of the former Van de Graaff laboratory into Earth Simulation Lab (ESL) officially started./en/news/conversion-of-earth-simulation-lab-into-a-sustainable-research-laboratory-started
- New book on decarbonising economiesDecarbonising Economies explores how agency, power and geography shape our possibilities for a low carbon future./en/news/new-book-on-decarbonising-economies
- Building for eternity can't be done in vulnerable placesSpatial planning is increasingly determined by climate change. If it were up to Peter Pelzer, the same should apply to temporary planning./en/opinie/building-for-eternity-cant-be-done-in-vulnerable-places
- Immediate acceleration of global climate action needed to realise 1.5 degrees goalThe goal of the Paris climate agreement will become out of sight unless countries collectively show more ambition and take immediate action. That is the opinion of the five Dutch climate experts who contributed to the IPCC report./en/news/immediate-acceleration-of-global-climate-action-needed-to-realise-15-degrees-goal
- The new normal is localFuture Food Utrecht and AMPED/Local2Local will work together on the transition to local food and a regional food system, heritage and landscape, biodiversity and climate adaptation./en/news/the-new-normal-is-local
- Manipulation of the climate – start getting used to itIn the fight against climate change, people look hopefully at technological solutions more and more often. But the debate about it is dangerously superficial, researcher Jeroen Oomen believes./en/opinie/manipulation-of-the-climate-start-getting-used-to-it
- Climate change risks runaway algal bloomsNew research shows how algae blooms in the oceans can run wild, leaving large areas of the ocean deoxygenated and unlivable/en/news/climate-change-risks-runaway-algal-blooms
- Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ receives funding for research on Antarctic tourismA research consortium of Utrecht and Wageningen ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ and universities from New Zealand receives 1 million euros in NWO funding for research on Antarctic tourism/en/news/utrecht-university-receives-funding-for-research-on-antarctic-tourism
- New catalysts make use of precious metals highly efficientlyWith a new and promising way to make catalysts, the amount of precious metals needed is reduced by a factor of 10/en/news/new-catalysts-make-use-of-precious-metals-highly-efficiently