IREES
@irees-research.bsky.social
At IREES (University of Groningen @unigroningen.bsky.social), we develop integrated approaches, often in collaboration with stakeholders and the public.
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· Dec 5
🌍 Welcome to IREES!
At IREES, develop integrated solutions with stakeholders to maximize co-benefits & minimize trade-offs.
🌿 Learn more: www.rug.nl/research/ire...
#IREES #SustainableFuture #Energy #Environment #Society #Research @dhakalsaurav.bsky.social
At IREES, develop integrated solutions with stakeholders to maximize co-benefits & minimize trade-offs.
🌿 Learn more: www.rug.nl/research/ire...
#IREES #SustainableFuture #Energy #Environment #Society #Research @dhakalsaurav.bsky.social
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Here is the coverage of the article in Nepalese media:
biznessnews.com/posts/47764
@dhakalsaurav.bsky.social @irees-research.bsky.social
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'नेपालको संरक्षण नीतिहरूले पूर्वाधारलाई प्राथमिकता दिँदा जोखिममा समुदाय'
काठमाडौं- एक नयाँ अध्ययनले नेपालको संरक्षण नीतिहरूले पूर्वाधारलाई प्राथमिकता दिँदा समुदायहरूलाई जोखिममा पार्ने औँल्याएको छ।
biznessnews.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Here is the coverage of the article in Nepalese media:
biznessnews.com/posts/47764
@dhakalsaurav.bsky.social @irees-research.bsky.social
biznessnews.com/posts/47764
@dhakalsaurav.bsky.social @irees-research.bsky.social
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🌱 How do conservation laws treat ecosystem (dis)services?
Daya Subedi et al. review 111 laws in Nepal and find ecosystem services are increasingly included, but disservices rarely noted. Policies lean toward commercial conservation, sidelining local communities.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Daya Subedi et al. review 111 laws in Nepal and find ecosystem services are increasingly included, but disservices rarely noted. Policies lean toward commercial conservation, sidelining local communities.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Ecosystem (dis)services matter for conservation policies: Insights from Nepal
Ecosystem services have gained increasing policy relevance for their dual role in promoting biodiversity conservation and supporting human well-being.…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🌱 How do conservation laws treat ecosystem (dis)services?
Daya Subedi et al. review 111 laws in Nepal and find ecosystem services are increasingly included, but disservices rarely noted. Policies lean toward commercial conservation, sidelining local communities.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Daya Subedi et al. review 111 laws in Nepal and find ecosystem services are increasingly included, but disservices rarely noted. Policies lean toward commercial conservation, sidelining local communities.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
12 researchers from @rug.nl are Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 (Top 1% globally!).
Shoutout to Prof. Yuli Shan & Prof. @klaushubacek.bsky.social for vital #CrossField research on sustainability and climate economics.
🔗 clarivate.com/highly-cited...
#HCR2025 #Sustainability
Shoutout to Prof. Yuli Shan & Prof. @klaushubacek.bsky.social for vital #CrossField research on sustainability and climate economics.
🔗 clarivate.com/highly-cited...
#HCR2025 #Sustainability
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025
The Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list identifies and celebrates individuals who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their fields of research. Through rigorous selection criteria and ...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
12 researchers from @rug.nl are Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 (Top 1% globally!).
Shoutout to Prof. Yuli Shan & Prof. @klaushubacek.bsky.social for vital #CrossField research on sustainability and climate economics.
🔗 clarivate.com/highly-cited...
#HCR2025 #Sustainability
Shoutout to Prof. Yuli Shan & Prof. @klaushubacek.bsky.social for vital #CrossField research on sustainability and climate economics.
🔗 clarivate.com/highly-cited...
#HCR2025 #Sustainability
New study in The Innovation Geoscience shows rising global urban tree cover — but exposure remains unequal, especially for younger and marginalized communities.
🌿🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.59717/j.x...
#UrbanForestry #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social @rug.nl
🌿🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.59717/j.x...
#UrbanForestry #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social @rug.nl
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New study in The Innovation Geoscience shows rising global urban tree cover — but exposure remains unequal, especially for younger and marginalized communities.
🌿🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.59717/j.x...
#UrbanForestry #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social @rug.nl
🌿🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.59717/j.x...
#UrbanForestry #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social @rug.nl
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Rockström
"Holding on to 1.5°C is not a goal or target.
It is a limit, a #PlanetaryBoundary
Above 1.5°C we enter, with high certainty, the terrain of dangerous #ClimateChange.
() we have to do everything we can to limit warming below 1.5°C, even if we temporarily exceed it in a period of overshoot"
"Holding on to 1.5°C is not a goal or target.
It is a limit, a #PlanetaryBoundary
Above 1.5°C we enter, with high certainty, the terrain of dangerous #ClimateChange.
() we have to do everything we can to limit warming below 1.5°C, even if we temporarily exceed it in a period of overshoot"
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Rockström
"Holding on to 1.5°C is not a goal or target.
It is a limit, a #PlanetaryBoundary
Above 1.5°C we enter, with high certainty, the terrain of dangerous #ClimateChange.
() we have to do everything we can to limit warming below 1.5°C, even if we temporarily exceed it in a period of overshoot"
"Holding on to 1.5°C is not a goal or target.
It is a limit, a #PlanetaryBoundary
Above 1.5°C we enter, with high certainty, the terrain of dangerous #ClimateChange.
() we have to do everything we can to limit warming below 1.5°C, even if we temporarily exceed it in a period of overshoot"
Great energy at #ForHimSDG in Nepal — cross-country collaboration, sustainability learning & new ideas for transforming higher education. @prajdhan.bsky.social @klaushubacek.bsky.social @dhakalsaurav.bsky.social @rug.nl
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Great energy at #ForHimSDG in Nepal — cross-country collaboration, sustainability learning & new ideas for transforming higher education. @prajdhan.bsky.social @klaushubacek.bsky.social @dhakalsaurav.bsky.social @rug.nl
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"CO2-Fußabdruck des Bausektors wird sich bis 2050 weltweit voraussichtlich verdoppeln"
Carbon footprint of the construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally
Chaohui Li et al 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Carbon footprint of the construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally
Chaohui Li et al 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
November 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"CO2-Fußabdruck des Bausektors wird sich bis 2050 weltweit voraussichtlich verdoppeln"
Carbon footprint of the construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally
Chaohui Li et al 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Carbon footprint of the construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally
Chaohui Li et al 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The global construction sector’s carbon footprint could double by 2050, warns a new @rug.nl study.
A “material revolution” toward low-carbon, circular & bio-based construction is urgently needed.
🔗 www.rug.nl/wubbo-ockels...
#ClimateAction #Sustainability #WorldCitiesDay
A “material revolution” toward low-carbon, circular & bio-based construction is urgently needed.
🔗 www.rug.nl/wubbo-ockels...
#ClimateAction #Sustainability #WorldCitiesDay
October 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The global construction sector’s carbon footprint could double by 2050, warns a new @rug.nl study.
A “material revolution” toward low-carbon, circular & bio-based construction is urgently needed.
🔗 www.rug.nl/wubbo-ockels...
#ClimateAction #Sustainability #WorldCitiesDay
A “material revolution” toward low-carbon, circular & bio-based construction is urgently needed.
🔗 www.rug.nl/wubbo-ockels...
#ClimateAction #Sustainability #WorldCitiesDay
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Klimawende konkret: „RegioCOP30 Karlsruhe“, global denken – in Karlsruhe handeln
Vom 10. bis 21. November 2025
Infos & Programm: www.regiocop-karlsruhe.de
#cop30 #regiocop30 @kit.edu @irees-research.bsky.social @umweltministerium.de @bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de
Vom 10. bis 21. November 2025
Infos & Programm: www.regiocop-karlsruhe.de
#cop30 #regiocop30 @kit.edu @irees-research.bsky.social @umweltministerium.de @bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de
October 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Klimawende konkret: „RegioCOP30 Karlsruhe“, global denken – in Karlsruhe handeln
Vom 10. bis 21. November 2025
Infos & Programm: www.regiocop-karlsruhe.de
#cop30 #regiocop30 @kit.edu @irees-research.bsky.social @umweltministerium.de @bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de
Vom 10. bis 21. November 2025
Infos & Programm: www.regiocop-karlsruhe.de
#cop30 #regiocop30 @kit.edu @irees-research.bsky.social @umweltministerium.de @bundeswirtschaftsministerium.de
New in Sustainability Science!
European #Bioeconomy strategies could better integrate social equity, inclusivity & governance into sustainability agendas.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s116...
#SDGs #Sustainability #JustTransition #PolicyResearch
European #Bioeconomy strategies could better integrate social equity, inclusivity & governance into sustainability agendas.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s116...
#SDGs #Sustainability #JustTransition #PolicyResearch
October 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
New in Sustainability Science!
European #Bioeconomy strategies could better integrate social equity, inclusivity & governance into sustainability agendas.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s116...
#SDGs #Sustainability #JustTransition #PolicyResearch
European #Bioeconomy strategies could better integrate social equity, inclusivity & governance into sustainability agendas.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s116...
#SDGs #Sustainability #JustTransition #PolicyResearch
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Mooi nieuws voor Groningen, de RUG en het UMCG: we krijgen definitief een AI-fabriek!
De RUG en het UMCG steunen het initiatief vanaf het begin door de kracht van de regio te benadrukken en zullen een belangrijke kennisbijdrage leveren 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
De RUG en het UMCG steunen het initiatief vanaf het begin door de kracht van de regio te benadrukken en zullen een belangrijke kennisbijdrage leveren 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
AI-Factory komt definitief naar Groningen
De AI-Factory komt definitief naar Groningen. Hiervoor stelt de Europese Unie geld beschikbaar. Eerder kenden de Economische Agenda van Nij Begun en het...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Mooi nieuws voor Groningen, de RUG en het UMCG: we krijgen definitief een AI-fabriek!
De RUG en het UMCG steunen het initiatief vanaf het begin door de kracht van de regio te benadrukken en zullen een belangrijke kennisbijdrage leveren 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
De RUG en het UMCG steunen het initiatief vanaf het begin door de kracht van de regio te benadrukken en zullen een belangrijke kennisbijdrage leveren 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
New study in @IEEEXplore Transactions on Technology and Society explores what it takes to build a 100% renewable power grid
Read here: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111...
#RenewableEnergy #NetZero #EnergyTransition #IEEE #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social
Read here: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111...
#RenewableEnergy #NetZero #EnergyTransition #IEEE #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New study in @IEEEXplore Transactions on Technology and Society explores what it takes to build a 100% renewable power grid
Read here: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111...
#RenewableEnergy #NetZero #EnergyTransition #IEEE #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social
Read here: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/111...
#RenewableEnergy #NetZero #EnergyTransition #IEEE #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social
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Honored to share insights on civil society engagement & communication for achieving the #SDGs at the
workshop.
+presented my poster, “Understanding Himalayas: Linking Local Knowledge with Global Sustainability Goals,”
#Sustainability
workshop.
+presented my poster, “Understanding Himalayas: Linking Local Knowledge with Global Sustainability Goals,”
#Sustainability
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Honored to share insights on civil society engagement & communication for achieving the #SDGs at the
workshop.
+presented my poster, “Understanding Himalayas: Linking Local Knowledge with Global Sustainability Goals,”
#Sustainability
workshop.
+presented my poster, “Understanding Himalayas: Linking Local Knowledge with Global Sustainability Goals,”
#Sustainability
Congrats to Kaan Hidiroglu on successfully defending his PhD!
His thesis “Storage, Flows, and Structural Roles of Fossil and Biogenic Carbon” offers key insights into carbon dynamics and sustainable transitions 🌍
🔗 Read here : research.rug.nl/en/publicati...
#PhDDefense
His thesis “Storage, Flows, and Structural Roles of Fossil and Biogenic Carbon” offers key insights into carbon dynamics and sustainable transitions 🌍
🔗 Read here : research.rug.nl/en/publicati...
#PhDDefense
October 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Congrats to Kaan Hidiroglu on successfully defending his PhD!
His thesis “Storage, Flows, and Structural Roles of Fossil and Biogenic Carbon” offers key insights into carbon dynamics and sustainable transitions 🌍
🔗 Read here : research.rug.nl/en/publicati...
#PhDDefense
His thesis “Storage, Flows, and Structural Roles of Fossil and Biogenic Carbon” offers key insights into carbon dynamics and sustainable transitions 🌍
🔗 Read here : research.rug.nl/en/publicati...
#PhDDefense
Congrats to Xiande on defending his PhD thesis: “Digital mapping of soil organic carbon: advances in remote sensing, modeling & environmental drivers.”
Supervisors: Prof. Aravind P. Vellayani, Dr. R.R.V. Prasad & Dr. P. Balamuralidhar.
👉 www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
Supervisors: Prof. Aravind P. Vellayani, Dr. R.R.V. Prasad & Dr. P. Balamuralidhar.
👉 www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
October 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Congrats to Xiande on defending his PhD thesis: “Digital mapping of soil organic carbon: advances in remote sensing, modeling & environmental drivers.”
Supervisors: Prof. Aravind P. Vellayani, Dr. R.R.V. Prasad & Dr. P. Balamuralidhar.
👉 www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
Supervisors: Prof. Aravind P. Vellayani, Dr. R.R.V. Prasad & Dr. P. Balamuralidhar.
👉 www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
How can science, policy, business & civil society work together to turbocharge the #SDGs before 2030?
Find out at our hybrid workshop, 8 Oct 2025, House of Connections, @rug.nl & online.
Speakers include global leaders, diplomats & sustainability scholars.
🔗 lnkd.in/dvVmxuhS
#SDGSummit2027
Find out at our hybrid workshop, 8 Oct 2025, House of Connections, @rug.nl & online.
Speakers include global leaders, diplomats & sustainability scholars.
🔗 lnkd.in/dvVmxuhS
#SDGSummit2027
October 2, 2025 at 6:04 AM
How can science, policy, business & civil society work together to turbocharge the #SDGs before 2030?
Find out at our hybrid workshop, 8 Oct 2025, House of Connections, @rug.nl & online.
Speakers include global leaders, diplomats & sustainability scholars.
🔗 lnkd.in/dvVmxuhS
#SDGSummit2027
Find out at our hybrid workshop, 8 Oct 2025, House of Connections, @rug.nl & online.
Speakers include global leaders, diplomats & sustainability scholars.
🔗 lnkd.in/dvVmxuhS
#SDGSummit2027
Can working less help save the planet?
Prof. @klaushubacek.bsky.social explores how reducing working hours might lower CO₂ emissions — but warns of rebound effects: time & money saved can still fuel carbon-heavy activities.
🔗 www.rug.nl/fse/news/sci...
#ClimateAction
Prof. @klaushubacek.bsky.social explores how reducing working hours might lower CO₂ emissions — but warns of rebound effects: time & money saved can still fuel carbon-heavy activities.
🔗 www.rug.nl/fse/news/sci...
#ClimateAction
September 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Can working less help save the planet?
Prof. @klaushubacek.bsky.social explores how reducing working hours might lower CO₂ emissions — but warns of rebound effects: time & money saved can still fuel carbon-heavy activities.
🔗 www.rug.nl/fse/news/sci...
#ClimateAction
Prof. @klaushubacek.bsky.social explores how reducing working hours might lower CO₂ emissions — but warns of rebound effects: time & money saved can still fuel carbon-heavy activities.
🔗 www.rug.nl/fse/news/sci...
#ClimateAction
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September 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🌍 New study in Nature Communications shows:
🔺 Global methane emissions keep rising
📦 Trade drives ~30% of emissions
🌏 Asia & Pacific = biggest contributors
💡 Methane is 80x more powerful than CO₂ → fast cuts = big climate wins
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Methane
🔺 Global methane emissions keep rising
📦 Trade drives ~30% of emissions
🌏 Asia & Pacific = biggest contributors
💡 Methane is 80x more powerful than CO₂ → fast cuts = big climate wins
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Methane
September 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
🌍 New study in Nature Communications shows:
🔺 Global methane emissions keep rising
📦 Trade drives ~30% of emissions
🌏 Asia & Pacific = biggest contributors
💡 Methane is 80x more powerful than CO₂ → fast cuts = big climate wins
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Methane
🔺 Global methane emissions keep rising
📦 Trade drives ~30% of emissions
🌏 Asia & Pacific = biggest contributors
💡 Methane is 80x more powerful than CO₂ → fast cuts = big climate wins
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#Methane
How does climate change impact healthcare in China ?
A new study finds household medical spending could drop 5.2–5.6% by 2060.
But falling costs reflect shifting disease burdens, not healthier outcomes.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ClimateChange #Health #China #SDGs
A new study finds household medical spending could drop 5.2–5.6% by 2060.
But falling costs reflect shifting disease burdens, not healthier outcomes.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ClimateChange #Health #China #SDGs
August 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
How does climate change impact healthcare in China ?
A new study finds household medical spending could drop 5.2–5.6% by 2060.
But falling costs reflect shifting disease burdens, not healthier outcomes.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ClimateChange #Health #China #SDGs
A new study finds household medical spending could drop 5.2–5.6% by 2060.
But falling costs reflect shifting disease burdens, not healthier outcomes.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ClimateChange #Health #China #SDGs
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IPCC Authors
apps.ipcc.ch
August 21, 2025 at 6:54 AM
In 2024, disasters in China
👉 Affected 94M people
👉 Caused 401B RMB in losses
New study shows how tailored SDG strategies can cut risks & boost resilience.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#DisasterResilience #China #SDGs #ClimateAction
👉 Affected 94M people
👉 Caused 401B RMB in losses
New study shows how tailored SDG strategies can cut risks & boost resilience.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#DisasterResilience #China #SDGs #ClimateAction
August 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
In 2024, disasters in China
👉 Affected 94M people
👉 Caused 401B RMB in losses
New study shows how tailored SDG strategies can cut risks & boost resilience.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#DisasterResilience #China #SDGs #ClimateAction
👉 Affected 94M people
👉 Caused 401B RMB in losses
New study shows how tailored SDG strategies can cut risks & boost resilience.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#DisasterResilience #China #SDGs #ClimateAction
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Will you join us for the Opening of the Academic Year on 1 September? 🎉
We would like to invite staff members and students for this celebratory moment, which includes inspiring speeches, awards and music 🎵
Sign up by 24 August the latest 👇
www.rug.nl/news/2025/08...
We would like to invite staff members and students for this celebratory moment, which includes inspiring speeches, awards and music 🎵
Sign up by 24 August the latest 👇
www.rug.nl/news/2025/08...
August 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Will you join us for the Opening of the Academic Year on 1 September? 🎉
We would like to invite staff members and students for this celebratory moment, which includes inspiring speeches, awards and music 🎵
Sign up by 24 August the latest 👇
www.rug.nl/news/2025/08...
We would like to invite staff members and students for this celebratory moment, which includes inspiring speeches, awards and music 🎵
Sign up by 24 August the latest 👇
www.rug.nl/news/2025/08...
New study shows that achieving universal energy access (#SDG7) by 2030 could raise the electricity sector’s material footprint by 17.2%.
The green transition must balance energy for all with resource efficiency.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#EnergyTransition #ClimateAction
The green transition must balance energy for all with resource efficiency.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#EnergyTransition #ClimateAction
August 20, 2025 at 4:16 AM
New study shows that achieving universal energy access (#SDG7) by 2030 could raise the electricity sector’s material footprint by 17.2%.
The green transition must balance energy for all with resource efficiency.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#EnergyTransition #ClimateAction
The green transition must balance energy for all with resource efficiency.
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#EnergyTransition #ClimateAction
We’re proud to share that @rug.nl experts are contributing to the IPCC AR7 – Working Group III
🌍 @klaushubacek.bsky.social — LA, Ch.2
🌍 @prajdhan.bsky.social — CLA, Ch.4
🌍 Linda Steg — LA, Ch.5
Shaping pathways for a sustainable future.
#AR7 #IPCC #ClimateAction
🌍 @klaushubacek.bsky.social — LA, Ch.2
🌍 @prajdhan.bsky.social — CLA, Ch.4
🌍 Linda Steg — LA, Ch.5
Shaping pathways for a sustainable future.
#AR7 #IPCC #ClimateAction
August 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
We’re proud to share that @rug.nl experts are contributing to the IPCC AR7 – Working Group III
🌍 @klaushubacek.bsky.social — LA, Ch.2
🌍 @prajdhan.bsky.social — CLA, Ch.4
🌍 Linda Steg — LA, Ch.5
Shaping pathways for a sustainable future.
#AR7 #IPCC #ClimateAction
🌍 @klaushubacek.bsky.social — LA, Ch.2
🌍 @prajdhan.bsky.social — CLA, Ch.4
🌍 Linda Steg — LA, Ch.5
Shaping pathways for a sustainable future.
#AR7 #IPCC #ClimateAction