Welcoming the Year of the Horse May it bring progress, prosperity, and sustainable impact for communities worldwide. Wishing everyone a joyful and successful Lunar New Year. #ChineseNewYear #YearOfTheHorse #Sustainability #ESRIG

10 Years of the Paris Agreement — Are we on track? Join a public event marking a decade since the 2015 climate accord. Hear from leading IPCC authors & join the discussion on what’s changed — and what hasn’t. 📅 13 Feb 2026 Groningen www.rug.nl/rudolf-agric...

New PNAS study finds climate change could shrink 36–50% of global grazing land by 2100, threatening livelihoods of 100+ million pastoralists, with Africa among the hardest hit. 🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Grazing #PNAS @prajdhan.bsky.social @esrig.bsky.social

An open-access study in Resources, Environment & Sustainability presents the 5B Initiative—a global framework to turn biowaste into valuable bioproducts and advance a circular, sustainable bioeconomy. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #CircularEconomy #Bioeconomy #Sustainability

Research in Environmental & Sustainability Indicators examines local perceptions of ecosystem services & disservices in Langtang National Park, Nepal—offering key insights for sustainable conservation. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Sustainability #EcosystemServices #Conservation #Nepal

A study in Global & Planetary Change traces a century of links between socioeconomic development and air pollution using lake sediment records from NE China—offering insights for sustainability transitions and policy. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #AirPollution #ClimateScience

Congratulations to Dr. Amogh Amladi on successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “System thermodynamics for solid oxide cell systems.” Supervised by Aravind P. Vellayani & Harro Meijer research.rug.nl/en/publicati... #PhDDefense #Congratulations #EnergyResearch #SolidOxideCells

Interested in our educational activities? Explore our programmes — including the Master’s in Energy and Environmental Sciences — and discover how we teach and train the next generation of sustainability leaders. 🔗 ESRIG education & activities: www.rug.nl/research/esr...

Call for Posters | WE-Heraeus Seminar Present your work on Integrated Assessment Models & carbon neutrality pathways at the WE-Heraeus Seminar, co-organized by ESRIG (RUG) & Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. 🗓 Deadline: 3 Feb 2026 🔗 lnkd.in/eY4KP42f

New in Science 🌍 As the 2030 SDG deadline approaches, this article argues for a theory of change to guide the post-2030 sustainability agenda—linking ambition with impact and political feasibility. 🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... #SDGs #Sustainability #SciencePolicy @esrig.bsky.social

Students from the minors Future Planet Innovation & Climate Change & Inequality present their work on real-life sustainability challenges. 📅 Jan 29, 2026 | ⏰ 10:00–14:30 📍 Energy Academy, University of Groningen 🔗 sites.google.com/rug.nl/fpi/s... #StudentSymposium

#ESRIGSymposium2026 A big thank you to our inspiring keynote speakers: Paraskevi Karka & Ingrid Luijkx Thanks also to all poster presenters and participants for an engaging exchange on energy transition, sustainable systems & carbon cycle research. #ESRIG #EnergyTransition

Congratulations to Stijn van Rijn on successfully defending his PhD dissertation, “Properties of aerosol particles produced by combustion of novel fuels.” Supervised by Ulrike Dusek & Anatoli Mokhov #PhDDefense #Congratulations #Aerosols #Combustion #EnergyResearch

Congratulations to Linh Hoang on successfully defending her PhD dissertation, “Is renewable also sustainable? – The case of biogas”, advancing our understanding of biogas sustainability beyond climate impacts. Supervised by Sanderine Nonheben & Henk Moll #PhDDefense @irees-research.bsky.social