An Assessment of the Cultivated Meat Innovation System in the USA and Europe

This thesis compares the state of the cultivated meat (CM) industry in the USA and Europe. To do so, extensive desk-research was conducted, summarising existing data, and 21 interviews with CM experts were held. The result is an analysis comprised of both quantitative and qualitative data. In this thesis, the CM industry was understood as...

Strategies for integrated governance of the water-energy-food nexus in Bonaire

The island of Bonaire is planning multiple sustainable transitions in the water,<br/>energy and food systems in response to numerous challenges, such as increas-<br/>ing population pressure, rising sea levels, environmental damage, high consumer<br/>prices and import dependency. The water-energy-food nexus is a relatively novel<br/>concept that...

A roadmap for energy transition in Suriname: Backcasting scenarios for a sustainable electricity generation by 2040

This study emphasizes on how the future power demand in Suriname can be met with sustainable energy sources. The scope of the power demand is limited to the electricity supply for residential and industry as well as for the road transportation sector in case of electrification of vehicles. <br/>Moreover, through the unbundling of the energy...

Roadmaps to a hydrogen future in the Netherlands by 2050

The Netherlands aims to reduce GHG emissions by 95% by 2050 compared to 1990. Hydrogen is seen as a potential energy carrier in the Netherlands by 2050. To what extent hydrogen will be implemented is unknown, because many applications are possible. Hydrogen shows potential for (1) carbon free feedstock for process industry, (2) carbon free...

STRAPSETT 2040: Strategic Transition Pathways towards Sustainable Energy Technologies for Telangana: A Participatory Backcasting Approach

With the increasing Green House Gas emissions around the world, adoption of sustainable energy technologies is beginning to take a prominent role. As a part of its 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, India has been getting more ambitious in its targets for reducing the emissions intensity of GDP. Both at the central as well as state governments,...

A study on Solar PV and Wind energy diffusion in India and China: Barrier analysis using Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) method

During the Paris Agreement of 2015, 195 UNFCCC members pledged to improve the global response to climate change by reducing the carbon emissions and contributing to keeping the average global temperature increase well below 2° above the pre-industrial levels. The whole world is gradually shifting towards renewable resources but this transition...

Toward Sustainable Consumption: Model-Based Policy Analysis on Household Food, Energy, and Water Consumption in The Netherlands

The need for water, energy, and food resources is central to human being. Demand of these resources will increase as global population increases. By 2050 it is expected that combination of population growth and economic development will lead to 50% increase of global water and food demand, while energy demand will be doubled. Addressing...

Development towards circular urban areas, a proposal for a hybrid conceptual framework: A casestudy at the Binckhorst, The Hague

Cities today account for approximately 75% of the global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The process of urbanization increases emissions and places an increasing pressure on resources and livability in urban areas. While challenged with the effects of climate change, governments show increasing interest in integrating sustainable development in...

A sustainable procurement policy proposal for distribution system operators

The environmental and social impact of the energy generation and distribution industry on the biosphere is negative or unknown due to a lack of supply chain transparency. For electricity and gas distribution system operators (DSOs), the opportunity to contribute significantly to more environmental and social sustainable development in the energy...

100% Renewable Energy Transition in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Quick Scan Backcasting for 2 islands in the Caribbean - Curacao and Grenada

There is growing consensus around the world for the need to transition to a more sustainable society. This is transition is currently being led by making the energy sector more sustainable by shifting to renewable energy sources from fossil fuel sources at a steady pace. However, there seems to be increasing recognition that the steady pace may...

A Context-Based Sustainability Maturity Model for the Medical Device Manufacturers

Sustainability is seen as the imperative strategy to implement to reach sustained competitive advantage. However, sustainability principles should be incorporated by all the organisations within an industry to reap real long-term benefits. The organisations are expected to rethink their processes from the pre-development phase until the end-of...

Policy options for sustainable protein consumption in the Netherlands

The Master's programme Industrial Ecology is jointly organised by Leiden University and Delft University of Technology.