Media monitor 2025

Een overzicht van berichten in de media die een connectie hebben met de wetenschappers die verbonden zijn aan, en de thema's van de Wubbo Ockels School, zowel Nederlands- als anderstalig.

An overview of media reports that have a connection with the scientists associated with, and the themes of, the Wubbo Ockels School, in Dutch, English or other.

Thahakhabar, 28 February 2025
Climate Change and Sustainable Development: The Need for Policy Adjustment for Nepal
A study led by Professor Dr. Prajal Pradhan of the University of Groningen, Netherlands, has highlighted the need to directly link climate action to the SDGs to make it effective for developing countries like Nepal. 

Nepali Times, 25 February 2025
Combining IPCC targets with SDGs
“The Hangzhou meeting is the right time to influence decision-making to holistically link climate change and sustainability issues in the upcoming IPCC reports,” says Prajal Pradhan of the Integrated Research on Energy, Environment, and Society at the University of Groningen.

Breakn Links, 25 February 2025
The 62nd meeting of the IPCC begins, Nepal can benefit from these things
The four-day meeting, which began on Monday, will discuss ways to make the coordination between climate policy and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) more effective.

Forest Insights, 18 February 2025
Scientists Call for Stronger Links Between Climate Action and SDGs in IPCC Reports
A team of international scientists led by Dr. Prajal Pradhan from the University of Groningen is urging the panel to more comprehensively integrate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into upcoming IPCC reports.

Enviro News, 18 February 2025
Linking climate change to SDGs for a more sustainable future
Prior to the 62nd meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Dr Prajal Pradhan (UG) and an international team of scientists argued to make the upcoming IPCC reports more policy-relevant by holistically reflecting on all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Nature Khabar, 13 February 2025
Climate policy and sustainable development go hand in hand
Experts agree on the need for a long-term policy to combat climate change as Nepal is a country vulnerable to climate change in various ways.

Engineers Online, 12 februari 2025
Elektriciteitsopslag op zee van Verlume, Flasc, Battolyser systems en Ocean Grazer grootschalig getest
Het driejarige initiatief, met TNO en bedrijven uit de energiesector zoals RWE en Vattenfall, heeft als doel de ontwikkeling en inzet van technologie voor elektriciteitsopslag op zee te versnellen.

Kavre Khabar, 11 February 2025
Climate Change and Sustainable Development: The Need for Policy Adjustment for Nepal
Like other climate-vulnerable countries, Nepal needs a long-term policy to address climate change, one that integrates climate action with local development strategies.

Trouw, 11 februari 2025
Drie maal scheepsrecht? Milieudefensie bindt opnieuw de strijd aan met Shell
Hoogleraar energie-economie Machiel Mulder (RUG), die eerder een rapport voor de verdediging van Shell opstelde, denkt niet dat Milieudefensie veel kans maakt.

Life technology, 11 February 2025
Scientists Urge Action on IPCC Reports & Climate Challenges
New study in journal Resources, Environment and Sustainability urges policy relevance in future IPCC reports to address climate change and sustainability challenges.

IDW, 11 February 2025
Scientists Call for Greater Policy Relevance of IPCC Reports
Prajal Pradhan (University of Groningen), lead author of the paper, says “This is the time to influence decision-making to holistically link climate change and sustainability issues in the upcoming IPCC reports.”

The Himalayan Times, 6 February 2025
Linking climate change to SDGs for a more sustainable future
Prior to the 62nd meeting of the IPCC, Dr Prajal Pradhan (UG) and an international team of scientists argued to make the upcoming IPCC reports more policy-relevant by holistically reflecting on all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Maritime Technology Review, 5 Februari, 2025
Maritime Sector Eyes Holistic Climate Action
The latest research, published in ‘Resources, Environment and Sustainability’ and led by Prajal Pradhan of the Integrated Research on Energy, Environment, and Society (IREES) at the University of Groningen and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), sheds light on how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports can guide us towards a more sustainable future.

Sociale Vraagstukken, 2 februari 2025
De Sociologie Show – Podcast #8 Klimaataanpak kan niet zonder sociologie
Interviews met sociologen over actuele vraagstukken. In deze aflevering een interview met sociologen Jacob Dijkstra (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) en Tim Immerzeel (Universiteit Utrecht) over het nieuw ontwikkelde vak klimaatsociologie.

MSN, 31 January 2025
Scientists issue warning over potential hazard lurking in 'technosphere': 'It's like a ticking time bomb'
Klaus Hubacek, senior author of the paper and an ecological economist at the UG: "We draw lots of fossil resources out of the ground and put them in the technosphere and then leave them sitting around. But what happens after an object's lifetime?"

Trouw, 24 januari 2025
In Groningen start de bouw van het grootste zonnepark van Nederland, ondanks het overvolle stroomnet
Een nieuw zonnepark in de provincie Groningen moet genoeg stroom opwekken voor 67.000 huishoudens. Het volle stroomnet vormt een uitdaging voor het project, maar er is een oplossing gevonden.

Trouw, 3 januari 2025
‘Leer van onze voorouders: zij pasten zich steeds weer aan’
In tegenstelling tot wat veel mensen denken, leven we niet in unieke tijden, zegt wetenschapper Inanna Hamati-Ataya. Onze voorouders moesten ook dealen met klimaatverandering.