Sustainability and society
Tilburg University's sustainability research includes issues in economics, ethics, and law. Researchers focus on, for instance, Corporate Social Responsibility, sustainable development, environmental economics, climate change and sustainable investment.
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Manipulation of the CO2 emissions system threatens climate targets
Manipulation of European Union Emissions Trading system (EU ETS) by the buy, bank, burn program compensates unregulated emissions while regulated sectors carry a large part of the burden. This distorts the balance between regulated firms and non-regulated projects, so parties outside the EU ETS can be virtuous at the cost of others. Environmental economists Reyer Gerlagh and Roweno Heijmans of the Tilburg School of Economics & Management discovered a leak in the system.
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Common approach towards wilderness protection in Antarctica urgently needed
Growing tourism in Antarctica is posing an increasing threat to the wilderness. In order to improve protection, the Antarctic Treaty Parties should take urgent action and find a common approach, says Dr. Antje Neumann.
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We need to relearn how to deal with wolves
Wolves have returned to the Netherlands - how do we protect them and cattle at the same time? By influencing mutual contact between humans and wolves, according to new research.
Most viewed Experts Sustainability
dr. Jos Bartels
Assistant Professor
TSHD: Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences
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TSHD: Department of Communication and Cognitiondr.ir. Geertje Bekebrede
Teacher and coordinator TIG
TLS: Tilburg Law School
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TLS: Public Law and Governance
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