Prajal Pradhan
@prajdhan.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. University of Groningen @unigroningen.bsky.social, @irees-research.bsky.social
interested on #ecosystemservices, #foodsecurity #SDGs, #climatechange, #sustainability
RT≠endorsement
https://www.rug.nl/staff/p.pradhan/
interested on #ecosystemservices, #foodsecurity #SDGs, #climatechange, #sustainability
RT≠endorsement
https://www.rug.nl/staff/p.pradhan/
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New study in The Innovation Geoscience shows rising global urban tree cover — but exposure remains unequal, especially for younger and marginalized communities.
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🔗 doi.org/10.59717/j.x...
#UrbanForestry #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social @rug.nl
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🔗 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.
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🔗 doi.org/10.59717/j.x...
#UrbanForestry #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social @rug.nl
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🔗 doi.org/10.59717/j.x...
#UrbanForestry #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social @rug.nl
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A new Nature Communications study indicates even if all other sectors went #net-zero today, emissions from construction alone would still push the world beyond the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C target by 2050 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Carbon footprint of the construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally - Communications Earth & Environment
Cement, brick, and metal use are responsible for more than half of the carbon dioxide emissions from the construction sector, and under a business-as-usual scenario, the sector’s carbon footprint is e...
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A new Nature Communications study indicates even if all other sectors went #net-zero today, emissions from construction alone would still push the world beyond the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C target by 2050 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Carbon footprint of construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally
Each year, world’s population increases by 80 million, with projections to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050
placing high pressure on need for additional housing and infrastructure
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Each year, world’s population increases by 80 million, with projections to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050
placing high pressure on need for additional housing and infrastructure
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Carbon footprint of the construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally - Communications Earth & Environment
Cement, brick, and metal use are responsible for more than half of the carbon dioxide emissions from the construction sector, and under a business-as-usual scenario, the sector’s carbon footprint is e...
www.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Carbon footprint of construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally
Each year, world’s population increases by 80 million, with projections to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050
placing high pressure on need for additional housing and infrastructure
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Each year, world’s population increases by 80 million, with projections to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050
placing high pressure on need for additional housing and infrastructure
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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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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Please consider submitting an abstract to DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM); 8 - 13 March 2026; Dresden: dresden26.dpg-tagungen.de Physics of Socio-Economic Systems Division: www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigunge...
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Please consider submitting an abstract to DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM); 8 - 13 March 2026; Dresden: dresden26.dpg-tagungen.de Physics of Socio-Economic Systems Division: www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigunge...
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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...
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Cement, brick, and metal use are responsible for more than half of the carbon dioxide emissions from the construction sector, and the sector’s carbon footprint could exceed the annual carbon budget, according to an analysis in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/4op0VZR 🧪
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Cement, brick, and metal use are responsible for more than half of the carbon dioxide emissions from the construction sector, and the sector’s carbon footprint could exceed the annual carbon budget, according to an analysis in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/4op0VZR 🧪
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As the world marks #WorldCitiesDay (31 Oct), our paper in Communications Earth & Environment warns: construction’s carbon footprint could double by 2050 without a “material revolution.”
🔗 Read: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
📊 Media: nature.altmetric.com/details/1829...
#Sustainability
🔗 Read: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
📊 Media: nature.altmetric.com/details/1829...
#Sustainability
October 31, 2025 at 6:14 AM
As the world marks #WorldCitiesDay (31 Oct), our paper in Communications Earth & Environment warns: construction’s carbon footprint could double by 2050 without a “material revolution.”
🔗 Read: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
📊 Media: nature.altmetric.com/details/1829...
#Sustainability
🔗 Read: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
📊 Media: nature.altmetric.com/details/1829...
#Sustainability
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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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I travel, meet inspiring people, and share Nepal’s beauty
But to brand Nepal as a low-carbon tourism destination, posters aren’t enough — we must build systems, routes, and communities rooted in sustainability at home.
#LowCarbonTourism #SustainableTravel
But to brand Nepal as a low-carbon tourism destination, posters aren’t enough — we must build systems, routes, and communities rooted in sustainability at home.
#LowCarbonTourism #SustainableTravel
October 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I travel, meet inspiring people, and share Nepal’s beauty
But to brand Nepal as a low-carbon tourism destination, posters aren’t enough — we must build systems, routes, and communities rooted in sustainability at home.
#LowCarbonTourism #SustainableTravel
But to brand Nepal as a low-carbon tourism destination, posters aren’t enough — we must build systems, routes, and communities rooted in sustainability at home.
#LowCarbonTourism #SustainableTravel
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Every ton of CO2 matters :
@climatenerilie.bsky.social quantifies the climatic impacts of one large fossil fuel project and its implications for further human heat exposure or coral reef loss, and how committed emissions challenge climate pledges
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@climatenerilie.bsky.social quantifies the climatic impacts of one large fossil fuel project and its implications for further human heat exposure or coral reef loss, and how committed emissions challenge climate pledges
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
October 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Every ton of CO2 matters :
@climatenerilie.bsky.social quantifies the climatic impacts of one large fossil fuel project and its implications for further human heat exposure or coral reef loss, and how committed emissions challenge climate pledges
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
@climatenerilie.bsky.social quantifies the climatic impacts of one large fossil fuel project and its implications for further human heat exposure or coral reef loss, and how committed emissions challenge climate pledges
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Dutch Elections 2025 – Everything You Need to Know! 16 Oct @ 8PM, Marie Lokezaal, Harmonie building. With the Dutch general elections around the corner, this event offers an essential overview of the key players, issues, and debates shaping the 2025 campaign. @rug.nl
www.rug.nl/let/onze-fac...
www.rug.nl/let/onze-fac...
Dutch Elections 2025 – Everything You Need to Know
With the Dutch general elections just around the corner on October 29th, this event offers an essential overview of the key players, issues, and debates...
www.rug.nl
October 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Dutch Elections 2025 – Everything You Need to Know! 16 Oct @ 8PM, Marie Lokezaal, Harmonie building. With the Dutch general elections around the corner, this event offers an essential overview of the key players, issues, and debates shaping the 2025 campaign. @rug.nl
www.rug.nl/let/onze-fac...
www.rug.nl/let/onze-fac...
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 5:21 PM
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Wrapping up our 3-day #SDG workshop — a global dialogue bringing together voices from science, civil society, business & policy to co-create pathways toward #Agenda2030 and beyond.
United by purpose to accelerate action & collaboration for a sustainable future.
#Sustainability
United by purpose to accelerate action & collaboration for a sustainable future.
#Sustainability
October 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Wrapping up our 3-day #SDG workshop — a global dialogue bringing together voices from science, civil society, business & policy to co-create pathways toward #Agenda2030 and beyond.
United by purpose to accelerate action & collaboration for a sustainable future.
#Sustainability
United by purpose to accelerate action & collaboration for a sustainable future.
#Sustainability
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We’re kicking off our 3-day multi-stakeholder workshop on the #SDGs — a space to reflect, collaborate & co-create pathways for a sustainable post-2030 future.
Join the open session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen.
🔗 lnkd.in/ekApn2pG
Join the open session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen.
🔗 lnkd.in/ekApn2pG
October 7, 2025 at 7:29 AM
We’re kicking off our 3-day multi-stakeholder workshop on the #SDGs — a space to reflect, collaborate & co-create pathways for a sustainable post-2030 future.
Join the open session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen.
🔗 lnkd.in/ekApn2pG
Join the open session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen.
🔗 lnkd.in/ekApn2pG
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Day 2 of our #SDG workshop focuses on policy, governance & the private sector — vital forces for achieving the #Agenda2030 goals
Join the open session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen + Online
🔗 lnkd.in/ekApn2pG
#Sustainability
Join the open session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen + Online
🔗 lnkd.in/ekApn2pG
#Sustainability
October 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Day 2 of our #SDG workshop focuses on policy, governance & the private sector — vital forces for achieving the #Agenda2030 goals
Join the open session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen + Online
🔗 lnkd.in/ekApn2pG
#Sustainability
Join the open session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen + Online
🔗 lnkd.in/ekApn2pG
#Sustainability
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📡🧡🧡🧡Radiating Pavāraṇā Full Moon mettā:
May all hardships be alleviated.
May all misfortunes be averted.
May good triumph over evil.
May universal kindness and harmlessness prevail.
May the world be healed and whole again.
:Exiting the 3-month Rains Retreat.🙏
May all hardships be alleviated.
May all misfortunes be averted.
May good triumph over evil.
May universal kindness and harmlessness prevail.
May the world be healed and whole again.
:Exiting the 3-month Rains Retreat.🙏
October 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
📡🧡🧡🧡Radiating Pavāraṇā Full Moon mettā:
May all hardships be alleviated.
May all misfortunes be averted.
May good triumph over evil.
May universal kindness and harmlessness prevail.
May the world be healed and whole again.
:Exiting the 3-month Rains Retreat.🙏
May all hardships be alleviated.
May all misfortunes be averted.
May good triumph over evil.
May universal kindness and harmlessness prevail.
May the world be healed and whole again.
:Exiting the 3-month Rains Retreat.🙏
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🌍 The workshop kicks off Monday!
Join the public session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen (or online) to explore how science, policy, and society can accelerate the #SDGs ahead of the 2027 Summit.
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dvVmxuhS
#SDG2030
Join the public session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen (or online) to explore how science, policy, and society can accelerate the #SDGs ahead of the 2027 Summit.
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dvVmxuhS
#SDG2030
October 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
🌍 The workshop kicks off Monday!
Join the public session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen (or online) to explore how science, policy, and society can accelerate the #SDGs ahead of the 2027 Summit.
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dvVmxuhS
#SDG2030
Join the public session on 8 Oct (13:30–17:00 CEST) at the House of Connections, Groningen (or online) to explore how science, policy, and society can accelerate the #SDGs ahead of the 2027 Summit.
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dvVmxuhS
#SDG2030
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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...
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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
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How will the Carpathian treeline respond to a warming climate?🏔️🌲 Discover the potential shifts under different climate scenarios in our interactive StoryMap: arcg.is/11Lfe02
Climate change affects the location of treelines
Climatic determinants of the Carpathian treeline and its projected upward shifts in response to climate change
arcg.is
October 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
How will the Carpathian treeline respond to a warming climate?🏔️🌲 Discover the potential shifts under different climate scenarios in our interactive StoryMap: arcg.is/11Lfe02
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Registration for experts interested in serving as Expert Reviewers and providing scientific comments on the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open!
Read more 🔗
www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...
Read more 🔗
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September 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Registration for experts interested in serving as Expert Reviewers and providing scientific comments on the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open!
Read more 🔗
www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...
Read more 🔗
www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...