The EuroTech Alliance Universities have just announced that they will help pave the way for a climate-neutral future for the EU based on the development of new technologies.
This is in continuation with the new EU Commission announcing its ambitious climate goals earlier this month, goals that will make the EU CO2 neutral by the end of 2050. A goal that will require new technological solutions.
At a conference in Brussels last week, the EuroTech Alliance President, President of Munich Technical University, Thomas F. Hofmann, told underlined, that the alliance is focused on the societal value of the task the leading European universities must solve:
“EuroTech universities have a unique position in supporting the Commission's goals towards a climate-neutral future. Technology is not a means to its own ends but needs to embody our European values and ethical principles. Human-centered engineering for responsible and trustful innovation aimed at protecting our mother nature lies at the bottom of our search for novelty,” said Thomas F. Hoffmann.
The conference was attended by, among others, Fabrizia Benini, Member of the European Commission, Niklas Nienaß, Member of the European Parliament, Andreas Goll Rossau, Vice President of DTU's Student Union, and representatives from industry.
The EuroTech Alliance has just defined its new focus areas for future cooperation. Among the focus areas is 'a sustainable society', where universities will concentrate on e.g. the polar climate, integrated energy systems and CO2 reduction.