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82nd Swiss LCA discussion forum on addressing the issue of plastic pollution: status quo and the way forward

82nd Swiss LCA discussion forum on addressing the issue of plastic pollution: status quo and the way forward

The ATLANTIS team organized the 82nd Swiss LCA discussion forum

Participation at the 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC)

Participation at the 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC)

Naiara Casagrande, who is affiliated with ATLANTIS, attended the 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC) with a group of research from NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal. The conference took place from the 18th to the 23rd of September 2022 in Busan, Republic of Korea. This was the first to be

Marine plastic pollution in Trondheims neighbourhood

Marine plastic pollution in Trondheims neighbourhood

When thinking about marine plastic litter, which has become one of the most pressing environmental issues, many people may think first about piles of waste in Africa or Asia. However, the pollution can be closer than you think. As the crow flies it is less than 100 km from Trondheim

Sharing our research at the 14th ISIE SEM conference

Socio-Economic Metabolism

Sharing our research at the 14th ISIE SEM conference

On the 19-21 September, the Socioeconomic metabolism (SEM) section of the International Society of Industrial Ecology (ISIE) organized the 14th ISIE SEM conference in Vienna. Co-organized by the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), the University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna (BOKU) and TU Wien (TU), the

Research visit in Hawaii

Research visit in Hawaii

Francesca Verones spent July and August 2022 on Oahu and Big Island, Hawaii for a research visit to continue working on the issues of how plastic pollution is affecting the marine ecosystem. She focused especially on how plastic and invasive species are perceived to impact important marine ecosystem services in

Early career ocean scientists at conference in St. Johns, Canada

Early career ocean scientists at conference in St. Johns, Canada

In July, Marthe Høiberg had the pleasure to attend the fourth ICES/PICES Early Career Scientist Conference, taking place in St. Johns on Newfoundland, Canada. As revealed by the name, this is a conference dedicated to giving a platform to young researchers and encourage their involvement specifically in the management

ATLANTIS at the Copenhagen SETAC conference

ATLANTIS at the Copenhagen SETAC conference

Several members of the ATLANTIS project attended the SETAC Europe 32nd annual meeting in Copenhagen this year. We presented our recent progress in the development of characterisation factors for life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) and the MarINvaders toolkit and database, meanwhile we were inspired by other researchers and met associates

Two IndEcol professors appointed to International panels

IndEcol is proud to share the latest appointments of professors Francesco Cherubini [https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/francesco.cherubini] and Edgar Hertwich [https://www.ntnu.edu/employees/edgar.hertwich] to two new International panels positions. With their scientific expertise, they are going to contribute to climate related projects, as described

environmental footprints explorer

Green growth now

Summary: Concerned about economic growth, China and India weakened the COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact. Our research suggests decarbonization and growth are independent processes. Delaying one to achieve the other is unnecessary and a wasteful detour. Nobody in the rich world can blame developing countries for wishing to improve their economic

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How dematerialization could cut hard-to-abate emissions by a third, or more

The production of materials causes a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00690-8]. Reducing the use of materials through a more intense utilization of products such as homes or cars, or the construction of lighter and smaller products, will also reduce the energy needed to

New publication: Global distribution of potential impact hotspots for marine plastic debris entanglement

New publication: Global distribution of potential impact hotspots for marine plastic debris entanglement

An important component of the ATLANTIS project is the development of global models for impacts of plastic debris on marine ecosystems, in accordance with the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) framework. As a means towards achieving this goal, we have developed an indicator of potential macroplastic entanglement impact levels, which

A new framework to model marine plastic litter impacts in LCIA models

A new framework to model marine plastic litter impacts in LCIA models

Although marine plastic pollution is a well-recognized and highly visible problem, impact models for most of the main impacts from plastic litter are still lacking within Life Cycle Assessment. To coordinate research progress, and to ensure that the impacts are modelled in a harmonized way, Woods [https://www.ntnu.no/

Green and cool? Office buildings in hot countries

Green and cool? Office buildings in hot countries

Why are hot countries important for the building sector? What are the greenhouse gas emissions associated with office buildings? And finally, how can we decrease them?

PhD candidate: human impacts on marine ecosystem service

PhD candidate: human impacts on marine ecosystem service

Humans have been utilizing oceans for centuries, yet little is know about the impacts raised by anthropogenic stressors. This PhD program is about to develop models quantifying human's impacts, especially invasive species and marine plastic debris, on ecosystem services within the LCIA framework.

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Climate protection and development in the Global South

Nobody is as affected by the damaging forces of climate change as underdeveloped countries, but these countries face a paradox as they try to mitigate their CO2 emissions. Improving the lives of their citizens will increase the demand for energy and materials — which in turn will make climate change worse.

PhD candidate modelling impacts of marine invasive species

PhD candidate modelling impacts of marine invasive species

"My goal is to distinguish introduction pathways of invasive species in marine environments and quantify the impacts of invasive species on marine ecosystems"

Mammals and power lines – a problem?

Mammals and power lines – a problem?

We already know that power lines can impact biodiversity, for instance birds [https://blog.indecol.no/birds-power-lines/]. But – actually – most of our knowledge is based on birds! Other animal groups (or plants!) do not get as much attention [1,2]. But in this post, we’ll put a spotlight on

Master theses at Indecol (part I)

Master theses at Indecol (part I)

Where is the wood? System analysis of a Norwegian sawmill company, by Miguel de las Heras [https://www.linkedin.com/in/miguel-las-heras/] CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND RESOURCES The goal of this project is to map the use of wood by Inntre Kjeldstad, a sawmill company with several plants distributed along the

NTNU Ocean Week 2021

NTNU Ocean Week 2021

Today is the first day of Ocean Week 2021, which is an annual conference hosted by one of NTNU's four strategic research areas, NTNU Oceans. The conference serves as a contribution to Norway's role as a maritime nation, and every year they invite researchers, policy makers, innovators and citizens to

Why do Materials Matter for Global Climate Action?

Why do Materials Matter for Global Climate Action?

On 15-16 April 2021 the World Circular Economy Forum + Climate (WCEF) [https://www.wcefplusclimate.com/] was held. The virtual summit was organized jointly by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. The WCEF aimed to draw attention to

So what’s the story with birds and power lines?

So what’s the story with birds and power lines?

You’d think that birds, which often sit on power lines, wouldn’t mind them. However, power lines affect birds in several ways. Firstly, they act as an artificial barrier. Did you know that power lines kill millions of birds every year? [1,2,3]. In fact, scientists estimated that

First ATLANTIS workshop

First ATLANTIS workshop

On 24 March 2021 the first, virtual, ATLANTIS workshop was held. The workshop had almost 30 attendees and a very diverse speaker list from around the world. After a general introduction into the project, life cycle assessment and the current framework for including plastic waste into life cycle impact assessment

Five Indecol Professors featured in World’s top 2% scientist list

Five Indecol Professors featured in World’s top 2% scientist list

Standford University has recently released a list that identified the top 2 percent of the world’s nearly 7 million working scientist in various disciplines. The database provides standardized information on citations, h-index, co-authorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator (See here the full

Announcement of the first ATLANTIS workshop

We are excited to announce the first workshop for the ATLANTIS project on 24th March 6pm CET. The aim of this online workshop is to present the project and some preliminary results to an audience of interested persons, to inform stakeholders about the ongoing work, but also to get feedback

Presentation in the Sano Sustainability Webinar Series

Presentation in the Sano Sustainability Webinar Series

Francesca has been invited to present the ATLANTIS project and the MariLCA initiative on 17 March 2021 , 11:15 GMT. This is a webinar series from the African Waste Academy, presenting each week a different speaker connected to the issue of plastic waste in the ocean. For more information see