Now that the summer holiday is over, we were hoping the pandemic would be gone as well. Nothing could be further from the truth. For most of us, traveling has come to a screeching halt. Is talking about travelling sustainably still necessary then? Absolutely! The current travel ban presents us with the perfect opportunity to…
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By Wolmet — The TU/e takes pride in all its sustainability activities, policies and initiatives. Each year, the University takes part in SustainaBul, a competition ranking Dutch Universities and colleges based on their score on different sustainability themes related to education, research and business operations. In 2018 and 2019, the TU/e claimed the number 1…
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These three carbon calculators can be of great use when planning your trip! Also, when travelling in a sustainable manner, it can be very encouraging to calculate the amount of carbon emissions that you avoid.
Science should play an exemplary role in society. Post-doc Cody Hochstenbach from UvA about why 2020 should be the year of the non-flying academic. And here are some additional sources to become a non-flying academic yourself: The Utrecht University has developed a map to indicate which destinations are perfect for train travel, and for which…
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By Wolmet – Some people may wonder: Is it really possible to be a non-flying researcher? As I consider myself to be one, I will use this blogpost to tell you about my journey. At the end of the year 2000, I fully got aware about the massive impact flying has on climate change. We were…
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As I am writing this, I just got off the bus from Osimo to Ancona. I am now in the train from Ancona to Milano, after which I will take the train to Basel. Then I will travel to Köln, and then to Utrecht. This is a beautiful train trail! It goes along the East…
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By Tanja Manders and Patrick Bek — “Planning for conference trips? Make it greener.” With this slogan we, a group of academics concerned about our carbon footprint, kicked off our Low Carbon Travel Initiative at Eindhoven University of Technology. This is a first step in making TU/e work travel more sustainable. This blog is a…
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Today, the initiative went public! You will find us on TV screens and posters at the TU/e. The Cursor (TU/e magazine) also wrote a nice article about the initiative. Will you help us spread the word?