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For 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). 

Circular 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?

Het Utrecht Sustainability Institute (USI) bestaat tien jaar en krijgt een nieuwe vorm. Als zelfstandige organisatie, met een hechte band met de UU, is USI nog breder inzetbaar voor impactprojecten.

Dealing 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.

The 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.

Is the Physics community ready for taking its role in the rapidly escalating climate crisis, and the related technological and societal challenges?

Water use for agriculture, households and industry exacerbate water scarcity worldwide, research led by UU shows.

The Dutch government sets a strict target: a 100% circular textile industry by 2050. Marko Hekkert analyzed the current state of affairs.

De Nederlandse regering stelt een strikt doel: een 100% circulaire textielindustrie in 2050. Marko Hekkert heeft huidige stand van zaken geanalyseerd.

Watergebruik voor landbouw, huishoudens en industrieën dragen bij aan kwaliteitsgedreven waterschaarste, laat onderzoek geleid door de UU zien.

Banken en pensioenfondsen houden nog onvoldoende rekening met die risico’s van klimaatverandering, schrijft Mark Sanders in de NRC-klimaatblog.

De EU loopt voorop in de strijd tegen klimaatverandering en dwingt hier ook andere landen toe. Dit schuurt tegen de grenzen van wat juridisch toelaatbaar is, betoogt Natalie Dobson.

Wat als je zonnepanelen op zee kwijt zou kunnen? Sara Golroodbari promoveerde op 4 juni op dat onderwerp. We geven je een overzicht van haar belangrijkste resultaten.

What 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.

A team led by Karlijn Morsink will investigate to what extent regional conflicts are increased by weather shocks - and insurance can mitigate that effect.

Natuur- en scheikundigen realiseren samen ‘ideale’ katalysator

Physicists and chemists structure catalysts at the atomic scale

The Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ Centre for Accountability and Liability Law will host an international conference on corporate Responsibility and Liability in May 2022.

An 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.

Creating 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?