Roundtable at COP25
December 10th, 19
The director of the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change ESCI-UPF and observer to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in COP25, Pere Fullana i Palmer, participates in the Circular Economy Roundtable organised by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
December 09th, 19
Metal and single-use bamboo cutlery are linked to higher GHG emissions than its plastic counterparts when used in commercial aviation, according to the last scientific paper published by UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change ESCI-UPF’s researchers in the reputed journal ‘Science of the Total Environment’. They recommend solutions to be application-oriented and not material-oriented.
December 04th, 19
In order to achieve relevant improvements in the Spanish waste treatment model for food packaging, researchers have assessed the whole life cycle of the current system, founding that relevant improvements can be achieved by sending all residual waste to mechanical-biological treatments.
November 25th, 19
Convocat pel Departament de Territori i Sostenibilitat de la Generalitat de Catalunya, el Premi reconeix tres propostes d’entre 104 candidatures presentades: el banc urbà modular Alpine, el fil d’altes prestacions de restes de texà Infinit denim, i un ‘hotel d’abelles solitàries’ per a parcs urbans.
Dr. Pere Fullana a El Matí de Catalunya Ràdio
November 25th, 19
La secció “Visca la Terra” d’El Matí de Catalunya Ràdio rep al director de la Càtedra UNESCO ESCI-UPF per abordar un dels principals problemes de la societat de consum actual: la reducció de residus.
November 19th, 19
A delegation of the UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change ESCI-UPF, led by its director Pere Fullana i Palmer, attended last week’s Sustainability in Packaging Europe 2019 conference in Barcelona to disseminate the Chair’s academic activities and professional services on the topic.
November 12th, 19
Scientists have analysed the food loss and waste along the whole food supply chain in Spain, identifying that agricultural production and household consumption are the main stages in which the nutritional content of food is lost or wasted.
Ciutats sostenibles
October 31st, 19
Amb motiu del Dia Mundial de les Ciutats, ESCI-UPF News parla amb Jaume Albertí, investigador de la Càtedra UNESCO de Cicle de Vida i Canvi Climàtic ESCI-UPF i líder de la línia en construcció sostenible, sobre la sostenibilitat de les ciutats.
October 29th, 19
Environmental impacts of flooring would be minimized by selecting natural stone and ceramics tiles coverings, according to a study that analyses different indoor flooring systems considering their whole life cycles.
