Henning Larsen’s Post

🌞 Summertime is here 🌞, and we can feel its effects on our cities! And it will only get hotter in the future. But how hot will it get, and how can we mitigate the heat? Our Henning Larsen Industrial PhD candidate, Gulin Yazicioglu, has been investigating how rising temperatures will affect cities across the globe. She has simulated the perceived temperature at City Hall Square, Rådhuspladsen, in Copenhagen to explore the impact of future climate on thermal comfort in Denmark. 🥵 2024 = 24°C 🥵🥵 2050 = 26°C 🥵🥵🥵 2080 = 29°C 😀 2080 = 23°C (strategically placed trees and planting) This shows that thermal comfort deteriorates until green interventions come into play! Here's how she has been setting up the studies: 1️⃣ #CCWeatherGen, developed by the University of Southampton, is employed to generate future weather files for 2050 and 2080. The shift is based on the A2 emissions scenario, which emphasizes self-reliance and local identities, with a continuous population increase surpassing 10 billion by 2050. 2️⃣ The Universal Thermal Climate Index (#UTCI) is used to calculate the feel-like temperature for June 21st at 13:00. UTCI takes into account a broad range of variables impacting thermal comfort beyond just temperature, including humidity, wind, and radiation. These variables significantly influence our physiological responses to the environment, making UTCI a more precise indicator for analyzing how environmental conditions affect the human body and influence people's behavior. Great work 🎓 Gulin 🎓!

Check the latest results from my NWO-funded Vidi project out in Science Advances now:

➡ New blog post! I am truly fascinated by the beautiful interplay of the world's carbon and nitrogen cycle. So, I wrote a short piece on my PhD research and why it matters in the grand scheme of things. 🌳 🌍 🤩 #ecosystems #phd #research https://lnkd.in/eWqYqcUj

Thoughts and ideas for the p2p energy evolution..

A study led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University Singapore revealed that #fineparticulatematter from 1980 to 2020 was associated with approximately 135 million premature #deaths globally. Led by Asian School of the Environment (ASE) and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine) Associate Professor Steve Yim, who is also Principal Investigator at NTU’s Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS), the study found that the impact of pollution from fine particulate matter was worsened by climate variability phenomena such as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation, the Indian Ocean Dipole, and the North Atlantic Oscillation, and led to a 14 per cent rise in premature deaths. Read More: https://lnkd.in/d27hb5UP #climatechange #pollution #mededgemea #research #earth

🪴 COMBINED will study the interactions of climate, nature and people in several #Dutch landscapes with grassland, forest and urban nature. The well-being of these landscapes is inextricably linked and constantly changing, but there is a lack of an adaptive and integrated approach. 🔀 For that reason, ten knowledge institutes and fourteen social partners will acquire knowledge on the interactions between climate, nature and people. The project partners will work together on an approach to climate change and biodiversity loss.  🎙 "We not only look at different measures and what effects they have, but also why it's still not possible to really change things on a large scale and together in the Netherlands?" says ITC's Professor Louise (Wieteke) Willemen. 🎙 "Then we apply creative methods that help to look at the future in a new way. This is important to develop options that can really lead to change," says project partner and BMS Professor Esther Turnhout. The two researchers from the University of Twente will work with a consortium towards a future in which Dutch landscapes increase in #biodiversity, become #climate robust and form a #healthy living environment. They will do so over the next six years as they have been recently awarded an NWO (Dutch Research Council) grant. 🔗 Read more via https://bit.ly/3MNo07I #ITC #ITCFamily #UT #UTwente #University #Science #Research #Researcher #Students #Student #sustainability #netherlands #nature #climate #people #urban

One day in the future... it might not be weird to consider a LinkedIn account representing different parts of the planet, if we accept a scenario that eventually, we work for and work with the planet as an entity or set of entities rather than take advantage of nature with nature having no "voice", no equal-power representation. For now, we rely on articles, reports, stitching narratives together between communities and groups - like this recent event of the fourth global coral bleaching event: https://lnkd.in/emudsVJc For now, different parts of the planet still has no "voice", no representation unlike what we as people have — LinkedIn accounts, email addresses, avatars, comments, posts, personas, profiles... but what if it could? I was thinking about this after watching the late Bruno Latour's presentation on some of these ideas at Harvard University 7 years ago, referencing a simulation of COP acted out by students, each student representing different countries, but also parts of the planet: a representative for soil, water... He talks about this at the 42 minute mark: https://lnkd.in/ezrrxDH2

💚 We LOVE #ClimateSolutions Breakthroughs! “Those who fall in love with the problem are the ones who will solve it,” states Prof. Brian Rosen, Head of the Energy Materials Lab at Tel Aviv University. The #BreakthroughResearchPrize has clearly fallen hard for Prof. Rosen’s research on #greenammonia, a sustainable, cost-effective, and environmentally safe alternative energy source. Take a look here: https://lnkd.in/gFFNxxzJ Prof. Rosen is one of the recent recipients of the 2023 Breakthrough Research Prize, Israel’s most significant climate solutions incentive prize. Three Israeli climate technology companies were awarded the collective $1 million prize, which focuses on improving people’s lives and the planet’s health. The Breakthrough Research Prize fosters pioneering research and development, supporting initiatives to discover innovative climate solutions capable of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. The prize is a joint initiative of Jewish National Fund of Canada and KKL JNF in partnership with Startup Nation Central. Let’s show some love for Prof. Rosen, the other prize winners, and striving for climate solutions! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gGEZGmmH #ClimateTechnology #SustainableEnergy The Lowy International School, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University Alumni Organization The Faculty of Engineering Tel Aviv University

🌍 If you want to know how will future metrics and targets on Earth System Boundaries for businesses be developed, check this event. It will be recorded. The research marks the beginning of a holistic methodology on environmental sustainability #sustainability #climate #environment #water #biodiversity #EarthSystemBoundaries

Later today, I, along with Natalia Romero Herrera and Ingrid Mulder, will be presenting and hosting a session: 'Evolution from Individual Beings to Cosmic Collaborators' at TU Delft Urban Energy Institute's Symposium: Future Horizons of the Urban Energy Transition (https://lnkd.in/efsu6zdD) In this session, we embark on a voyage into the future where humanity and society are not just participants but integral design elements in shaping a profound and value-driven approach to the energy transition. Join us as we explore three visionary insights: - Transcendent disciplines for galactic participation: we’ll delve into cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches that empower individuals and societies to actively engage in the creation of sustainable, harmonious energy systems - Lifelong cosmic learning communities: discover the limitless potential of lifelong learning communities, where knowledge and skills are collectively nurtured to thrive in an ever-evolving environmental, economic, technical and social cosmos - Beyond the bounds of currency: energizing value-based exchange: journey beyond the constraints of traditional financial structures as we pioneer value-based exchanges, fostering energy-sharing practices within and exceeding the vast expanse of energy markets. Our discussion will orbit around the necessity of forging innovative social infrastructures and materials, essential to nurture energy-learning communities, ignite value-based practices in energy transition, and overcome the challenges of achieving transdisciplinary unity in action. Join us as we chart a course to a future where humanity and society co-create the energy landscape among the stars. #idetudelft #energyanthropology #p2penergy #designanthropology #energyexchange #energysharing