Six planetary boundaries transgressed
In September 2023, a team of scientists quantified, for the first time, all nine processes that regulate the stability and resilience of the Earth system. These nine planetary boundaries were first proposed by former centre director Johan Rockström and a group of 28 internationally renowned scientists in 2009. Since then, their framework has been revised […]
Sustainability Innovation
Early September the 2023-2024 Academic Year was kicked off in all Dutch Universities. One of them being the Eindhoven University of Technology at which ASML CEO Peter Wennink chairs the Supervisory Board. Topic of the ceremony was the speed of the energy transition. Whilst the University and the politician took a more national perspective, ASML CEO […]
United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28)
We are at a halfway point. It has been 7 years since 194 nations agreed on the Paris Agreement, in which the world agreed to limit global warming to 1.5% compared to pre-industrial levels. Science tells us emissions need to be halved by 2030. The upcoming COP28 conference in Dubai (November 30th – Dec 12th) […]