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Urban agriculture: Not just for hipsters0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 11/03/2016
Growing food in urban areas can bring resilience to our food, our environment and our cities.
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Carbon capture & storage: Friend or foe for solving global warming?1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 02/02/2016
Carbon capture & storage (CCS) is the new kid in town. It promises a drastic reduction of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. I find that much can be argued against it.
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Waiting in Vain: What we can learn from Europe’s inept diesel policies1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 28/01/2016
Since the mid-1990s, the EU has endorsed diesel fuel and promoted it as the green alternative to petrol. A policy not only harmful for the environment but which also steered the industry into a blind alley: The farfetched dream of “clean diesel” has turned out to be a dirty nightmare.
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Cradle-to-cradle™ and the circular economy: are we kidding ourselves on consumption?2
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 20/01/2016
With the recently presented Circular Economy Package (CEP) the EU wants to implement what chemist-turned-business visionary Michael Braungart and his architect friend William McDonough have trademarked cradle-to-cradle™: In a circular economy no product goes to waste that is from cradle to grave, every material re-enters the production/consumption cycle – from cradle to cradle. Let’s not get carried away by a good idea.
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Circular economy: a window of opportunity for a cleaner globe1
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 18/01/2016
Recent international commitments indicate that humankind is recognizing the seriousness of the climate issue. And that is a great thing. But now it is important to act, which can be very difficult within our existing paradigms. How is the EU dealing with this ? Are there any windows of opportunity?
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Christmas is a meat feast: Let it at least be special!0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 02/01/2016
Ensnared by the heavily subsidized meat industry, our growing ‘desire’ for meat is one of the major causes of health problems and environmental degradation. Not only does our excessive meat consumption put a heavy strain on resources, it also contributes to climate change. Since we are literally eating up our chances for a sustainable planet, Europe’s New Year’s resolution should be to cut down on meat.
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Policy Research Internship
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- 22/10/2018
Policy Research Internship
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- 22/10/2018
