The MScSUS at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center
02/12/2024
The researcher at the ESCI-UPF’s UNESCO Chair and professor Ilija Sazdovski summarises the visit at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center with the students of the MScSUS.
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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.
Unlocking the Future
04/11/2024
Last month, Dr Stephen Minas, professor at Peking University, gave an online conference on climate change for the students of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management that the UPF-BSM offers jointly with ESCI-UPF.
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.
MoU Signed to Advance Climate Change Mitigation in Catalan Health System
13/06/2024
The UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change at ESCI-UPF joins forces with the Catalan Institute of Health and ISGlobal on the CATALYSE Project to help mitigate the effects of climate change at the Catalan Health System.
“Tant de bo ens haguéssim equivocat i no tinguéssim aquest desastre a sobre”
01/02/2024
Pere Fullana i Palmer és enginyer químic per l’IQS, enginyer industrial per la UAB i doctor en enginyeria industrial per l'URL. Actualment, és el director de la Càtedra UNESCO de Cicle de Vida i Canvi Climàtic a ESCI-UPF. Ha estat portaveu del sector acadèmic mundial a la clausura de la Cimera de Canvi Climàtic COP25.
La UPF camina a pas ferm per reduir la petjada de carboni corporativa
22/12/2023
Accions i mesures que la Universitat ha portat a terme durant els darrers anys en les seves instal·lacions, especialment la compra d’electricitat verda, han suposat un progrés notable cap als compromisos d’emergència climàtica adquirits per la institució.
COP28 Conclusion(s)
13/12/2023
Sahar Azarkamand, the postdoctoral researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change of ESCI-UPF, was in Dubai from the 8th to the 12th of December as a COP28 observer. In this article, she discusses the highlights and main outcomes of the Conference.
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“The focus should be put on preventing the release of CO2”
05/12/2023
Cristina Campos, the researcher at the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change of ESCI-UPF, is in Dubai from the 30th of November to the 6th of December as a COP28 observer. In this article, she discusses the highlights of the first week of the Conference.
The MScSUS Students Visit the Barcelona Supercomputing Center
01/12/2023
The researcher at the ESCI-UPF’s UNESCO Chair and professor Ilija Sazdovski sums up the visit the students of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management did at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center to understand how climate modelling and predictions are made. This master’s degree is jointly offered by ESCI-UPF and UPF-BSM.
Discussing the Significance of Climate Change Negotiations
15/11/2023
In October, the professor of Peking University, Dr Stephen Minas, offered an online conference for the students of the Master of Science in Sustainability Management that the UPF-BSM offers jointly with ESCI-UPF. It was a great opportunity for them to better understand the role played by events like the COP on the climate change political and legal context.
ESCI-UPF recibe la visita del International Terra Institute
12/05/2023
Esta semana, ESCI-UPF ha recibido la visita del International Terra Institute, una organización sin ánimo de lucro que trabaja para promover la sostenibilidad y la protección del medio ambiente.