2021
ESD researchers showed how growing environmental footprint of plastics is driven by coal combustion
The study, which has been highlighted in Nature, found that coal combustion for the production of plastics is responsible for most of the plastics-related carbon footprint of recent years.
Thousands of potentially hazardous chemicals used in plastic production identified by ESD members
In a recently published article, ESD members Helene Wiesinger, Zhanyun Wang and Stefanie Hellweg identified and categorized more than 10'000 relevant substances used in plastic production and potentially released throughout the life cycle of plastic. Among these substances, over 2'400 were categorized as of potential concern, partially hardly studied.
ESD member Rhythima Shinde will be Country Coordinator for Switzerland at the 16th Conference of Youth - Global Affaris Unit
Rhythima Shinde has been offered a place in the team of the 16th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Youth (COY) as Country Coordinator for Switzerland for the COY16 Global Affairs Unit (GAU). This event will be held near the end of 2021 in Glasgow.
LCIA methods developed at ESD named by PRé Sustainability as "Important impact assessment developments of 2020"
In a recent article published on the website of PRé Sustainability, our new LCIA methods for particulate matter and soil degradation were named among the "Important impact assessment developments of 2020".