Dr., Director KU Leuven Institute for Sustainale Metals and Minerals (SIM² Leuven) & Author (Klimaatcrisis/Terra Incognita/Terra Reversa...)

Joined October 2012
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“Europeans want Tesla’s (and smart phones) but they don’t want the mines in their backyard and that is extremely hypocritical”, the opening quote in the documentary “Responsible Mining in Europe: A new paradigm to counter climate change”. View here: vimeo.com/762229908
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Mining in the battle against climate change | News | CORDIS | European Commission (@CORDIS_EU) europa.eu/!QT8wnr
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De shocktherapie van Greta Thunberg, mijn opinie vandaag in De Standaard. standaard.be/cnt/dmf20190925… via @destandaard

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Delighted to see our recent EU ETN SULTAN project video on the valorisation of extractive waste (tailings) has been boosted by the European Commission.
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What have we learnt from the rare earth crisis in 2011? This article investigates the (poor) US responsea and concludes "With renewed rare earth supply concerns during the US-China trade war, the question remains when will the US w…lnkd.in/dKfVhKA lnkd.in/d-yG7p6
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Transforming mining waste into valuable products while recovering valuable and often critical metals? Delighted to share our latest animated EU MSCA-ETN project video...
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What to do with the vast quantities of #mining #waste in Europe? The #EU #MSCA #ETN SULTAN team presents its official video. SULTAN #researcher Jillian Helser explains that the SULTAN target is to transform mining waste (#tailings) into valuable products. youtube.com/watch?v=jp7t6NwO…
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Watch the video of our ETN DEMETER project, as a showcase for 10 years of Marie-@MSCActions !
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Vandaag werd ons "klimaatrapport" i.o.v. Youth for Climate aan de pers voorgesteld. 120 pagina's met ingrediënten voor een systemisch klimaat- en duurzaamheidsbeleid. Fier om mijn steentje bij te dragen als kernpanellid en trekker van één van de tafels. klimaatpanel.be/nl

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Happy to sign this letter by scientists all over the world, just like I signed the previous ones. Concerns of climate protest movement are fully justified. Dr. Peter Tom @PeterTomJones (KU Leuven @SIMsquare)
JUST OUT: Letter to Science, "Concerns of young protesters are justified" by an alliance of authors of previous letters (BE NL FR DE AT CH US UK NZ FI SE & CA). 3228 initial signatories. PLS retweet and sign (see comment below) – this is just the start: science.sciencemag.org/conte…
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Kids for climate trokken vandaag naar de Kinderrechtencommissaris om meer inspraak te eisen in het klimaatdebat! Onze dochter, Marian Jones, was erbij en tevreden met het resultaat.
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De drie Kids for climate initiatiefnemers trokken vandaag naar de Kinderrechtencommissaris in het Vlaams Parlement. Mijn dochter, Marian, was erbij!
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VIDEO. Kids for Climate lanceert internationale petitie: 11-jarige Marian Jones vertaalt Nederlandsta... hln.be/regio/leuven/video-ki… via @HLN_BE

Three 11-year old, Belgian girls have launched an international climate petition for children between 6 and 12. They call upon all adults to help sharing this news. Find out more in their “Kids for Climate” video: lnkd.in/dZPnzCj Press release: kidsforclimate.org/media/Pre…
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Three years after the first ever Seminar on Enhanced Landfill Mining in the European Parliament, EURELCO can now announce it will organise a follow-up EP Seminar on 20-11-2018, co-organised by ETN NEW-MINE and SIM² KU Leuven. lnkd.in/e-yGKnm lnkd.in/eHSQS3R

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Detritus, the new International Waste Working Group (IWWG) journal for Waste Resources and Residues, has just published two new articles on (Enhanced) Landfill Mining, which were developed through the EU MSCA-ETN NEW-MINE project.…lnkd.in/ezxe4_7 lnkd.in/e-HeqYB

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We are delighted to announce that the call for applicants for EU MSCA-ETN SULTAN is now officially open. We are looking for bright and enthusiastic candidates who want to be part of a dynamic, international team of 15 PhD students.…lnkd.in/gqUBzH6 lnkd.in/gEFMDhK

SIM² KU Leuven is delighted to announce that it has secured funding for a new EU H2020 MSCA-ETN project focusing on the Remediation and Reprocessing of Sulfidic Mining Waste Sites. The project is called SULTAN and is set to start o…lnkd.in/gJBRCDH lnkd.in/giCU3Yn

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PyroFlex is an EIT RawMaterials funded project, which offers a network of pyrometallurgical infrastructure and expertise for residue treatment. The PyroFlex team invites you to submit a request via its web-based service platform! lnkd.in/g7Mxiez lnkd.in/gDCFnra

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On June 6, 2018, Prof. Jo Van Caneghem (CHEMARTS & SIM² KU Leuven) will present her inaugural ‘Materials Engineering 2018’ lecture “Beyond waste combustion: the opportunities of waste-to-energy for material recovery in a circular e…lnkd.in/gmB6tgh lnkd.in/gPBFFqk

In the context of the EU Horizon 2020 MSCA-ETN REDMUD project, an international team of researchers have published one of the most detailed ever characterisation studies of the occurrence of scandium in Greek bauxite (residue). Aut…lnkd.in/g-7zRku lnkd.in/gdpMaPB

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