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Two important players in the green transition of our society are universities and private companies. For many reasons, the collaboration between the two is of particular importance. The business case…Read more ›

The world can achieve a fully renewable energy system by – or even before – 2050, LUT University professor Christian Breyer argues.  An energy system based on renewables has become…Read more ›

Reversing biodiversity´s ongoing deterioration requires system-wide re-organization, a transformative change across technological, economic and social realms, i.e. a fundamental shift of paradigms, goals, identities, power and future expectations. But do…Read more ›

Like many other consumer decisions, whether the purchase of an electric car is an environmentally friendly choice depends on many factors. There are two major questions to consider.  The first…Read more ›

by Lars Peter Lindfors, Senior Vice President of Innovation at renewable fuels company Neste At Neste, we are working on increasing the availability of renewable and recycled raw materials while…Read more ›

We need to focus on a different, more positive approach, writes Professor Atte Korhola. Wildfires have been raging in Europe, Sicily is melting within a heat dome and the Gulf…Read more ›

As Europe heats up alarmingly, countries and companies must take the green transition much more seriously It’s summer in Helsinki. The temperature is 30 degrees. After a long, dark winter,…Read more ›

The food crisis caused by the war in Ukraine has again proven how fragile the global agriculture and food ecosystem is. The last time a food shortage set societies on…Read more ›

Tech can no longer be developed for tech’s sake. It must serve diverse human needs In the last thirty years, technology has changed faster than ever before in human history.…Read more ›

Societies, companies and economies desperately need more environmentally sustainable technologies. Climate change challenges businesses and cities, worldwide. We must all move quickly towards new operating models. We should avoid creating…Read more ›