Prajal Pradhan

@prajdhan.bsky.social

Asst. Prof. University of Groningen @unigroningen.bsky.social, @irees-research.bsky.social
interested on #ecosystemservices, #foodsecurity #SDGs, #climatechange, #sustainability
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Environmental science 47%

Agriculture 15%

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 18h

Atmos, the student association of the MSc. Energy and Environmental Sciences (www.rug.nl/masters/ener...), is orginaizing February Enerbeer on Inside the IPCC Climate Report. ( www.atmosgroningen.nl/events/febru... )

A joint talk by @klaushubacek.bsky.social and @prajdhan.bsky.social

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · 2d

A new global study in PNAS reveals a stark “Great Divide” in SDG progress 🌍

🚀 SDG 9 (Innovation) surges
⚠️ SDG 3 (Health) cracks—even in rich countries

Yet hope shines:
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Read more: lnkd.in/gdWV5RVW
#SDGs #2030Agenda

Reposted by Prajal Pradhan, Xavier Serra‐Maluquer

Shalik Ram Sigdel @sigdelshalik.bsky.social · 7d

#NewPublicationAlert. We are happy to share our new paper published in the @journalofecology.bsky.social. Here, we tested whether positive or negative tree-to-tree interactions drive seedling establishment & mortality within treeline ecotones.
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Prajal Pradhan @prajdhan.bsky.social · 14d

With 5 years remaining to meet #SDGs, our @pnas.org study shows: SDG progress has stalled/reversed at high levels, but gains made at low levels. Countries are off track to meet SDGs under current trends.
english.cas.cn/newsroom/res...
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
@rug.nl, @irees-research.bsky.social

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Science Newsroom - Faculty of Science and Engineering - UG @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social · 20d

💡"We need to ask deeper questions about the nature and purpose of #innovation."

Prof. @rug.nl Klaus Hubacek responds to the #NobelPrize for economic growth and innovation. Why innovate, and for whom?

Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 www.rug.nl/fse/news/ene...
🧪 #SciComm

Nobel laureates Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt. They were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on economic growth and innovation | Image Nobel Prize Outreach / Nanaka Adachi

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Earth System Governance Project @esgproject.bsky.social · 24d

📬 The December edition of the Earth System Governance Newsletter is here! Packed with community news, key announcements, and opportunities across the ESG network.

Read it here: mailchi.mp/earthsystemg...

Sign up here: earthsystemgovernance.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Earth System Governance Project @esgproject.bsky.social · 26d

Don't forget to submit your contributions to the 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance 🌍

Deadline: 15 January 2026

Individual papers, panel proposals and innovative sessions are welcome.

For more details and submission guidelines: www.earthsystemgovernance.org/2026-bath/

Prajal Pradhan @prajdhan.bsky.social · 27d

Here is another interesting coverage:
rajdhanidaily.com/id/126256/

संरक्षणभन्दा पूर्वाधारलाई प्राथमिकता दिँदा जोखिममा समुदाय : RajdhaniDaily.com

RajdhaniDaily.com | काठमाडौं । नेपालको संरक्षण नीति पछिल्ला वर्षमा जैविक विविधताको रक्षाभन्दा पनि जलविद्युत्लगायत ठूला पूर्वाधार र व्यावसायिक हिततर्फ झुक्दै गएको छ । संरक्षित -

rajdhanidaily.com

Prajal Pradhan @prajdhan.bsky.social · 29d

Here is the coverage of the article in Nepalese media:

biznessnews.com/posts/47764

@dhakalsaurav.bsky.social @irees-research.bsky.social

'नेपालको संरक्षण नीतिहरूले पूर्वाधारलाई प्राथमिकता दिँदा जोखिममा समुदाय'

काठमाडौं- एक नयाँ अध्ययनले नेपालको संरक्षण नीतिहरूले पूर्वाधारलाई प्राथमिकता दिँदा समुदायहरूलाई जोखिममा पार्ने औँल्याएको छ।

biznessnews.com

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · Dec 10

IPCC Chair Jim Skea stressed the scientific foundations for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in his keynote address to the #UNEA7 High-Level Dialogue “Keeping the Promise – Boosting SDGs implementation through the MEAs” in Nairobi today.

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Dec 10

Mooi nieuws: de RUG had eind 2024 31,6% vrouwelijke hoogleraren, een belangrijke mijlpaal. In vergelijking met andere universiteiten laat de RUG de grootste groei zijn, al zijn we er nog niet 🎓

Dit blijkt uit de Monitor Vrouwelijke Hoogleraren van het LNVH 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · Dec 9

Nearly 600 experts met in Paris last week to begin drafting IPCC AR7.
Proud that four @rug.nl researchers are among the CLAs and LAs guiding this global effort.

Details: www.rug.nl/rudolf-agric...

#IPCC #ClimateScience #UGResearch

Reposted by Benjamin K. Sovacool, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Scott C. Doney , and 1 more Benjamin K. Sovacool, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Scott C. Doney, Prajal Pradhan

IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · Dec 5

📣 #IPCC is calling for the nominations of authors for the Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage!

Find out more 👉 https://www.ipcc.ch/2025/11/19/calltficdrccus/

Submissions close 12 December 2025

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · Dec 1

#IPCC Chair Jim Skea said of the IPCC’s first joint Lead Author Meeting in Paris today that the meeting marks the beginning of our assessment of the latest science related to climate change.

🔗 bit.ly/4ir09cC

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Earth System Governance Journal @esg-journal.bsky.social · Dec 1

🌱 How do conservation laws treat ecosystem (dis)services?
Daya Subedi et al. review 111 laws in Nepal and find ecosystem services are increasingly included, but disservices rarely noted. Policies lean toward commercial conservation, sidelining local communities.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Ecosystem (dis)services matter for conservation policies: Insights from Nepal

Ecosystem services have gained increasing policy relevance for their dual role in promoting biodiversity conservation and supporting human well-being.…

www.sciencedirect.com

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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen @rug.nl · Nov 27

De RUG heeft opnieuw de beste bacheloropleiding in Nederland: de opleiding Global Responsibility and Leadership (Campus Fryslȃn) scoort 100/100 punten 👏 Dit blijkt uit de Keuzegids Universiteiten 2026.

Ook heeft de RUG acht topopleidingen met 75 of meer punten 👇
www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...

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Gijs Kaper @gijskaper.bsky.social · Nov 19

Dit gebeurt er, als je van biobased bouwen niet de norm maakt.

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · Nov 11

New study in The Innovation Geoscience shows rising global urban tree cover — but exposure remains unequal, especially for younger and marginalized communities.
🌿🌍
🔗 doi.org/10.59717/j.x...

#UrbanForestry #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateAction @prajdhan.bsky.social @rug.nl

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · Nov 9

Carbon footprint of construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally
Each year, world’s population increases by 80 million, with projections to rise to 9.7 billion by 2050
placing high pressure on need for additional housing and infrastructure

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Carbon footprint of the construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally - Communications Earth & Environment

Cement, brick, and metal use are responsible for more than half of the carbon dioxide emissions from the construction sector, and under a business-as-usual scenario, the sector’s carbon footprint is e...

www.nature.com

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Nov 8

A new Nature Communications study indicates even if all other sectors went #net-zero today, emissions from construction alone would still push the world beyond the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C target by 2050 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Carbon footprint of the construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally - Communications Earth & Environment

www.nature.com

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · Nov 8

Great energy at #ForHimSDG in Nepal — cross-country collaboration, sustainability learning & new ideas for transforming higher education. @prajdhan.bsky.social @klaushubacek.bsky.social @dhakalsaurav.bsky.social @rug.nl

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Earth System Governance Project @esgproject.bsky.social · Nov 4

📢Call for Papers - 2026 Bath Conference on Earth System Governance

Join us in Bath from 8–10 September under the theme “Building Just and Sustainable Futures for Planetary Integrity.”

Submit your paper, panel, or innovative session proposal by 15 January.

www.earthsystemgovernance.org/2026-bath/

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Diego Rybski @diegorybski.bsky.social · Nov 3

Please consider submitting an abstract to DPG Spring Meeting of the Condensed Matter Section (SKM); 8 - 13 March 2026; Dresden: dresden26.dpg-tagungen.de Physics of Socio-Economic Systems Division: www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigunge...

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Infopoint #Klimawandel #Artensterben @infopointa.bsky.social · Nov 2

"CO2-Fußabdruck des Bausektors wird sich bis 2050 weltweit voraussichtlich verdoppeln"

Carbon footprint of the construction sector is projected to double by 2050 globally
Chaohui Li et al 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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Dr. Earhart Sampson, PhD🌎 @earhart.bsky.social · Nov 2

THIS.

Construction now drives one-third of global carbon emissions: www.earth.com/news/constru...

Construction now drives one-third of global carbon emissions

Construction is responsible for one-third of global CO₂ emissions, a trend that could derail climate targets with no major material shift.

www.earth.com

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Oct 31

Cement, brick, and metal use are responsible for more than half of the carbon dioxide emissions from the construction sector, and the sector’s carbon footprint could exceed the annual carbon budget, according to an analysis in Communications Earth & Environment. go.nature.com/4op0VZR 🧪

This is figure 1, which gives an overview of carbon footprints of the construction industry.

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · Oct 31

As the world marks #WorldCitiesDay (31 Oct), our paper in Communications Earth & Environment warns: construction’s carbon footprint could double by 2050 without a “material revolution.”

🔗 Read: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
📊 Media: nature.altmetric.com/details/1829...

#Sustainability

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IREES @irees-research.bsky.social · Oct 27

The global construction sector’s carbon footprint could double by 2050, warns a new @rug.nl study.
A “material revolution” toward low-carbon, circular & bio-based construction is urgently needed.
🔗 www.rug.nl/wubbo-ockels...

#ClimateAction #Sustainability #WorldCitiesDay

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Saurav Dhakal @dhakalsaurav.bsky.social · Oct 18

I travel, meet inspiring people, and share Nepal’s beauty
But to brand Nepal as a low-carbon tourism destination, posters aren’t enough — we must build systems, routes, and communities rooted in sustainability at home.
#LowCarbonTourism #SustainableTravel

Reposted by Peter Thorne, Ed Hawkins, Prajal Pradhan , and 1 more Peter Thorne, Ed Hawkins, Prajal Pradhan, Nerilie J. Abram

Valérie Masson-Delmotte @valmasdel.bsky.social · Oct 16

Every ton of CO2 matters :
@climatenerilie.bsky.social quantifies the climatic impacts of one large fossil fuel project and its implications for further human heat exposure or coral reef loss, and how committed emissions challenge climate pledges

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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