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Melting of the ice in Antarctica is an emergency signal provided by nature, says Roderik van de Wal

Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ is one of the members of the newly founded International Universities Climate Alliance

Over a period of 30 years, bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) can only play a modest role in reaching the Paris Agreement climate targets.

As of 1 March 2021 André Faaij has been appointed Professor of Energy System Analysis.

A group of international scientists including two from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ summarise good practices for the sustainable management of sandy coasts in a new paper.

This toolbox, developed by researchers, provides a hands-on overview of foresight methods, including guidance on how to make them more participatory through citizen engagement.

Under certain conditions the plastic sector may grow to become a form of carbon sink.

Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ will award two honorary doctorates to leading climate scientists, Professor Corinne Le Quéré and Professor Sonia Seneviratne, on 27 March 2023.

Max Rietkerk, Arjen Doelman, Ehud Meron and Isla Myers-Smith have received a €10 million ERC Synergy grant with their project RESILIENCE. They will investigate whether and how tipping points can be prevented or avoided.

Climate is changing, ice sheets are melting and sea levels are rising. This concern is crystal clear. Eight questions to four passionate 'polar researchers'.

The Dutch climate policy only covers greenhouse gas emissions in our own country. But is this actually right, wonders Birka Wicke from Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ.

Researchers from UU and Naturalis warn for a sea-level rise of 9 to 18 metres in the Caspian Sea in the coming 80 years.

Twelve Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ researchers mentioned in Reuters press agency ranking of the world’s most influential climate scientists

Philip Kraaijenbrink will receive the prestigious Martinus van Marum prize for the best Dutch PhD research in environmental sciences in the past five years.

Een internationaal onderzoeksteam geleid door Niels de Winter van de Universiteit Utrecht heeft met behulp van een nieuwe methode de maandelijkse temperatuurverschillen in het Krijt gereconstrueerd.

Research shows more people in the Netherlands support the farmers’ protests than the climate protests. Liesbeth van de Grift sheds light on these findings.

Scientists launch online platform for climate questions

Using a novel model, researchers determined how great the impact of melting glaciers will be downstream, and how the pressure on different water sources will increase.

The consequences of further and further deepening waterways in the harbour of Rotterdam are bigger than those of rising sea levels for the time being, geographer Jana Cox argues.

The jury praises the Climate Helpdesk for meeting a great societal need with a simple and effective idea, directly connecting scientists and the public.