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🗣️Great insights shared by Dr. Laura Malinauskaitė (University of Iceland) at ICTA-UAB! 📊🌱 Her talk explored measuring economic welfare beyond GDP through the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI), highlighting findings from the Baltic States and reflecting on alternative measures of welfare. #BeyondGDP

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 1h

What has REAL learned? From scenario modeling and policy proposals to studying political shifts, North–South unequal exchange, and real degrowth practices, the project draws on a wealth of knowledge to advance post-growth research. 📢 Stay tuned for two major policy packages coming soon!

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 1h

Last week, the REAL project gathered in Chandolin, Switzerland for its 4th annual meeting! 🏔️ Funded by the ERC @erc.europa.eu and led by ICTA_UAB and the University of Lausanne @unil.bsky.social, the team brought together researchers, policy experts, and comms colleagues to map out the road ahead.👇

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

🏙️ Can the 15-minute city make housing less affordable? A new study involving ICTA-UAB explores the link between proximity to everyday services and rental prices in Barcelona, València, Palma and Granada. 🔎 Greater accessibility can come at a cost. 🔗 www.uab.cat/web/news-det... #SustainableCities

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🎓🥂 Congrats to Pablo Núñez Yebra on successfully defending his PhD thesis, “Scaling climate-policy ambition: From local action to global coalitions”! A great achievement and a perfect reason to celebrate with colleagues and friends! 🎉🌍 #PhDDefense #ClimatePolicy @icta-uab.bsky.social

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A very warm welcome to all our new PhD students and researchers joining ICTA-UAB this year! Wishing you all the best of luck on this exciting journey! 🚀 #ICTAUAB #WelcomeDay2026 #EnvironmentalScience #UAB

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Each new PHD student had 3 minutes to introduce themselves and their research!

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Connecting research with education! Mika Grelaud presented the Magnet Programme, and Raúl Velasco introduced the ALIA Programme (ICTA-UAB × CCCB), bringing environmental science directly into classrooms.

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

A special spotlight on our Administration Team! Maica Nogales highlighted the crucial work of our PTGAS colleagues who support research projects and keep the institute moving every day

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Next, a overview of activities and opportunities ahead: • ICTA-UAB Debates (Umberto Lombardo) • ICTA-UAB Trainings (María Pastor) • Yoga, Coffee Breaks & Symposia (Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares)

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Umberto Lombardo kicked off the morning with opening words to launch the new academic year, followed by Panagiota Kotsila sharing the ICTA-UAB Survival Guide, packed with resources and practical tips for thriving at ICTA-UAB.

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Today we celebrated the ICTA-UAB Welcome Day 2026 at Aula Montseny to officially launch the 2026–2027 academic year! A morning full of updates, community building, and warm welcomes across our institute. 🧵👇

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🎉🌿 So happy and proud to celebrate Ella O’Neill’s successful PhD defense! Congratulations, Ella, on this wonderful achievement and on your thesis, “Nature and Culture Entanglements: Planning Urban Blue-Green Spaces”! Wishing you every success in this exciting new chapter! 💚✨ #PhDDefense #ICTAUAB

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

🎓 Congrats to Mateo Sanclemente on successfully defending his PhD thesis, “Towards an Integrated Assessment of Circular Economy Options for Electric Vehicle Batteries”! 👏 Congratulations also to his supervisors, Laura Talens and Xavier Gabarrell. 🌱 #Sostenipra #UAB #CircularEconomy #Sustainability

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Aquesta tarda organitzem una activitat molt especial a #Calella! 🏖️🔬 Us esperem a la xerrada i mostreig científic a la platja amb el nostre oceanògraf Michael Grelaud, en marc del Projecte Magnet i la #NitDeLaRecerca. ⏰ 15:00 h 📍 Escola La Minerva Us hi esperem! 👇 www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🚀Enguany, som socis científics de la nova edició d'ALIA al #CCCB i acompanyarem els alumnes en un nou curs sobre la transició energètica⚡ Avui, el nostre investigador @profjeroenbergh.bsky.social ha obert el programa parlant d'economia ambiental i solucions climàtiques💡 www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🤔És viable una Catalunya sense creixement econòmic? Un nou estudi de l'ICTA-UAB assenyala que sí📈💸 www.sostenible.cat/noticia/es-v... @diputaciobarcelona.bsky.social

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🎓 Thesis defense at ICTA-UAB! On Friday, October 9, Mateo Sanclemente will defend his PhD thesis: “Towards an integrated assessment of circular economy options for electric vehicle batteries” 🕒 15h 📍 Sala Montseny (Z/022 & Z/023), ICTA-UAB Best wishes, Mateo! 👏 www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🔬🌱 La Nit Europea de la Recerca arriba a l’ICTA-UAB! Demà, 2 d’octubre, visita els hivernacles integrats al nostre edifici i descobreix com la recerca connecta aliments, aigua i sostenibilitat. Visites a les 18 i 19 h! Activitats gratuïtes! #NitRecerca #UAB @uab.cat www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌱 ¿Y si el reto no fuera seguir creciendo, sino decidir qué hacemos crecer? Hoy, Aljoša Slameršak (ICTA-UAB) habla sobre escenarios de alto bienestar sin crecimiento perpetuo del PIB. 📍18:45 h, Nest City Lab, Barcelona. #Decrecimiento www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🙌"Davant del canvi climàtic, encara som a temps d'actuar" Esperançador missatge dels científics, entre els quals @estevecorbera.bsky.social de l'ICTA-UAB a la xerrada Science Needs You a Girona. www.horanova.cat/noticia/2725...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📣 Tomorrow we’re holding an internal workshop on ERC Grant Writing 2026–2027. A practical session for researchers preparing, or seriously considering,an ERC proposal, covering the proposal structure and process, with a roundtable discussion with ICTA-UAB PIs.

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🤖 Is AI transforming science or threatening human thought? We asked top researchers how worried they really are about the rise of artificial intelligence. 🗣️Here is what they had to say: 👇

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🌍Can we thrive without growing? ICTA-UAB has just published the most detailed policy plan for how the region of Catalonia could meet people's needs without depending on economic growth.⁠ ⁠ The report covers climate, energy, food, taxes and labor.⁠ #postgrowth #degrowth www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🌱 En breus moments comença la presentació del llibre «Veta verda i roja» a la #SetmanaLlibreCatalà Durant l'acte, el nostre investigador de l'ICTA-UAB, Salvador Pueyo, hi parlarà sobre el seu informe «Pla B. Per una Catalunya resilient en un escenari postcreixement» 📚 lasetmana.cat/event/la-tra...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📢 Tomorrow! Irene Alorda Montiel will defend her PhD thesis. 📖 "Reading sediments: Anthropogenic Impacts on Coastal Wetlands" Good luck, Irene! 👏 www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-... #PhDDefense #CoastalWetlands #MarineScience #Research #EarthScience

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🏄‍♂️ICTA-UAB researcher @profjeroenbergh.bsky.social says one of the biggest obstacles to effecting climate action is free-riding, or when actors benefit from others' emissions cuts while avoiding the cost of making their own.⁠ ⁠ Full episode of Climate Economics ⤵️ www.buzzsprout.com/2412056/epis...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

L’economia circular ja no és un horitzó, és una necessitat! 🌿 📖No us perdeu a la #SetmanadelLlibreenCatalà, la presentació d'aquesta guia cap a la sostenibilitat, amb els seus autors, i conduïda per en Xavier Gabarrell, investigador de l'ICTA-UAB. Tots els detalls aquí: www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Beyond technical risk management! 📢 Discover how communities navigate unequal access to water, safety, and decision-making power in this upcoming workshop with Omar Pérez Figueroa at @ICTA_UAB. Join us! 🔗 www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Can "loved places" help us build a better life beyond material consumption? 🌿 Join our next online seminar with Julia Grosinger as we explore place attachment and post-growth strategies in rural Catalonia. 🔗 www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

La vivienda debe ir antes al planificar proyectos verdes🏢🌳 🗣️Nuestra investigadora @ianguelovski.bsky.social habla en la revista @alternativaseconomicas.coop sobre justicia socioambiental urbana. alternativaseconomicas.coop/articulo/ent...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Canvi climàtic: l'ONU confirma que hem perdut la finestra dels 1,5 ºC 🗣️🎙️📻@estevecorbera.bsky.social, investigador de l’ICTA-UAB, explica a @radio4rne.bsky.social quines conseqüències tindrà aquest nou escenari i quin marge d’actuació tenim per minimitzar els efectes. www.rtve.es/play/audios/...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Still melting in Barcelona! 🌡️🫠 ☀️ Sweating through this heat with our trusty ICTA-UAB fans. Here’s ICTA-UAB researcher Pablo Núñez 👨‍🔬@pablony.bsky.social trying to keep cool near the Torre Glòries! 🪭🏖️

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"Conclusiones científicas" - La Tribuna de Fernando Toll-Messía en @opiniondemalaga.bsky.social aborda la teoría del "decrecimiento" y refiere a @jasonhickel.bsky.social, del ICTA-UAB, quien es uno de sus principales impulsores. www.laopiniondemalaga.es/opinion/2026...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🚨 New study co-authored by ICTA_UAB's @jasonhickel.bsky.social in @Nature Communications Lower-consumption futures in high-income regions reduce warming by 0.3–1.1°C, making them key to hitting climate goals & ensuring global equity. 📖 Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🌍 What's new at #ICTAUAB? ▪️ Urban heat solutions ▪️ Climate gentrification ▪️ The Mar Menor ▪️ Biodiversity & environmental justice Read our latest newsletter and subscribe for future editions 👇 us12.campaign-archive.com?u=3490be2dcc... And subscribe eepurl.com/bGTG7T

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

📰 Ya está disponible la última newsletter ▪️🌡️ Soluciones contra el calor urbano ▪️🏘️ Gentrificación climática en BCN ▪️🌊 Degradación en el #MarMenor ▪️🌱 Biodiversidad y justicia ambiental ¡Y mucho más! 👇 us12.campaign-archive.com?u=3490be2dcc... Subscríbete: uab.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🌱🌊 Sabies que els pobles indígenes porten segles tenint cura de les praderies marines? ⁠ ⁠ Un nou estudi liderat per Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares (ICTA-UAB) posa de manifest com els seus coneixements han estat clau per mantenir aquests ecosistemes vius. ⁠ ⁠ www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🌊🔵Ever wondered why the ocean isn't just one blue? ⁠ ⁠ Ocean color first behaves like a mirror of the sky. But it also has a filter, created by the organisms living in it.⁠ ⁠ 🔬👩‍🔬🤿Our ICTA-UAB researcher, Athina Nikolitsa Kekelou shares some insights into how ocean color works.

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🌊La Región exige al Ministerio todos los estudios sobre el acuífero del Mar Menor. 📝También pedirá al ICTA-UAB los estudios recientes realizados en esta zona. 👁️Lee la noticia completa aquí⤵️ www.laopiniondemurcia.es/comunidad/20... #MarMenor #Murcia #contaminacion

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🔬The visit continued with a tour of ICTA-UAB's laboratories led by Michael Grelaud, followed by a visit to @sostenipra.bsky.social Urban Agriculture Lab with Anna Petit.🍅 A valuable opportunity to exchange knowledge, showcase our research infrastructure, and explore future collaboration. 🤝🌱

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🌏🔬 Yesterday, ICTA-UAB welcomed a delegation from the Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Wanhua Chemical. 🗣️Our deputy Director Álvaro Fernández Llamazares received the visitors and introduced ICTA-UAB's interdisciplinary research, highlighting our commitment to sustainability.

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

La 'gentrificació climàtica' agreuja la crisi de l'habitatge 📻🎙️RNE - Ràdio4 parla amb Amalia Calderón de la seva recerca, que permet identificar zones de l'àrea de Barcelona amb més risc de desplaçament de veïns vulnerables per motius ambientals i socials ⏯️Entrevista www.rtve.es/play/audios/...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

5/5 Key takeaway: building climate-resilient cities also means recognizing changing drug supplies as an emerging driver of climate vulnerability and public health inequity. Read it here www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

4/5 The article calls for climate adaptation plans to better integrate public health, housing and harm reduction policies, while expanding access to climate shelters and affordable, climate-controlled housing.

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

3/5 Using Philadelphia as a case study, the paper shows how climate change, homelessness and changes in the illicit drug supply form a "polycrisis"—interconnected challenges that amplify one another.

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

2/5 New fentanyl adulterants such as medetomidine can cause profound sedation and disrupt the body's ability to regulate temperature, increasing the risk of heatstroke, hypothermia and other weather-related health emergencies.

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

1/5 🧵 What do climate change and the evolving illicit drug supply have in common? In a new *Nature Cities* comment, @andreamcintosh.bsky.social argues that this overlooked link is increasing health risks for people experiencing homelessness.

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ICTA-UAB @icta-uab.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

5/5 📝El mensaje es claro: para construir ciudades más resilientes, la adaptación al cambio climático debe incluir también los cambios en el suministro de drogas y su impacto sobre la salud de las personas más vulnerables. Lee el artículo aquí ⬇️ www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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