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Laura Talens to participate in the «Smart education for innovative teaching» challenge
From 31 January to 2 February, the University of Stavanger, Finland, is offering a challenge-based course entitled «Smart education for innovative teaching»,...
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Prehistoric human remains from South-America help to uncover the origins of treponemal diseases
One of the biggest mysteries in historical epidemics is whether syphilis was introduced in Europe by Columbus’ first voyage to the Americas. A new...
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Project aims to reduce nutritional and health poverty in Barcelona
A new project led by ICTA-UAB will tackle the problem of nutritional and health poverty in the city of Barcelona, with the aim of designing and implementing...
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A pioneer project to create the first eco-friendly urea fertilizer from CO2 and nitrogen compounds
ICTA-UAB is participating in a project that will develop a device capable of electrochemically converting carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) into urea...
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90% of textile waste generated by Catalonia's population ends up in landfill or incinerators
A total of 90% of the municipal textile waste generated in Catalonia ends up in landfills or incinerators, according to a study by ICTA-UAB, which shows that...
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Joan Martinez Alier reviews the movements for environmental justice in a book
“Land, Water, Air and Freedom. The Making of World Movements for Environmental Justice” is the title of the new book written by ICTA-UAB ecological economist...
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Low economic growth can help keep climate change within the 1.5°C threshold
A new study shows that economic growth rates make a big difference when it comes to prospects for limiting global warming to 1.5 °C, as per the Paris Agreement.
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Jeroen van den Bergh: "We cannot keep expecting COPs to solve the climate crisis"
Following the completion of COP28, held earlier this month in Dubai, ICTA-UAB climate policy researcher Jeroen van den Bergh says we cannot keep expecting...
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La emergencia climática, teatralizada por científicos del ICTA-UAB
Los investigadores del ICTA-UAB implicados en el programa "Jóvenes, Ciencia y Ética" de la Fundación Catalana para la Investigación y la Innovación (FCRI)...
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ICTA-UAB to organize Growth vs Climate Conference 2024
Human activity is irreversibly changing our planet, especially our climate. The voracious demand for fossil fuels and natural resources has led us to an...