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Border tax on CO2 offers huge opportunity to fight climate change22 April 2023A 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 2023In 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 2023Environmental 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 reforms30 March 2023Front-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 cleaner15 February 2023No 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 ambitious31 January 2023Reuse 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 industry13 January 2023Yousef 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 businesses10 January 2023A 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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Arnold Tukker receives honorary doctorate at Swedish university17 November 2022As 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 conflict14 November 2022A 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 2022The 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 sustainability10 August 2022Masses of hamburgers, steaks, cheese and a lot of eggs: Americans love their animal products. But researcher Oliver Taherzadeh discovered that only a ...
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Marja Spierenburg about the importance of the EuroScience Open Forum07 July 2022From Wednesday 13 July 2022, for four days, Leiden is at the epicentre of European science, as it hosts Europe's largest interdisciplinary conference,...
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Master’s students conduct research into a sustainable Leiden13 June 2022Conducting research for the municipality: this is a deliberate choice for the master’s students who are taking part in the Resilient Cities Hub, part ...
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Nitrogen professor hands over book to nitrogen minister09 June 2022Strengthening nature and at the same time investing in future-proof agriculture. That is the task of the Minister for Nature and Nitrogen, Christianne...