PdH at University of Groningen – Bourses de recherche Pays-bas 2018

The goal of de-carbonizing economy and society, without curbing economic growth and prosperity, poses a formidable challenge to mankind and science. On the one hand, it seems difficult, if not impossible, to put in practice such a formidable goal beyond the real intentions in an ever-changing technological, political and economic context. What are the best technologies, policies and practices to be pursued to achieved de-carbonization in the fastest and most effective way? On the other hand, this challenge raises fundamental, theoretical questions for science: what is the nexus between complexity and energy? What is a complex system and how we deal,...