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🌍 Just completed my course on Advanced Concepts of Climate Change and the Carbon Market! 🌱 I’m excited to have gained deeper insights into the scientific, economic, and regulatory aspects of climate change and how the carbon market plays a pivotal role in driving sustainability. Understanding these mechanisms is key to addressing environmental challenges and contributing to a greener future. Looking forward to applying this knowledge to make a positive impact in the field of environmental science and beyond! #ClimateChange #CarbonMarket #Sustainability #EnvironmentalScience #GreenFuture

I am pleased to announce the publication of our innovative research on assessing the carbon footprint of concrete materials in the prestigious Environmental Research journal [Q1, Impact Factor: 7.7]. This work represents a significant contribution to sustainability and the pursuit of a greener future. It also provides insights into mitigating the effects of climate change.

All over the 🌎, people are becoming increasingly aware of the need to take urgent action to tackle the climate crisis 🌡️ ⛈️🔥 ☀️🌧️ Veolia's recent Ecological Transformation Barometer research found that 66% of people believe that climate inaction will cost more than action. Through customer partnerships, innovation 💡 and resource regeneration, Veolia UK's commercial teams are taking action every day to deliver ecological transformation. Read the full results of the research: https://lnkd.in/eYNJFMFB #Team66 #GreenUp

Nature-based solutions can play a significant role in combating climate change by removing excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; yet, investments in reforestation and other nature-based projects are lagging due, in large part, to inadequate quantification and confirmation of carbon removals and other ecosystem benefits that typically flow from nature-based investments—including increased resilience to climate impacts, according to a new report from Stanford Law School’s Law and Policy Lab, the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, and the Bezos Earth Fund. SLS Professor and report faculty lead David J. Hayes commented, “Policymakers and investors are looking for proof that nature-based solutions can deliver measurable and verifiable carbon emissions reductions and removals—and they are not getting it...". The “Investing in Nature to Fight Climate Change and Help Communities Thrive” report lays out a game plan for fixing current measurement and monitoring deficiencies for nature-based solutions, building on the White House’s release of its National Strategy to Advance an Integrated U.S. Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Monitoring & Information System. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gGYASMKc

🌍 Participating in Harvard Climate Action Week 2024 hosted by The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability at Harvard University From toasting sustainability solutions to partnering for a healthier supply chain, the lineup of events has been insightful, showcasing discussions and actionable strategies for driving climate action. 🌱 It's heartening to see sessions like "Indigenous Leadership in Raising Global Climate Ambition" and "Supporting Community-Led Climate Adaptation," highlighting the importance of inclusive and community-centered approaches in tackling climate change. 🔬 We also explored topics such as "Moving from Innovation to Deployment" and "Innovative Climate Technologies" which provided a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities in scaling climate infrastructure and leveraging technology for climate solutions. You can check our work at Climate Technology Solutions And according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) 2021, the widespread adoption of innovative climate technologies, such as renewable energy and energy efficiency measures, could lead to a reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to current levels. (Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector) https://lnkd.in/grykNfFB 🌟 The session on "Leading Equitable Change for Climate Action" underscores the crucial role of equity and justice in shaping climate policies and initiatives, ensuring that no community is left behind in the transition to a sustainable future. Resonating very well with our works at CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HUB 🌿 And of course the critical role of cities in advancing climate action, which was highlighted in the session "How Cities Are Leveraging Food Systems to Advance Climate Action." By rethinking urban food systems, cities can play a significant role in mitigating climate change and promoting resilience. Research published in the journal Nature Food indicates that urban food systems contribute to approximately 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, primarily due to food production, transportation, and waste . https://lnkd.in/gyAdm-iy 💡 As we come together to rethink global climate ambitions, it's clear that collaboration, innovation, and equitable leadership are key to addressing the climate crisis. Let's leverage our collective expertise and commitment to drive positive change for our planet and future generations. #HarvardClimateActionWeek #ClimateAction #Sustainability 🌎🌱

"Multisolving" by Elizabeth Sawin addresses the current mismatch between complex, deeply intertwined societal issues and our siloed approach to them. Link: https://lnkd.in/dDuuEZzX Dr. Elizabeth Sawin has dedicated her career to the theory and practice of creating change in complex systems. She trained in system dynamics computer simulation with Donella Meadows at Sustainability Institute. At the Institute, she also supported sustainability leaders from around the world who used system approaches to conserve land, enact climate policy, restore rivers, and promote healthy communities. In 2010 Beth co-founded the think tank Climate Interactive to create tools for grappling with the complexity of the climate system. She also developed the concept of multisolving to describe a style of leadership she observed around the world where people collaborate to achieve multiple goals, like climate, equity, and health, at the same time. In 2021, Dr. Sawin founded Multisolving Institute to expand this research and develop tools tailored for multisolving. Her work has been widely covered including in the New York Times and the Washington Post, and she writes and speaks internationally about leadership in complex systems and multisolving. Beth holds a Ph.D. from MIT.

I am very happy to share the second paper of my PhD, published yesterday in Environmental Research Letters: https://lnkd.in/eBCwUxbX. This paper takes the work that we published last year on the potential of #forests to store #carbon one step further. I looked at the interaction between climate, growth and forest disturbance in the light of #climatechange. I developed a modelling framework that uses machine learning to combine different sources of information on climate and forests in such a way that it becomes possible to evaluate how different sources of information change our understanding of how forests will develop in the future. The result of this analysis shows that that different sources of information on the direct effect of CO2 on vegetation growth (through potentially enhanced photosynthesis) lead to even higher uncertainties than the simulations of future climate do. Especially worrying: the IPCC assessment and policy making rely predominantly on the most optimistic approach, in which forest will be able to continue taking advantage of higher levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. Instead, the most pessimistic approach shows only very little room to store more carbon in forests, without very substantial afforestation/reforestation. Particularly important to this is the intensitification of natural disturbances such as fire, storms and floods, which are all enhanced by the changing climate. What does this mean in practice? We need to carefully evaluate the initiaves and policies that aim to reach carbon neutrality in the coming decades. Forests play a crucial role in these initiatives, but how forests will deal with a changing climate and if they will be able to help us mitigating climate change is still an open question. In the worst case scenario we would hardly be able to count on forests for #climatechangemitigation, which would require a substantual increase in needed efforts to reduce carbon emissions to compensate for the lack of 'planned' carbon storage in forests. Relying on forests to achieve carbon neutrality in the coming decades is therefore a risky bet according to current scientific developments. Thanks to all the coauthors: Luca Caporaso, Alessandro Cescatti, Gregory Duveiller, Edouard Davin and Sonia Seneviratne

#Bookmark The July 2024 Global Environmental Journal has published Catherine Cherry + Caroline Verfuerth, PhD + Christina Demski's peer-reviewed findings that "Discourses of climate inaction undermine public support for 1.5 °C lifestyles". The 5 top #Highlights of their findings: i) We conducted unique public visioning workshops on radical low-carbon lifestyles. ii) We found strong public support for many low-carbon lifestyle strategies and futures. iii) Narratives of inaction create a public discourse of delay, undermining this support. iv) Narratives of inaction held emotional resonances that evoked defensive responses. v) Countering this public discourse of delay is essential for meaningful climate action. Three #Takeaways: i) We need to ELEVATE the Public Discourse on #ClimateAction ii) We need to constantly search-out and HONOR #ClimateAction Change-Makers...especially in the Public Discourse iii) We need to replace DarkMoney with Decency, Resilience, Transparency and Regenerative _ _ _ _ _ _ (fill in the blanks). #MoveTheMoney #CircularEconomy #YesWeCan cc: Youth4planet, ChangeNOW, EU Climate Pact Benelux, We Don't Have Time

Addressing #climatechange will require systemic change and investment in groundbreaking solutions across sectors, industries. That's why incentive prizes and #openinnovation approaches could play a pivotal role in surfacing and accelerating groundbreaking ideas to tackle environmental challenges. We collaborated with the Environmental Policy Innovation Center to curate a list of 50 climate prize ideas that could be championed or sponsored by federal agencies, grantmaking institutions, and other types of funders. From carbon capture technologies to sustainable agriculture breakthroughs, these prize opportunities will inspire fresh thinking about how open innovation could be used to invite a wide range of people and ideas to climate and environmental problem-solving. 🌎 ➡ Help us expand this list! Which prize ideas spark your interest and show the greatest potential impact? What crucial climate opportunities are missing? #OpenInnovation #ClimateInnovation #ClimateAction #SustainableSolutions #GreenInnovation #EnvironmentPrizes https://lnkd.in/e9EwUrjE

The 4th International Online Conference on "Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability (CCES) Climate change is an urgent issue that has a significant impact on the environment and human life. Rising global temperatures, changing weather patterns, and extreme weather events are just a few of the impacts of climate change that are felt around the world. The consequences of climate change extend beyond just the environment and have far-reaching effects on human health, social and economic systems, and the natural world. Chaired together with Baojie He, Ali Cheshmehzangi, and Shady Attia, CCES provides a platform to discuss and present scientific theories and solutions to the global problems of climate change and environmental sustainability. You are invited to submit papers to the conference at https://lnkd.in/gcQbmUyC #climatechange #sustainability #environment #conference