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A scientist’s opinion: Interview with Diego Peñaloza on textile and the environment
Diego Peñaloza is a senior life cycle assessment researcher at RISE, Sweden’s research institute. He works mainly with textiles and garments, biobased materials and construction products. Diego is part of the EU-funded New Cotton project that uses novel technology to recycle textile waste into a fibre very similar to cotton. What are the environmental and ...
A scientist’s opinion: Interview with Paulien Harmsen on textile and the environment
"We really should value textiles more as durable products, only then the system will become more sustainable," says Paulien Harmsen. She is a senior scientist and technical lead for the Sustainable Textiles Programme at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands, working on circular and sustainable textiles and fashion fossil-free textiles, textile recycling and bio-based ...
EU Project : System thinking for food system sustainability
System thinking for food system sustainability is a 5-week course to improve your system thinking abilities while working on the real challenges of our food system. Application deadline : October 8, 2019 Coordination : ESSRG Funding scheme : EU Horizon2020 Web-link : https://www.essrg.hu/en/system-thinking-for-food-system-sustainability/
EU project : FIT4FOOD2030
FIT4FOOD2030 supports the urgently needed transformation of research and innovation (R&I) on Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) in Europe. This transformation is needed to future-proof the European food systems: to make them more sustainable and resilient, and to find solutions for the many food-related challenges Europe is facing, including hunger, malnutrition, obesity, climate change, scarce ...
Bean there, done that : why we should eat more beans and legumes in general
The world needs more protein, but animal-based protein intake is by no means sustainable. Legumes are a good alternative to meat and thanks to their biological nitrogen fixation capacities, they also benefit the environment.
EU project : TRUE
TRUE: The project "TRansition paths to sUstainable legume based systems in Europe" is a balanced practice-research partnership of 24 institutions, which aims to identify the best routes, or “transition paths” to increase sustainable legume cultivation and consumption across Europe. Sophisticated status quo analysis and advanced modelling approaches combined with data generated from 24 Case Studies ...