Sustainability VUB puts sustainable innovation to the test on campus Sustainability Future thinker Wim Thiery on how the climate transition can make us wealthier “The train has departed. If we jump on board, we will be the winners!” Sustainability “European trees can tell us much more about wildfires in the past” Prof. Valerie Trouet brings American expertise to strengthen VUB climate research Sustainability VUB research: how cities can go greener in a warming climate VUB researcher Robbe Neyns is mapping urban tree species using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence Sustainability Children born today in Europe will live through almost twice as much extreme fire weather as their grandparents VUB study shows young Europeans will experience years of dangerous fire weather over their lifetime as climate warms, but rapid emissions cuts could substantially reduce their exposure. Sustainability VUB welcomes four leading US researchers to Brussels for climate and sustainability research Researchers strengthen VUB expertise in climate change, extreme weather events, climate adaptation and sustainable cities Sustainability The impact of climate change on the habitat of European bumblebees Crucial pollinators are losing more and more habitat Sustainability Climate change exposes up to 560 million children worldwide to extreme heat for at least one month longer each year Children are disproportionately affected by heat stress Sustainability VUB opens demonstration building: waste-free construction is possible New European pilot project at the research park in Zellik demonstrates how the construction sector can build more sustainably and more intelligently Sustainability “We return the pumped water back to nature” A team from the Water & Climate research group is developing groundwater models to predict the impact of this major project on the region’s water cycle
