COP29: Achievements and Challenges
29/11/2024
Sahar Azarkamand, the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF researcher, shares the foremost agreements reached at the Conference of the Parties (COP) held in Azerbaijan last week.
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KijaniBox Project: A Bold Step Towards Africa’s Green Transition
26/11/2024
The UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF participates in the KijaniBox project, officially launched last month in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at accelerating Africa’s green transition.
ECODES and the UNESCO Chair Join Forces Under the CATALYSE Horizon Project
23/10/2024
ECODES, with its Sanidad #PorElClima initiative, and the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF have established a collaboration agreement under the CATALYSE Horizon project, funded by the European Commission and coordinated by ISGlobal.
A New Nutritional Model Based on LCA to Evaluate Protein Foods
10/10/2024
The UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF has published a paper on the new nutritional quality model they have developed based on the life cycle assessment to evaluate the environmental performance of protein sources.
The UNESCO Chair Participates at the 19th SDEWES Conference
07/10/2024
Cristina Campos, researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF, comments on the results of the presentation and the CICEP research project, as well as her experience at the 19th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES).
Circular Economy to Address Plastic and Agricultural Waste
03/10/2024
Cristina Campos, researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF, shares the results of the project presented by Dr. Alba Bala at the 14th International Conference LCAFood 2024, held last month in Barcelona.
Discussing Sustainability and Innovation in the Food and Wine Industries
19/09/2024
Sahar Azarkamand, researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF, shares the outcomes of the projects she presented at the 14th LCAFood 2024 International Conference, which was celebrated last week in Barcelona.
Dr Alba Bala at LCAFood 2024
12/09/2024
Dr Alba Bala, Executive Director of the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF, chaired two conferences at the 14th edition of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Food Conference, which brings together global experts in the field of sustainable food systems.
LCA4Climate Participates in the LCAFood 2024 International Conference
06/09/2024
The UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF will participate in the LCAFood 2024 International Conference, held in Barcelona between September 8th and 12th.
The UNESCO Chair at the Energy Community Summer School 2024
29/07/2024
The UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF researcher, Ilija Sazdovski, participated in the Energy Community Summer School with a group work session on sustainability and energy planning.
ECOtwins Second Annual Meeting
26/07/2024
The UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF participated in the second annual meeting of the ECOtwins project, held at the University of Copenhagen on July 18th and 19th.
LCA4Climate en los cursos de verano de la Universidad de Cantabria
22/07/2024
Cristina Campos, investigadora de la Cátedra UNESCO de Ciclo de Vida y Cambio Climático de ESCI-UPF, ha participado en los cursos de verano de la Universidad de Cantabria (UC) en una ponencia en la que abordó el turismo rural desde una perspectiva ambiental y presentó el proyecto GREENTOUR.
True Costs of Protein Sources: Integrating Environmental Costs and Market Prices
03/07/2024
In a new paper published in the Sustainable Production and Consumption journal, researchers from the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF contribute to calculating the true cost of different protein sources.