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CO2VOLC: Quantifying the global volcanic CO2 cycle (CO2VOLC)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2012, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2017,
"Global climate change induced by anthropogenic emissions of CO2 is currently a major issue facing humanity, but uncertainties in the magnitude and rate of climate change remain, and deterministic predictions are beyond our capacity. In this context, the study of how the geochemical carbon cycle established a relatively narrow band of variability in atmospheric CO2 concentrations over the last 400 ...
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Quantifying CO2 emissions from tropical deforestation to ‘close’ the global carbon budget (DE-CO2)
Date du début: 1 nov. 2011, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2016,
The land and oceans have mitigated climate change by taking up about half of the anthropogenic CO2 emitted since the industrial revolution. However, these ‘sinks’ are predicted to lose their efficiency. Globally, the combined sink strength of the land and ocean can be calculated indirectly as the difference between anthropogenic emissions – from fossil fuel burning and deforestation – and the atmo ...
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Design of Novel Catalysis by Metal Complexes (novcat)
Date du début: 1 avr. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mars 2015,
Global concerns regarding the economy, environment and sustainable energy resources dictate an urgent need for the design of novel catalytic reactions. We have recently discovered novel, environmentally benign reactions catalyzed by pincer complexes, including an entirely new reaction, namely the direct coupling of alcohols with amines to produce amides and H2 (Science, 2007, 317, 790). We believe ...
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Innovative Urban Waste Treatment: A Sustainable Approach Using Hydrodynamic and Biological Technologies (URWASTECH)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 1 oct. 2014,
Background
Selective collection of Urban Solid Waste (USW) is an established practice in several countries; in which organic matter, glass, plastics and paper are managed as separate residues with their own channels of recovery and treatment. Yet, there is still a substantial amount of waste - the ârest fractionâ - that is not sorted at source and tha ...
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Grounding our Future - Youth Volunteering and the Challenges of Climate Change
Date du début: 1 déc. 2010,
The issue of Climate Change is a key element of the contemporary interconnections between North and South of the world. It involves the entire planet. The most affected countries are those of the Southern Emisphere, while in the North the majority of Co2 is produced as well as other gases responsible for global warming. It is therefore essential to deal with this unbalanced relation, to train both ...
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European Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (LIFE ECAP)
Date du début: 7 sept. 2015, Date de fin: 6 mars 2019,
Background
The linear production and consumption model of the EU clothing sector leads to high environmental impacts, for example, in terms of carbon emissions and water resources. A report for the EU27 in 2009 revealed that 9.387 billion tonnes of textiles waste is either landfilled or incinerated. In the UK, textiles disposal is the highest by tonnage a ...
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Vision and Action Plans for European Freight Transport until 2050 (FREIGHTVISION)
Date du début: 14 août 2008, Date de fin: 13 févr. 2010,
In the next years and decades the European Union need to act on the following global challenges: How to ensure and increase economic growth whilst also reduce environmental emissions (mainly Co2) and dependence on fossil energy, when freight transport demand (in terms of transport performance) is expected to increase by around 50% between 2000 and 2020 in the EU-25 (Project ASSESS Final Report, 20 ...
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Over the recent years it has become clear that an essential requisite for future growth & competitiveness in the European agro-food industry (in which SMEs represent 99% of the sector, with consequent high strategy fragmentation) are not only the investments in global network of commodities & distribution channels but also to extend the paradigm of sustainability in the food processing from the bi ...
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How does weathering link to atmospheric carbon dioxide – evidence from past extreme climate events (LINKWEATHERINGCO2)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2011, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2013,
"How does the Earth’s climate recover from events of rapid and extreme global warming or cooling? Why have the huge fluctuations in atmospheric CO2 in the geological past not caused runaway climate effects, making the Earth become Venus- or Mars-like? Silicate weathering of the continents is the main CO2 removal process, and therefore a dominant long-term climate control mechanism. However the deb ...
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"A New Approach to Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction Based on Supramolecular, Dinucleating Catalysts" (CO2REDUCTDINUCLEAT)
Date du début: 15 sept. 2012, Date de fin: 14 sept. 2014,
"In this project it is wanted to synthesize a new family of homobimetallic complexes with designed characteristics for the activation and conversion of CO2. The principles derived from these studies will be applied to electrocatalysis or photocatalysis, for the reduction of CO2 to biocombustibles like MeOH, HCHO or OHCOCOOH, with high values for the activity, turn over number (TON), and rate of th ...
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Cost effective lignin-based carbon fibres for innovative light-weight applications (GreenLight)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2015, Date de fin: 30 juin 2019,
The overall objectives are to demonstrate a new biobased, renewable and economically viable carbon fibre (CF) precursor – lignin – produced in Europe with European raw material and to develop conditions for its processing into CF and structural CF composites. The target is a cost-effective biobased CF for use in reinforced composites delivering sufficient enough strength properties for large-volum ...
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Role of the marine carbon cycle in the climate system (PALEOCARB)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2009, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2011,
"The general topic of the proposal is the study of the marine carbon cycle and its role in the climate system by driving atmospheric CO2. The investigation of this interaction is vital to understanding the key feedbacks operating in the present-day Earth system. The specific research objectives are to determine at a global scale during key climatic intervals i) the composition and main sources of ...
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Advanced Carbon Materials from Biowaste: Sustainable Pathways to Drive Innovative Green Technologies (GreenCarbon)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2016, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2020,
The energy crisis, environmental pollution and global warming are serious problems that are of great concern throughout the world. Around 40% of the world’s energy consumption is dedicated to the production of materials and chemicals. Thus, there is a need to develop high-performance materials based on renewable resources, simpler to synthesise and cost effective. Carbon materials derived from ren ...
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Environmentally Friendly Facade Elements made of thermal insulated Textile Reinforced Concrete (INSU-SHELL) (INSU-SHELL)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2006, Date de fin: 31 mars 2010,
Background
Concrete is the main building material used in civil engineering construction. Due to the immense energy consumption and the large amounts of cement used, the production of cement contributes 5% of the man-made annual CO2 emission worldwide.
Objectives
The INSU-S ...
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Pure Copper Recovery (PCR) from WtE bottom-ash An innovative heap leaching and solvent extraction process (LIFE PCR)
Date du début: 16 juil. 2015, Date de fin: 30 juin 2018,
Background
Copper is a raw material of high economic importance in the EU. While the worldâs largest copper reserves are found in the Americas (Chile, USA, Peru and Mexico), Europe has significant deposits in Poland. EU-27 production of copper was 814 277 tonnes in 2010, but this is not sufficient to meet EU demands. Copper mining and refining is highly ...
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Assessing the transition to renewable energy in Rapidly Developing Countries (RE-DEV)
Date du début: 6 nov. 2015, Date de fin: 5 nov. 2017,
CO2 emissions are growing extremely fast in Rapidly Developing Countries, which will account for 99% of the global emissions increase by 2035 (BP 2014). Energy demand is set to increase by 75% by 2035 and (if no change incurs) will largely depend on fossil fuels (IEA 2013). In response to these concerns, Rapidly Developing Countries are currently seeking to tap its vast renewable energy potential ...
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The Role of Mixotrophs in the Oceanic Carbon Cycle (MixOCarb)
Date du début: 1 avr. 2015, Date de fin: 31 mars 2018,
Oceanic life plays a major role in global biogeochemical cycles and the oceans act as sink for atmospheric CO2. How an ecosystem influences the carbon cycle depends on its balance between primary production and respiration. Primary producers convert inorganic carbon into their biomass, thereby removing CO2 from the atmosphere. Conversely, consumers take up organic material to fuel their respiratio ...
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Think Smart - Act Green
Date du début: 1 sept. 2015, Date de fin: 31 août 2017,
The necessity and relevance of our common European project „Think Smart - Act Green“ is based on the urgency of taking action in the field of sustainability identified by the Agenda 2020. Urgent issues to be dealt with are the reduction of CO2 emissions, digital interconnectedness, the increase of energy efficiency as well as the idea „youth-on-the-move“.
We have recognised that there are regions ...
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Pliocene Constraints on Earth System Sensitivity (Plio-ESS)
Date du début: 1 déc. 2011, Date de fin: 30 nov. 2016,
The magnitude of long-term global temperature rise due to an increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is a question of relevance to policy makers and society. Previous studies have addressed this issue on the basis of the equilibrium response of the climate system due to fast feedbacks such as clouds and sea ice-albedo, often referred to as Climate Sensitivity. Plio-ESS w ...
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Addressing global sustainability challenges by changing perceptions in catalyst design (AfterTheGoldrush)
Date du début: 1 avr. 2012, Date de fin: 31 mars 2017,
One of the greatest challenges facing society is the sustainability of resources. At present, a step change in the sustainable use of resources is needed and catalysis lies at the heart of the solution by providing new routes to carbon dioxide mitigation, energy security and water conservation. It is clear that new high efficiency game-changing catalysts are required to meet the challenge. This p ...
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Integrative Eco-mechanics of Diatom Sinking: Cellular Physiology, Complex Advection and the Biological Carbon Pump (DIASIN)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2012, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2015,
"Perhaps the most striking example of the influence of aquatic microorganisms in global cycles is their role in the oxygenation of the Earth's atmosphere and the transfer of photosynthetically fixed carbon from the ocean's surface to the deep ocean through sinking, a mechanism referred to as the Biological Carbon Pump, the process responsible for most of the oceanic uptake of anthropogenic CO2.Mai ...
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optimal fuel consumption with Predictive PowerTrain control and calibration for intelligent Truck (optiTruck)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2016, Date de fin: 31 août 2019,
The automotive industry has made a substantial effort in recent years in developing powertrain technologies to improve fuel efficiency on Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDVs). Due to increasing road freight traffic, however, projections indicate that total HDV energy use and CO2 emissions are expected to remain stable at the current level over the long term, if no policy action is taken. This is clearly inc ...
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Sustainable Prefabricated Glass Façade with Performance Exceeding State-of-the-art Glass Façades (Qbiss Air)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2017, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2018,
The proposed project is about an innovative breakthrough solution in glass façade design for more sustainable architecture and construction. Qbiss Air is the perfect match to European and global needs to improve energy efficiency, cut CO2 emissions, reduce Europe´s dependency on energy imports and provide healthy indoor living and working conditions. Using innovative, patented multi-chamber insula ...
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Ennobling mixture of waste for full low-energy replacement of exhaustible natural resources in building materials output (Low resources Low energy)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2012, Date de fin: 30 juin 2014,
Background
Ceramic tile production consumes large quantities of non-renewable materials, including sand, feldspars, alumina, zirconia, mullite and clay. Substantial amounts of water are also used, particular in the milling of raw materials and to finish the fired tiles. To produce 1 000 square metres of tiles, between 8-18 cubic metres of water are needed ...
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Unveiling Stomata 24/7: Using Stable Isotopes and COS to quantify diurnal and nocturnal carbon and water vegetation-atmosphere Fluxes under future climate scenarios (USIFlux)
Date du début: 1 avr. 2016, Date de fin: 31 mars 2018,
Rising atmospheric CO2 concentration, increasing temperature and altered precipitation patterns dramatically impact the terrestrial biosphere with important consequences for all biogeochemical cycles. Predictions of carbon (C) and water exchange between vegetation and the atmosphere require detailed mechanistic understanding of how plants control water loss and C gain through their stomatal pores. ...
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Low-energy leak-proof double seat control valve based on a water hydraulic actuator system (HYDRACTVAL)
Date du début: 1 juin 2015, Date de fin: 31 mai 2017,
The HYDRACTVAL project aims to design, test and demonstrate a leak-proof double seat control valve for the brewery and dairy industries. It will be based on and fully exploits the benefits of its core technology – a patented water-based hydraulic actuator with regulation functionality. The novel technology holds a range of clear advantages over compressed air: Energy efficiency and reduced CO2 em ...
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Conversion of Waste for use as construction material for environmentally friendly closing of industrial landfills (CONWASTE)
Date du début: 2 janv. 2006, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2008,
Background
The closing of old industrial landfills â particularly those located in East Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia â requires substantial amounts of technical material. For example, the two large landfill sites at Leuna and Schkopau, which cover a total surface area of 5 million m², require more than 8 m3 million of natural constructio ...
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HEO - Highly Efficient Ovens through eco-friendly, energy efficient sol-gel enamelling process (HEO)
Date du début: 1 juin 2012, Date de fin: 31 mai 2015,
Background
The household appliance sector accounted for around 28% of EU electricity consumption in 2007. In the European economic area, household electricity consumption is some 4 100 kilowatt hours (KWh) per year, of which 100-200 KWh is consumed by electric ovens. Electric ovens are among the least energy-efficient household appliances, with an efficie ...
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CO2 capture and bio-fixation through microalgal culture (CO2ALGAEFIX)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2015,
Background
According to the European Environment Agency, energy consumption accounts for 80% of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU. It is one of the primary risk factors for climate change and for most forms of air pollution. The EU is committed to reducing GHG emissions to a level that will contribute to limiting the global temperature increase ...
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BioElectrochemical system for Enzyme catalyzed CO2 sEquestration for the recovery of commercially viable carbonated water and methanol (ELECTROENZEQUEST)
Date du début: 1 mai 2013, Date de fin: 30 avr. 2015,
"Increasing energy demand and depleting fossils has put forward the necessity of searching alternatives. Recently, bioelectricity production through bioelectrochemical systems (BES) has gained prominence in the recent bioenergy scenario due to its sustainable nature. BES is electrochemical devices that convert chemical energy to electricity using biochemical pathways and redox enzymes. Enzymatic f ...
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System analysis of a bio-energy plantation: full greenhouse gas balance and energy accounting (POPFULL)
Date du début: 1 mars 2009, Date de fin: 31 oct. 2014,
One of the strategies for mitigation of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions that is receiving a lot of attention in this post-Kyoto era, is the use of bio-energy as a replacement for fossil fuels. Among the different alternatives of bio-energy production the use of biomass crops such as fast-growing woody crops under short rotation coppice (SRC) regimes - is probably the most suited, in particu ...
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Urban Freight Energy Efficiency Pilot (FREILOT)
Date du début: 1 avr. 2009, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2012,
Transportation of goods is a key enabler for European economy to maintain its competitiveness. However, the same transportation brings other, less positive effects, such as CO2 emissions, contributing to the global gas house effect. Therefore, reduction of fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and emissions of other pollutants is one of the biggest challenges for the road transport today.The specific en ...
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Governance For Sustainable Development
Date du début: 1 oct. 2010,
The aim of the project is the preparation of common curricula by the consortium of 5 partners (Higher Education Institutions in the EU) for the master and PhD degree studying programme entitled: Governance for Sustainable Development. After the financial crisis it is needed (much more than before) a strategy to comprehensively address long-term issues and lead the economy of every country to stab ...
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Quantification and valuation of ecosystem services to optimize sustainable re-use for low-productive drained peatlands (LIFEPeatLandUse)
Date du début: 1 juil. 2013, Date de fin: 30 juin 2018,
Background
The natural state of mires in Finland has deteriorated as a result of large-scale drainage, the consequent overgrowing of open mires and the isolation of pristine mires. Large-scale drainage has also significantly increased environmental loading (i.e. the leaching of nutrients, suspended solids and organic matter from peatlands to downstream wa ...
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SETA: An open, sustainable, ubiquitous data and service ecosystem for efficient, effective, safe, resilient mobility in metropolitan areas (SETA)
Date du début: 1 févr. 2016, Date de fin: 31 janv. 2019,
Around 50% of the global population lives in metropolitan areas, and this is expected to grow to 75% by 2050. Mobility within these areas is complex as it involves multiple modalities of transport, multiple managing authorities, as well as several millions of citizens. The cost of inefficiency in transport and mobility are enormous. For example, inefficiency costs the UK economy €5.8 billion each ...
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DYEMOND SOLAR â Innovative Technology for Low Cost Production of Energy Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DYEMOND SOLAR )
Date du début: 1 sept. 2010, Date de fin: 31 mars 2015,
Background
Power generation constitutes 20-25% of CO2 emissions and is therefore a focus for attempts to reduce such emissions. The global solar energy resource is about one thousand times larger than any other carbon-free energy source. The additional annual demand for carbon-free energy could, for example, be provided by just 1.5 hours of global irradia ...
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Pure Energy Separator â Innovative Centrifugal Separator Technology for Energy Recovery and Oily Waste Volume Reduction (Pure Energy Separator)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2010, Date de fin: 30 juin 2014,
Background
The global shipping industry, comprising vessels over 400 gross tonnes (approx. 60 000 vessels), consumes 410 million tonnes/yr of fuel oil. Some 0.5% of this fuel is lost during the process of separating the oil from dust particles. During this process the discarded oil is mixed with water and stored in sludge tanks for further treatment. This ...
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Deciphering the greenhouse gas record in deepest ice using continuous sublimation extraction / laser spectrometry (deepSLice)
Date du début: 1 oct. 2015, Date de fin: 30 sept. 2020,
The recent anthropogenic global warming makes a detailed understanding of coupling processes between climate and biogeochemical cycles of pressing importance. The atmospheric archive of air bubbles enclosed in polar ice cores provides the only direct record of greenhouse gas changes in the past, and the key to understanding the related changes in biogeochemical cycles and climate/greenhouse gas fe ...
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Environmental Sustainability Software Tool for the Agroindustrial Sector (AGROLCA-Manager)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 15 nov. 2014,
Background
The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) is one of the seven scientific institutes of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). In 2006, it published a report on the Environmental Impact of Products (EIPRO), which analysed the lifecycle environmental impacts related to consumption in the EU-25 countries. EIPRO fou ...
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STS Education models to transmit to society the challenge of global change in the ocean
Date du début: 1 sept. 2016, Date de fin: 31 août 2018,
The EDUCO2CEAN project is promoted by Portuguese Association for Environmental Education – ASPEA (Portugal), the International Campus of Excellence - Campus do Mar (Spain), the Marine Alliance for Science and Technology of Scotland, the Portuguese National Agency for Scientific and Technologic Culture – Ciência Viva, the secondary education centres IES Virxe do Mar and Ribeira do Louro (Spain) and ...
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