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With increasing pressure from consumers and regulators, corporations worldwide increasingly seek to certify their targets and activities as 'Paris-aligned'. However, recent research led by Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� unveils flaws lurking behind claims of 'Paris-alignment'.

Door een materiële voetafdruk in plaats van een carbon footprint centraal te stellen, verbinden we het klimaatvraagstuk aan grondstofwinning en rechtvaardigheidsvraagstukken.

Academics, frustrated by limited impact on the ecological crisis, are turning to scholar-activism. Embracing this could foster new knowledge, networks, and social change. Blog by Lisette van Beek

Er is zes miljoen euro verdeeld over, in totaal, tien projecten en alle onderzoeken duren vijf jaar.

Six million euros were divided over ten projects in total, and all studies will last five years.

The Copernicus Institute is offering visiting scholar positions fully funded by ERC project "Problem-Shifting between International Environmental Treaty Regimes: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions".

Aan klimaatonderzoeker Detlef van Vuuren is de Spinozapremie toegekend, de hoogste onderscheiding in de Nederlandse wetenschap

Binnen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden is het National Ocean Decade Committee opgericht, als schakel tussen de VN-organisatie en het nationale netwerk van publieke en particuliere belanghebbenden.

Within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the National Ocean Decade Committee has been established, as a link between the UN organisation and the national network of public and private stakeholders.

Climate researcher Detlef van Vuuren has been awarded the Spinoza Prize for his scientific work, the highest honour in Dutch science.

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.