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Car sharing and second-hand phones not as green as they seem, research shows 14 October 2024Not all sustainable business models have the impact they claim, Leiden researcher Levon Amatuni revealed. Car sharing and phone reuse, for example, ha...
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Poor countries recycle far more of our plastic than we thought. But it's not enough. 02 October 2024Countries that import plastic waste recycle an average of at least 63 percent of it. This is surprising, as we previously believed that the vast major...
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Circularity not yet a priority in energy transition and construction 03 September 2024Are we on the right track towards a circular economy in 2050, with fully renewable energy technology and circular construction? The CML of Leiden Univ...
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From growth to well-being: EU should look beyond the economy 25 July 2024Economic growth and competitiveness should not be the sole focus of European policy. In a paper, researchers suggest how the next European Commission ...
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Pavement gardens are crucial to urban biodiversity 15 July 2024They are often little more than a square metre of plants, yet pavement gardens are a source of life. PhD candidate Joeri Morpurgo conducted research i...
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‘Transdisciplinary and interdisciplinary collaborations lead to better scholarship and solutions’ 20 June 2024How can you persuade researchers who are used to conducting research within clearly defined disciplines to adopt an interdisciplinary approach? Newly ...
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The Netherlands and China work together to improve their wastewater management 17 April 2024Netherlands and China can learn from each other to handle household and livestock wastewater more sensibly. In the FOREWARD project, scientists from L...
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Academics requesting retraction of FAO report that misrepresents their research 09 April 2024Paul Behrens (Leiden University) and Matthew Hayek (New York University) have responded to an FAO report on livestock pathways which misrepresented th...
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How EU farm subsidies favour high-emission animal products 04 April 2024More than 80 percent of the EU’s agricultural subsidies go to the production of animals or animal feed. These products are responsible for 84 percent ...
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How the world can achieve climate goals with clean hydrogen production 22 February 2024Hydrogen can help to solve the climate problem. At least, if we start producing it in the right, clean way. Leiden researchers mapped out the global e...
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Together towards a Circular System: Leiden contributes to Growing with Green Steel 19 February 2024A complete transformation of the steel cycle in the Netherlands with the ultimate goal of a CO2 neutral steel sector by 2050. For this purpose, the Gr...
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Plant-based diet can help unlock technology to harness huge CO2 removal 07 February 2024Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a promising method for removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and simultaneously gener...
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Your old smartphone is indispensable for the energy transition 06 February 2024By 2050, we can obtain 40 per cent of our demand for scarce earth metals from old smartphones, batteries, and wind turbines. This is crucial because o...
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Arnold Tukker appointed as a guest professor in Indonesia, conducting research on the sustainable development of the economy 09 November 2023A splendid milestone after seven years of collaborative research on the sustainable development of the Indonesian economy. Professor of Industrial Eco...
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From fat bikes to paper bags: assessing their total environmental impact is becoming even more important 27 October 2023A paper bag is less environmentally friendly than it seems. Life cycle assessment (LCA) reveals the total environmental impact of products or producti...