News about Sustainability

CLIMA Researcher Meng Zhang Awarded the Prestigious EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship in its 2024 Call

Dr. Meng Zhang has received the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellowship for his project on green trade between the EU and China.

EXPRESS2 Workshop: Crafting a New European Social Contract Together

The EXPRESS2 project hosts an inaugural workshop to engage civil society and EU policymakers in shaping a democratic, inclusive, and sustainable European Social Contract.

Petra Kristensen Slotterøy

This thesis examines Norway’s climate obligations in Greenpeace Nordic v Norway compared to the ECtHR’s Klimaseniorinnen ruling.

Tayo Elizabeth Gbemi

Tayo Gbemi researches environmental and participatory governance in wind energy licensing across Africa and Europe.

Jennifer Lundin Rydh

Jennifer Lundin Rydh is a doctoral student at Linköping University, focusing on Swedish environmental regulations in public procurement, influenced by EU law.

Aarne Puisto

Aarne Puisto is writing a doctoral dissertation on the effectiveness of legal remedies under Finnish public procurement rules at the University of Lapland under the supervision of Professor Kirsi-Maria Halonen.

How chemical reactions deplete nutrients in plant-based drinks

A University of Copenhagen study of plant-based drinks reveals a common issue: they are lacking in proteins and essential amino acids compared to cow’s milk. The explanation lies in their extensive processing, causing…

How chemical reactions deplete nutrients in plant-based drinks

A University of Copenhagen study of plant-based drinks reveals a common issue: they are lacking in proteins and essential amino acids compared to cow’s milk. The explanation lies in their extensive processing, causing…

New researcher at CLIMA - Alberto Barrio

Dr. Alberto Barrio is a Postdoctoral Researcher on the EXPRESS2 project, where he will explore the connections between climate change and the social contract, focusing on legal and institutional solutions for a fair and…

PhD and Post-Doc vacancies at the Global Health Section

The Global Health Section at the Department of Public Health is offering two a PhD and a Postdoc fellowship for 2 exciting projects.

Call for Abstracts - Interdisciplinary Seminar Series on Climate, Energy and Sustainability: Technology Special Edition

CLIMA's seminar on April 10, 2025, at the University of Copenhagen offers students and junior researchers a chance to present their work on climate, energy, and sustainability.

Adam Orford

Adam D. Orford teaches at the University of Georgia, specializing in environmental law and decarbonization, and leads Georgia’s National Zoning Atlas work.

Emanuele Guarna Assanti

Emanuele Guarna Assanti is a postdoctoral researcher in Environmental Law at the University of Calabria in Italy.

Jacques Hartmann

Jacques Hartmann holds a PhD from Cambridge, has taught international law, and worked as a Legal Officer at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Serena Fabbozzo

Serena Fabbozzo is a PhD candidate at the University of Turin, researching the EU’s "Do No Significant Harm" principle and industrial symbiosis.

Two new DFF grants on arctic research awarded to Globe researchers

Two new grants to explore the adaptations and use of ancient sled dogs in SW Greenland and recent demographic changes in Arctic whales

Sound wave technology can reduce the use of plastic and reagents in laboratories

University of Copenhagen’s climate footprint increased from 2022 to 2023, mainly due to laboratories. Acoustic dispenser tech can make labs more sustainable.

‘Vegetarian’ salmon might lead the way to better health for humans and fish

Plant-based salmon feed aims to make salmon production more sustainable. This can result in better fish for dinner, and knowledge about gut bacteria can also impact more sustainable feed for other farm animals.

‘Vegetarian’ salmon might lead the way to better health for humans and fish

Plant-based salmon feed aims to make salmon production more sustainable. This can result in better fish for dinner, and knowledge about gut bacteria can also impact more sustainable feed for other farm animals.

‘Vegetarian’ salmon might lead the way to better health for humans and fish

Plant-based salmon feed aims to make salmon production more sustainable. This can result in better fish for dinner, and knowledge about gut bacteria can also impact more sustainable feed for other farm animals.

Pablo Pellon Ricciardi

The regulation of different types of renewable hydrogen in the EU and its member states.

Event in connection with new report: Let's talk about food waste

On Friday 27 September 2024, in connection with the annual food waste week, the research project Fighting food waste – navigating values, choices and habits organised an event at the University library in Fiolstræde.

Emma Nørgaard

The effect of CBAM on third countries

RASOPTA participation on Aqua2024 Copenhagen

At Aqua2024, which was held from August 26-30 2024, RASOPTA together with two other ITN projects EATFISH and EASYTRAIN had invested in a booth to collectively show the conference participants what all three ITNS were…