Author: Riccardo Riva, S4F Delft Commitment is a word that, in everyday use, has a mostly positive connotation. We usually commit to change/help/fight and so on. It implies a (free) will to do something and the fact that the declared action should eventually take place. Well, when talking about climate, commitment is still something we expect to happen,…
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Gedrag in de crisis biedt hoop voor het klimaat
De coronacrisis laat zien dat gedragsverandering veel kan opleveren, stellen Karlijn van den Broek en Leo van Kampenhout. De massale aanpassing lijkt het virus af te remmen. Dit kan de klimaatcrisis helpen. tevens gepubliceerd door het AD op 21 april 2020 Individueel gedrag is allesbepalend voor het verloop van de coronacrisis, riepen ic-artsen en RIVM-virologen…
Are Dutch universities ready to address the climate crisis?
In planning to become climate neutral, universities have focused so far on facilities and logistics. Reducing air travel by academics is important, but how about universities’ core business – education and research? “It is your right as a citizen and your duty as an employee to ask for more action.” Sanli Faez (UU) thinks universities…
Can climate activism and Utrecht University’s bright minds fit together?
As countries around the world start to increasingly feel the heat, climate activism has been increasingly getting space on the news, but without always being followed by a positive reputation. Activists can sometimes be seen as a nuisance, or as a polarizing force that does not contribute anything to the problem. But what is activism,…