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Our Earth is becoming unliveable. Can we still turn the tide? 16 May 2023
We have crossed six of the nine boundaries within which human life on Earth will still be possible for future generations. That is not good news. Can ...
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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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Border tax on CO2 offers huge opportunity to fight climate change 22 April 2023
A tax on CO2 emissions from products entering the EU offers unprecedented opportunities in the fight against global warming. That is the conclusion of...
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New minor Sustainability, Climate Change and Food: ‘A full spectrum analysis of global society’ 20 April 2023
In September 2023 the new minor Sustainability, Climate Change and Food starts. This minor critically examines the complexities of food sustainability...
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Leiden scientist addresses UN: 'People should not work for the economic system, the economic system should work for the people' 20 April 2023
Environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations on 12 April. And that’s quite a big thing to do. How do y...
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Vincent Delhomme discusses upcoming EU food labelling reforms 30 March 2023
Front-of-pack nutrition labelling, origin labelling, regulation of voluntary green claims made by food business operators: the EU is currently looking...
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Electric boats will make University construction projects cleaner 15 February 2023
No more smelly lorries disposing of building waste or delivering building materials to the centre of Leiden. That’s Leiden University’s ambition for i...
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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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From law student to successful entrepreneur in the water-quality industry 13 January 2023
Yousef Yousef (39), a successful entrepreneur in the water-quality industry, just can’t seem to bid farewell to the university where he did his law de...
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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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Tim Kaasjager: 'If you know you can make a unique contribution, you just have to start' 17 November 2022
Trail, FGGA’s online internship platform, exists one year in November. High time to get to know the organisations making use of Trail. What do these o...
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Arnold Tukker receives honorary doctorate at Swedish university 17 November 2022
As one of the first environmental scientists ever, Arnold Tukker received the honorary doctorate at Linköping University on Saturday 12 November. This...
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Changing our diet would help absorb global food shocks, such as during the Russia-Ukraine conflict 14 November 2022
A plant-based diet could improve the resilience of our food system. Moving to such a diet in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) alone cou...
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Getting people on board with the energy transition: ‘Times of crisis can help’ 29 August 2022
The gas prices now exceed 300 euros per megawatt hour – a record. The transition from fossil (natural gas, coal, oil) to renewable energy is needed an...
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How the eating habits of a limited group of Americans determine sustainability 10 August 2022
Masses of hamburgers, steaks, cheese and a lot of eggs: Americans love their animal products. But researcher Oliver Taherzadeh discovered that only a ...