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Transition from fossil to clean energy will reduce global mining activities 26 October 2023
A wide range of metals need to be mined for solar panels, wind turbines and batteries. Researchers from Leiden University have shown that this 'concer...
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Making better use of our natural resources 12 September 2023
The availability of natural resources, the energy transition, the importance of circularity and our dependence on China. This and more is what Profess...
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What global cities are made of 05 September 2023
Understanding what our buildings and cities are made of is an important step in making them more sustainable. Industrial ecologist Tomer Fishman (CML)...
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News but nothing new: many pesticides in Dutch swimming and natural waters 01 September 2023
There has been a lot of media attention for the report recently completed by the Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) from Leiden University. How...
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Leiden industrial ecologist and Italian pharma company receive an EU grant to realise sustainable drug production 20 July 2023
With a €1.5 million European grant, industrial ecologist Stefano Cucurachi will work on more sustainable production methods for the pharmaceutical ind...
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How polluting buildings and machinery make rich countries ever richer 06 June 2023
Rich countries are getting richer because of environmentally polluting (construction) investments from the past, largely at the expense of poor countr...
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Sustainability prize for research into the effects of a plant-based diet 28 April 2023
Paul Behrens and his team have won the Frontiers Planet Prize of half a million euros for their research into the effects of switching to a plant-base...
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Are tropical forests threatened by democracy? 06 February 2023
Democracy may lead to more deforestation in the tropics. So write environmental scientist Joeri Morpurgo and his colleagues in the prominent scientifi...
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The urban mine is full of resources, but a circular economy is still too ambitious 31 January 2023
Reuse everything and stop producing waste. By 2050, the Netherlands should have a circular economy. However, the new Integral Circular Economy Report ...
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Electric car batteries can help drive the clean electricity transition 24 January 2023
As early as 2030, batteries in electric vehicles could fully meet the need for short-term electricity storage around the world. By connecting them to ...
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Students seek sustainable solutions for businesses 10 January 2023
A circular water supply for Artis Zoo, sustainable software for the Dutch government and better waste management at a hospital: master’s students in I...
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'I always consider: What would have worked best for me?' 03 January 2023
Starting with the ‘why’, putting herself in her students’ shoes and providing structure. These are three ways in which environmental scientist Ranran ...
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'This is the very best course there is' 02 January 2023
Martina Vijver has been nominated as Teacher of the Year of the Faculty of Science. She gets this nomination for the course Ecotoxicology she taught i...
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Why electric vehicle batteries are good and bad for the environment 20 December 2022
The large-scale production of batteries for electric vehicles diminishes the emission reductions achieved by driving electric vehicles. Industrial eco...
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Measuring water with your smartphone 12 December 2022
You might take photos and selfies with your phone's camera, or scan a QR code. But there is much more you can do with it. Astronomer Olivier Burggraaf...