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Janissen, Jeroen (author)Climate change poses a significant threat to global lifestyles, necessitating urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). The Netherlands, committed to the Paris Climate Agreement, faces the challenge of meeting ambitious emission reduction targets set by the European Union's Fit for 55 initiative. However, the integration of...master thesis 2024
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Maassen, Timo (author)Research Objective & Methodology<br/>The COVID-19 supply disruptions and the energy crisis triggered by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict emphasize the EU's structural supply dependencies and potential damages during crises. It underscores the critical risk factors, particularly Rare Earth Elements (REEs), which are highly susceptible to supply...master thesis 2024
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Vogelaar, Esmee (author)Business parks are marked as key areas in sustainable transitions, including the energy transition and transition to a circular economy. This thesis analysis what the current practices and developments in sustainable and circular business parks in Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands are in their contribution to local, regional and national circular...master thesis 2023
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Kuipers, Thorsten (author)The depletion of finite fossil fuel resources, such as coal, oil, and gas, has become a global concern with significant energy security and sustainability implications. Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) converts CO2 into valuable materials such as chemicals, polymers, and building materials and many other applications and offers a promising...master thesis 2023
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Jonk, Silke (author)The circular economy is becoming an increasingly popular framework, guiding policymakers and practitioners toward sustainable resource management and economic development. While the concept is promising in providing guidelines toward the efficient use of resources and waste minimalization, circular economy implementation is criticized for its...master thesis 2023
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de Smid, Julia (author)This thesis analyses the policy for environmentally sustainable events of the City of Amsterdam by performing an ex-post policy analysis and developing a method for assessment and monitoring of environmental sustainability of events. The research question is "How can the City of Amsterdam monitor and improve its policy for environmentally...master thesis 2023
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Frens, Joline (author)Due to the ecological consequences and increased resource insecurity caused by the depletion of natural resources of the incumbent linear economy, the Netherlands aims for a fully circular economy in 2050. To guide this transition from a linear to circular economy, strategies need to be made. An approach which enables actors to create these...master thesis 2023
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Torlak, Yunus Emre (author)Executive Summary<br/>Introduction: The global shift towards a circular economy aims to optimize resource use, minimize waste, and promote sustainable growth. Monitoring this transition is vital, and open data presents itself as a pivotal tool. This research explores the potential of open data in monitoring circular economy objectives, focusing...master thesis 2023
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van Asselt, Maartje (author)Indonesia started its journey towards a net-zero energy system. Research and developments towards these targets are currently well underway. However, present-day prediction models show that the rising demand of the island will not be met with the renewable energy technology potential. One solution for this problem is the development of power...master thesis 2023
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Isselman, Quinten (author)The construction industry's substantial consumption of materials, CO2 emissions, and construction and demolition waste underscore the pressing need for change. One promising solution is the reuse of secondary building components, which has the potential to signifi-cantly mitigate these environmental impacts. Circular Building Hubs (CBHs) have...master thesis 2023
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Wiesman, Sam (author)The Dutch energy transition is alive and kicking, however problems arise because of this same transition. Transmission grid congestion is one of them, whereby the grid cannot handle all the extra electricity from wind and solar power, combined with the extra demand due to electrification. Furthermore, business parks have a large potential for...master thesis 2023
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Ikedo, Marvin (author)Circular Economy (CE) aims to achieve sustainability through recycling, refurbishing, reusing, and other similar activities. Even though the concept of CE has gained considerable interest throughout the previous years and yielded significant research contributions, many critics stress the lack of incorporating ethical and social considerations...master thesis 2023
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Euwema, Tim (author)in this study a backcasting analysis is performed to formulate interventions pathways that lead to the vision of making the train the main mode of passenger transportation within Europe in 2050. The vision is formulated based on goals of the European Union and the pathways are formulated based on input from experts gathered by conducting semi...master thesis 2023
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Huijsing, Yannick (author)Indonesia has ambitious plans to reach CO2 neutrality by 2060. While plans to reach this goal have been made for the energy and forestry sector, no plans have been published for the transport sector specifically. The amount of private vehicles on the road in 2060 has been predicted to increase significantly. Backcasting was used in tandem with...master thesis 2022
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van Willigen, Floris (author)This thesis aims to provide an in-depth understanding of what circular strategies and circular business models are suitable for the bed textile industry with a specific focus on consumer acceptance. It thus hopes to facilitate the implementation of circular strategies and the set-up of circular business models in bed-textile sectormaster thesis 2022
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Käller, Eva (author)The textile and clothing industry is one of the most polluting industries worldwide and requires the use of many resources.Textile-to-textile recycling can be crucial for closing the material loop and transition towards a circular textile and clothing industry. Currently, only 1% of textile waste is recycled into new high-quality textile items....master thesis 2022
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Indriana, Sandy (author)Municipal Solid Waste has been an issue that is affecting people globally. The rapid urbanization and population growth created an immense waste generation in the process, making it more difficult to completely manage the waste due to the amount and complexity of the waste composition. Indonesia is not excluded from the issue, where there is an...master thesis 2022
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Riando Hotasi Sirait, Riando (author)To achieve 23% renewable energy by 2025, 29% emission reduction by 2030, and net zero emission in 2060, Indonesia needs to accelerate the transition to renewable energy such as solar energy. Despite the abundant solar energy potential, the contribution of solar PV has only reached 0.05% of the energy mix in 2021 (MEMR, 2021). The development of...master thesis 2022
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Funk, Kieron (author)According to the UNFCCC, the generation of electricity from coal fired power production (CFPP) is regarded as the greatest cause of climate change. Phasing-out CFPP and accelerating the deployment of renewable energy sources (RES) is, therefore, a crucial part of energy transitions for mitigating climate change. The Indonesian government has...master thesis 2022
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Stokvisch, Mathijs (author)Over the past few years, the number of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels that are being installed in Amsterdam has been growing considerably. The amount of PV panel installations averages an annual growth of 50%, which is stimulated by the city its ambition to leave no roof unused by 2040. However, little attention is paid to what should happen...master thesis 2022