Food Systems
Food value chain interdependencies - A case study on vegetable waste
In Switzerland, 2.8 million tons of food are wasted annually, generating significant environmental, economic, and social impacts. Vegetable waste poses...
CDR
CDR Certification Governance
To meet climate goals, rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions must be complemented by gigaton-scale carbon dioxide removal (CDR). The effectiveness of CDR hinges on the integrity...
CDR
The Six Building Blocks for Purchasing Carbon Removal
Despite the urgent need for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to reach significant levels in the near term, the market is currently underdeveloped...
Biodiversity and Agriculture
The impact of agricultural soil management practices on GHG emissions
To reach Switzerland's net zero emissions target for 2050, significant reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are needed...
Biodiversity and Agriculture
Biodiversity reporting in Swiss companies
SPEED2ZERO is a joint initiative to develop toolboxes, action plans and technology to enable a sustainable...
Plastics and Packaging
Plastic Additives in a safe and sustainable circular economy
Over the last 20 years, global plastics consumption more than doubled and with business as usual, plastics production...
Plastics and packaging
Where is the increasing use of rPET in Switzerland leading?
PET experiences material degradation during mechanical recycling and can therefore not be recycled and applied infinitely...
CDR
Carbon Removal Booster
The Carbon Removal Booster is a targeted initiative, funded by Innosuisse, aimed at expediting the advancement of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions within Switzerland...
Construction and buildings
Circular Building Industry - Innovation Booster
The Circular Building Industry Innovation Booster, powered by Innosuisse, aims to enable a transition to a circular building...
CCS
DemoUpCARMA
DemoUpCARMA, led by ETH Zurich and funded by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) and the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)...
CCS
ACCSESS
In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published their Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C...
CDR
Life Cycle Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Removal options
Together with the Technology Assessment group at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), we work on evaluating different carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods...
CDR
Key challenges and strategies for European Carbon Removal startups
European carbon dioxide removal (CDR) startups face numerous challenges as they work to sustain and grow their operations within an emerging market...
CDR
Diverse business model strategies of European Carbon Removal startups
European startups in the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) sector encounter multiple challenges in adopting the traditional business model of generating and selling CDR credits...
Plastics and packaging
Shaping the Circular Economy
The circular economy is a hot topic, but how can companies and industries successfully implement this transformation?...
CCS
Feasibility of a CO2 Pipeline Network in Switzerland
In order for Switzerland to reach its 2050 net-zero target, it is necessary to get a detailed understanding of all decarbonization...
CCS
Demonstrating CCS Feasibility with Waste-to-Energy Plants in Switzerland
With carbon capture and storage (CCS) found to be the most promising solution for the decarbonization of waste-to-energy...
CCS
CCS and CCU Options for Swiss Waste-to-Energy Plants
What can we do with 4 million tons of CO2 per year? This was the question asked by the Association of Operators of Swiss Waste Incineration Plants (VBSA)...
CDR
Carbon Removal ClimAccelerator
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a necessity for the world to reach its Net Zero goals, particularly to compensate for industrial...
Transport and Energy
Towards Net-Zero Shipping
The shipping sector contributes about 3% of global green-house gas emissions. Although major international organizations...
Plastics and packaging
Denner’s Packaging Baseline
Retail has a major impact on the environment as the production of consumer goods is highly resource-intensive...
Plastics and packaging
Concept for an Innovation Centre for Sustainable Retail
Social trends and technological lock-ins hinder innovations towards sustainable retail practices...
Plastics and packaging
Closing the Loop for Flexible Packaging
CEFLEX is a collaborative initiative representing 160 members across the entire value chain of flexible packaging...
Plastics and packaging
Plastic Recycling in Ghana
In Accra, Ghana, 3000 tons of waste are generated per day, 20% of it is plastic; 80% of waste end on the streets...
Food Systems
Decarbonizing Dairy Farms
Within the context of Dianne’s MSc thesis, we collaborated with Nestlé to identify the most promising levers to decarbonize dairy farms...