News about Sustainability

Major EU grant will make metal alloys the catalysts of the future

New international research collaboration to trailblaze the next generation of catalysts – a prerequisite for the renewable chemicals and fuels of the future. The researchers hope to accomplish this with a new data-drive…

Discovery of a unique fungal enzyme

Researchers identified enzymes from very specific fungi that could be an important step toward the large-scale production of bioethanol.

Brian Andersen

The US as an actor in arctic shipping

New study: Pig welfare outweighs climate concerns for consumers

Consumers would rather pay more for higher-welfare pork than for pork with a reduced climate footprint. Politicians and the pork industry can learn from the result, according to the researchers behind the University of…

New study: Pig welfare outweighs climate concerns for consumers

Consumers would rather pay more for higher-welfare pork than for pork with a reduced climate footprint. Politicians and the pork industry can learn from the result, according to the researchers behind the University of…

Microalgae could become your climate-friendly favorite dish

Ph.D. student at UCPH FOOD, Malene Fog Lihme Olsen, is working on the research project MASSPROVIT to refine the microalgae "Nannochloropsis oceanica". This includes creating a vast library of how different mutants of th…

Pinpointing the emergence of muddy flavors in your fish

Many people have experienced a muddy off-flavor in farmed fish. While the aquaculture industry has known about the problem for 20 years, it continues to impact the consumption of otherwise healthy and potentially…

The increasing carbon footprint of AI is a challenge. Here is what we can do about it

Smart AI solutions have plenty of advantages, but they do not come free of cost for the environment. Luckily, t is possible to adjust the resource consumption of AI methods and make them more climate-friendly.

PhD project explores more sustainable consumer habits in canteens

Can a cloud-based scaling system reduce Food waste and increase the intake of plant-based foods? In this article, PhD student Sujita Pandey talks about her research into which strategies can be implemented into canteen…

Mikkel Lindgreen Lauritsen

The recasting of the Renewable energy directive and its impact on environmentally protected flora and fauna

Mikkel Lindgreen Lauritsen

The recasting of the Renewable energy directive and its impact on environmentally protected flora and fauna

Large Danish food infrastructure collaboration bears fruit

Companies and research communities have achieved new standards of collaboration through the shared state-of-the-art laboratory center, FOODHAY, setting the stage for the development of cutting-edge knowledge and…

Earth Beyond six of nine planetary boundaries

In Science Advances by Richardson, K., Steffen, W., Rockström, J., et al. (2023)

Six of nine planetary boundaries exceeded

New study led by Professor Katherine Richardson updates the Planetary Boundaries framework and shows human activities are increasingly impacting the planet.

Six of nine planetary boundaries now exceeded

New study led by Professor Katherine Richardson updates the Planetary Boundaries framework and shows human activities are increasingly impacting the planet.

Nature draws the hunters out and the leases up

The possibility of shooting game is neither what primarily drives hunters out nor the hunting lease price up. The biggest factors, on the other hand, are associated with outdoor recreation, camaraderie and location,…

Three new projects for CILG researchers at the Crown Princess Mary Centre

Five new projects have been selected this year by the Crown Princess Mary Centre. CILG researchers are part of three out of five of these projects.

Researchers discover how to turn bitter lupins sweet

Lupin seeds are high in protein and could become a sustainable alternative to imported soybeans, but many varieties contain alkaloids that make them toxic and bitter. Now researchers from University of Copenhagen have…

FutureArcticLives høringssvar til Landsplanredegørelsen

I februar 2023 sendte Grønlands Selvstyre, Departementet for Finanser og Ligestilling, redegørelsen Det nødvendige vedligehold. Redegørelse om landsplan 2023 (også kaldet Landsplanredegørelsen) i høring.…

FutureArcticLives second joint physical meeting in Tromsø

Tromsø, August 2023: FutureArcticLives held its second in-person meeting and workshop. Associate Professor Camilla Bratland hosted the meeting at the Arctic University of Norway (UiT).

HealthFerm Citizen Science is calling on sourdough bakers and fermentation enthusiasts

During a series of workshops, home bakers can share their experience in baking sourdough bread as a part of the pan European research project HealthFerm.

Michele di Marco, Disaster Management Alumni part of Design for Healthcare SURGE: A Toolkit for the African Region

The WHO Téchne, the WHO Regional Office for Africa and the Téchne member Politecnico di Torino were awarded the first prize of the UIA International Innovative Health Design Awards 2023 under the category: Theoretical…

Filippo Garelli

Filippo Garelli is a PhD candidate in Public, Comparative and International Law at Sapienza University of Rome (Department of Political Science), curriculum International Order and Human Rights.

Catherine Hall

Catherine Hall is a PhD candidate at the Center for Climate Change, Energy & Environmental Law (CCEEL) at the University of Eastern Finland. Prior to joining CCEEL, Catherine graduated with a Master’s degree in Global…