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06 December 2023
Pivotal moment for humanity as tipping points in Earth systems and society accelerate
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The report says current global governance is inadequate for the scale of the challenge of accelerating tipping points and makes six key recommendations to change course fast, including coordinated action to trigger positive tipping points.
30 November 2023
The new food waste monitor 'Orbisk' provides insight into food waste at TU Delft
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Since the start of the academic year 2023/2024, the new food waste monitor 'Orbisk' has been integrated in the Aula, within the Foodsquare restaurant. This innovative system monitors the food that is been thrown away. A third of global emissions are attributed to food waste, so reducing food waste has a positive impact on the climate.
30 November 2023
Researchers call for Dutch leading role in global methane monitoring
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At COP28 in Dubai, countries want to reach new agreements to reduce emissions. This requires the identification of emission sources. The Netherlands has extensive experience with satellites that monitor methane emissions. Researchers from SRON, KNMI, TNO and TU Delft see huge methane plumes over landfills and fossil fuel extraction with their current space instrument TROPOMI.
28 November 2023
Seed funding TU Delft climate Action Programme awards 13 researchers
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For the first half year of 2023, the TU Delft Climate Action Programme has granted 9 applications for the Seed Fund. The researchers come from the faculties CEG, TPM and 3ME.
21 November 2023
Join the pilot of the Education Hackathon on 30 November 2023 - sign up!
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Are you excited to think about creating better education? Would you like to share your ideas about education of the future? Then we are asking you to participate in the pilot of the Education Hackathon at TU Delft on 30 November.