Launch of UTOPII: a new unit to rethink the environmental impact of engineering research, based on life cycle analysis
Faced with growing environmental challenges, French scientific research must adapt and accelerate its transformation. In this context, CNRS Ingénierie, Aix-Marseille University, the École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC), the École nationale supérieurearts et métiers ENSAM), INSA Lyon, and Sorbonne University are officially launching the UTOPII Support and Research Unit (UAR) – Transdisciplinary Unit for Guidance and Forecasting of the Environmental Impacts of Engineering Research. Launched in January 2025, the project aims to comprehensively assess and reduce the environmental impacts of French research, particularly in the field of engineering and emerging technologies, through life cycle analysis.