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23 09 2024

Carbon Removal blog 5- The need for a new European certification system

Why is a new certification system for carbon removal and carbon farming necessary for the European Union?  Jasmijn Sybenga  Since 2023, an international consortium has>>>

23 09 2024

Carbon Removal blog 4- The value of certification 

Carbon removal certification refers to the process of officially recognizing and validating initiatives or projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere according to certain standards.>>>

23 09 2024

Carbon removal blog 3- The benefits of nature-based carbon removal 

Within the consortium that's working on an EU-wide voluntary framework for certifying carbon removal and carbon farming, we focus in particular on certifying the removal>>>

23 09 2024

Carbon removal blog 2- The fight against climate change

Since 2023, I have been working with colleagues from Partners for Innovation, Wageningen Environmental Research, DG CLIMA and experts from across Europe on the EU-wide>>>

09 08 2024

Peatlands blog 3 – Scottish peatland first to be named World Heritage Site 

The peatlands of the “Flow Country” in the north of Scotland was awarded World Heritage status at the end of July for its incredible unique>>>

20 09 2023

Carbon Removal blog 1- Best practices in nature based carbon removal

By far the most existing methods for certifying natural CO2 storage relate to agriculture. Forestry accounts for more than a third, while peatlands remain stuck>>>

09 09 2023

Peatlands blog 2: Power2Peatlands

Today is the kick-off of the Power to the Peatlands conference hashtag#Power2Peatlands in Antwerp, Belgium. This last gathering for the Interreg North-West Europe project Care-Peat>>>

12 06 2023

Effective collection of electronics

On May 31, I presented our first study for INCREACE at the PLATE2023 conference in Helsinki.  Our paper focuses on how to design effective collection solutions>>>

04 05 2023

Peatlands blog 1 -“We know the surface of the moon better than we know peatlands” – R. Lindsay

Last week I was in Berlin at the LIFE platform meeting The benefits of peatland restoration for Europe. The meeting was hosted by NABU, the>>>

17 04 2023

The paradox of plastic recycling 

The transition to a circular economy is in full swing. And the recycling of plastic is an important part of that. Recycled material undeniably means>>>

15 04 2022

Integrating Consumers Perspective in a Circular Economy is Key

As industrial design engineers, we have been taught to consider technological, business and people aspects when creating products and services. Unfortunately, the people side of>>>

14 09 2020

Electronics Goes Green: making without taking

Last week, I got to enjoy the Electronics Goes Green 2020+ conference virtually in Berlin. Every 4 years, the conference brings together a vibrant community of>>>

14 08 2020

Packaging: how to integrate them in a circular economy?

By Siem Hafmans Now that we are at home a lot, we are even more confronted with our love-hate relationship with packaging. On the one>>>

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23 09 2024

Carbon Removal blog 5- The need for a new European certification system

Why is a new certification system for carbon removal and carbon farming necessary for the European Union?  Jasmijn Sybenga  Since 2023, an international consortium has>>>

23 09 2024

Carbon Removal blog 4- The value of certification 

Carbon removal certification refers to the process of officially recognizing and validating initiatives or projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere according to certain standards.>>>

23 09 2024

Carbon removal blog 3- The benefits of nature-based carbon removal 

Within the consortium that's working on an EU-wide voluntary framework for certifying carbon removal and carbon farming, we focus in particular on certifying the removal>>>

23 09 2024

Carbon removal blog 2- The fight against climate change

Since 2023, I have been working with colleagues from Partners for Innovation, Wageningen Environmental Research, DG CLIMA and experts from across Europe on the EU-wide>>>

09 08 2024

Peatlands blog 3 – Scottish peatland first to be named World Heritage Site 

The peatlands of the “Flow Country” in the north of Scotland was awarded World Heritage status at the end of July for its incredible unique>>>

20 09 2023

Carbon Removal blog 1- Best practices in nature based carbon removal

By far the most existing methods for certifying natural CO2 storage relate to agriculture. Forestry accounts for more than a third, while peatlands remain stuck>>>

09 09 2023

Peatlands blog 2: Power2Peatlands

Today is the kick-off of the Power to the Peatlands conference hashtag#Power2Peatlands in Antwerp, Belgium. This last gathering for the Interreg North-West Europe project Care-Peat>>>

12 06 2023

Effective collection of electronics

On May 31, I presented our first study for INCREACE at the PLATE2023 conference in Helsinki.  Our paper focuses on how to design effective collection solutions>>>

04 05 2023

Peatlands blog 1 -“We know the surface of the moon better than we know peatlands” – R. Lindsay

Last week I was in Berlin at the LIFE platform meeting The benefits of peatland restoration for Europe. The meeting was hosted by NABU, the>>>

17 04 2023

The paradox of plastic recycling 

The transition to a circular economy is in full swing. And the recycling of plastic is an important part of that. Recycled material undeniably means>>>

15 04 2022

Integrating Consumers Perspective in a Circular Economy is Key

As industrial design engineers, we have been taught to consider technological, business and people aspects when creating products and services. Unfortunately, the people side of>>>

14 09 2020

Electronics Goes Green: making without taking

Last week, I got to enjoy the Electronics Goes Green 2020+ conference virtually in Berlin. Every 4 years, the conference brings together a vibrant community of>>>

14 08 2020

Packaging: how to integrate them in a circular economy?

By Siem Hafmans Now that we are at home a lot, we are even more confronted with our love-hate relationship with packaging. On the one>>>