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Cleaner air for a better life The Barcelona Supercomputing Center team – 26th of July 2022 The quality of the air we breathe is important for our health. Cars, homes, factories, farms and natural sources can all release pollutants into the air and worsen the air quality. Most of the world’s population lives in places […]
Environmental awareness and accessibility in video games. The Sims 4: Eco Lifestyle. (María Eugenia Larreina Morales and Chiara Gunella (UAB team) –14th of July 2022 The Sims is a popular life simulation video game series developed and published by Electronic Arts. The first game was released in 2000, and soon after sequels and expansion packs […]
Is Your Diet Sustainable? Jana Faschinger-Sanborn (ECQA team) – 23rd of June 2022 When thinking of ways for one to be more sustainable on a day-to-day basis, most people think of activities such as switching old lightbulbs to LED ones, using public transportation where possible, switching out plastic straws with metal straws or bringing […]
Can we travel more sustainably? Đorđije A. Vasiljević (University of Novi Sad) – 2nd of June Travel is all about experiences, excitement, exploration and, of course, relaxation. Tourism pushes us to explore new places and meet new people. Consequently, if we are serious about maintaining our beautiful planet, we must consider the consequences of our […]
GreenSCENT has been selected as an official partner of EU Green Week The UAB team – 24th of May 2022 The EU Green Week is one of the key events in the EU environmental policy calendar. It is an annual event in which environmental policymakers, leading environmentalists, stakeholders, and other interested parties from across […]
GreenSCENT at the Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2022 The UAB Team – 18th of March Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) takes place on Thursday 19 May 2022 and is an event that is celebrated every year around the world, aimed at raising awareness on the importance of digital accessibility and inclusion in an increasingly diverse […]
Launch of GreenSCENT User Panels The UAB team – 13th of May 2022 Here at the GreenSCENT project, we want to engage people of all ages with environmental issues. We have recently launched our User Panels, which is the first phase of our research. As part of our User Panel research, we will collaborate with […]
The Cleanair@School initiative has started! The 4Sfera team – 12th of May 2022 Hi, we have lots of news to share with you! As one of the partners in the GreenSCENT project, we at 4Sfera are working on the Cleanair@School initiative. What is it? We are piloting the use of passive sensors to be […]
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) approach in GreenSCENT Nina Wessberg, Maria Åkerman, Zarrin Fatima, (VTT) – 26th of April 2022 Citizen science can be described as public participation in scientific research. The aim of citizen science is to create research that is meaningful for citizens and the society. The citizen science approach, in practice, means […]
GreenSCENT at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) UAB team – 8th of April 2022 One of the goals of GreenSCENT is to foster awareness and actions for climate justice. One way to achieve this aim is to join round table discussions where themes, such as green and smart education, accessibility and sustainability […]
