Happy one year anniversary, NILU AB!
Sunday 1 September 2024, our Swedish subsidiary turned 1 year old!
State of the Climate report confirms new climate-related records in 2023
Greenhouse gas concentrations, global temperatures across land and oceans, sea surface temperatures and wildfires: Several climate-related records were broken last year.
The EU project IRISCC will strengthen resilience against climate change
On 1 April 2024, the new European research infrastructure project IRISCC was launched in Helsinki. The ambitious project will focus on risks that are driven and intensified by climate change.
Large parts of Southern Europe must brace for wildfire season
May 2024 was the warmest May on record, according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service. In Greece, the wildfire season has already started. What do NILU’s forest fire experts expect the summer will bring for Europe – and Norway?
Nitrous Oxide Emissions Grew 40 Percent from 1980 to 2020
According to a new report by the Global Carbon Project, emissions of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse gas about 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide – continued unabated between 1980 and 2020.
Negative correlation between soil salinity and soil organic carbon variability
We often overlook the soil beneath our feet. Still, it is a vibrant and complex ecosystem that plays a critical role in supporting life on Earth.
EarthCARE – the White Dragon – is in Space
The European-Japanese EarthCARE mission was successfully launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 00.20 CEST on Wednesday 29 May 2024.
Where do contaminants in the Arctic come from? Meet the Nested Exposure Model
Measuring concentrations of contaminants in Arctic air and biota is important. Still, it’s not always easy to know from measurements alone where contaminants originally come from. And how do they end up in fish caught in the Arctic?
Norwegian-Polish collaboration on atmospheric pollution deposition is completed
This week, Norwegian research institute NILU and Polish CIEP finalized their collaboration on setting up a new atmospheric deposition monitoring network in Poland.
POLARIN: Unique network for polar research infrastructures
For the first time, scientists will have access to research infrastructures in both the Arctic and Antarctica through a single, unique project.
Dr Maria Dusinska awarded Slovak Order
On January 1st 2024, the Slovak president Zuzana Čaputová bestowed the Order of Ľudovít Štúr 2nd class to NILU’s Dr Maria Dusinska.
Winter (holiday) is coming
Do you know the historical reason why we have winter holiday in Norway? Hint: It’s about heating – and money.
NILU contributes to ENVRI-Hub NEXT
NILU and ACTRIS is an integral part of the ENVRI-Hub NEXT project, which will bring the gateway to discover the interdisciplinary environmental research data – ENVRI-Hub – to the NEXT level.
Tomas Nordlander new CEO at NILU
NILU’s board has decided to appoint Tomas Nordlander as NILU’s new CEO from 1 May 2024.
New PhD at NILU: Lara Cioni
On 6 December, Lara Cioni defended her thesis “Human Exposure to PFAS and Other Anthropogenic Organofluorine Chemicals in Tromsø between 1986 and 2015″ for her PhD in health sciences at UiT the Arctic University of Norway.
Net4Cities: A Network for Healthier Cities
The transport sector is a major contributor to environmental degradation, including air and noise pollution and damage to ecosystems and human health. A new research project, Net4Cities, will monitor and generate data to make it easier to assess related health impacts.
NILU’s got a new outfit
Today we launch our new visual identity!
Air pollution levels still too high across Europe
Air pollution in Europe remains well above recommended World Health Organization (WHO) levels, posing a significant threat to our health.
New PhD at NILU: Helene Lunder Halvorsen
On 25 October, NILU scientist Helene Lunder Halvorsen defended her doctoral thesis “Sources and processes controlling the occurrence of legacy POPs and organic contaminants of emerging concern in European air”.
New PhD at NILU: Elisabeth Elje
On 6 October, scientist Elisabeth Elje at NILU’s department of environmental chemistry and health defended her doctoral thesis “Advanced lung and liver models for hazard characterization of nanomaterials”.
John Rune Nielsen steps down as CEO of NILU
Nielsen takes up his new position as CEO at the Swedish Environmental Research Institute IVL on 1 January 2024.
Biological particles affect Arctic clouds – and the climate
New research findings show a connection between biological particles and the formation of ice crystals at high temperatures in clouds in the Arctic.
ACTRIS-Norway after one year of work
The second ACTRIS-Norway annual meeting was held at Norsk Folkemuseum on Bygdøy in Oslo on 18 September.
NILU opens in Sweden
On Friday 1 September 2023, the climate and environmental research institute NILU establishes a subsidiary institute in Sweden. With that, NILU goes from being Norwegian to becoming Scandinavian.