From June 23 to 27, 2025, the CBH Graduate School, in partnership with the DefiCO2 research consortium, welcomed 18 master and PhD students of 14 different nationalities to the Grenoble campus to discuss and imagine ways of reducing the carbon footprint of research.

The program included visits, presentations, meetings with scientists from the Université Grenoble Alpes and from a variety of backgrounds, and above all group workshops to build an action plan to reduce a laboratory's carbon footprint.

The week ended with students presenting their group work, and discussing possible courses of action and improvements. We congratulate them on their commitment and the quality of their work, which reflects the richness of the week's discussions and reflections.

     
 

Detailed program

Monday June 23, 2025

9:00 Welcome / registration
9:30 - 10:15 Introduction
Sabine Lavorel, UGA deputy president in charge of ecological transformation of Université Grenoble Alpes
CBH Graduate School and DefiCO2 presentation / Organization of the Summer School
Jean Breton (CBH Graduate School), Véronique Blandin (DefiCO2)
10:15 - 11:15 The environmental transition: an opportunity for research community
Stéphane Guillot (ISTerre) in charge of environmental transition at CNRS
11 :15 -12 :15 Team building and challenge presentation
Buffet
13:15 – 14:30 Visit of the Department of Molecular Chemistry (DCM)
14:30 – 17:30 Workshop: My carbon footprint et the one of research Adrien Quintard (DCM)

Tuesday June 24, 2025

9:00 – 10:00 How to promote active and sustainable travel modes? The contribution of behavior change models in psychology
Aïna Chalabaev (SENS)
10:00 – 11:00 The carbon footprint of data
Mathilde Aubouin (GAEL)
11:15 – 12:15 Team work on the challenge
Buffet
13:15 – 17:30 Workshop: reducing environmental impact of research Adrien Quintard (DCM)

Wednesday June 25, 2025

9:00 – 10:00 Life Cycle Assessment, a tool for anticipating environmental impacts of products or processes illustrated with an application to a medical device: an orthesis
Damien Evrard (G-SCOP)
10:00 – 11:00 The controversial environmental assessment of biofuels and green electricity: what lessons can we learn for sustainable aviation fuels
Thomas Reverdy (PACTE)
11:15 – 12:15 DefiCO2 PhD presentations
Eva Cavallari (LPCV), Kaisse Hamada (LEPMI), Soline Beitone (LMGP G-SCOP), Alberto Picoli (DCM)
Buffet
13:15 – 17:30 Team work on the challenge

Thursday June 26, 2025

9:00 – 12:00 Visits of wastewater treatment plant
Buffet
13:00 – 17:30 Team work on the challenge

Friday June 27, 2025

9:00 – 12:30 Team work on the challenge
Buffet
13:30 – 16:30 Pitch presentation and discussion