EU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiatorsNews
EU offers to raise rich countries’ climate pledge to $300 bn: COP29 negotiators
Baku, Azerbaijan | AFP - The European Union is ready to raise to $300 billion an offer by wealthy nations for annual climate funding to…
SourceNovember 23, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: The EU Space Days live in BudapestNews
Image of the day: The EU Space Days live in Budapest
Budapest, Hungary’s capital and largest city, is situated along the banks of the Danube River, dividing the city into Buda and Pest. The western side,…
SourceNovember 20, 2024
Full articleResearch highlights gaps in EU’s sustainable finance frameworkNews
Research highlights gaps in EU’s sustainable finance framework
The EU’s sustainable finance framework urgently needs to expand. In its current form, the taxonomy will not meet the Paris Climate Agreement target of limiting…
SourceNovember 13, 2024
Full articleImage of the day: October 2024 was the second-warmest recorded October globallyClimate
Image of the day: October 2024 was the second-warmest recorded October globally
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has published its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, focused on key climate trends in October 2024. The bulletin reports that…
SourceNovember 8, 2024
Full articleLisbon event offers a deep dive into ocean dataNews
Lisbon event offers a deep dive into ocean data
DARMSTADT, Germany | EUMETSATPeople with an interest in our oceans – from academics to businesspeople through to representatives from navies and weather services – are…
SourceNovember 5, 2024
Full articlePolicy realities on the ground: ForestPaths observes the effects of current legislation on Europe’s forestsNews
Policy realities on the ground: ForestPaths observes the effects of current legislation on Europe’s forests
To support its objective of advancing forest management practices in Europe with a focus on climate and biodiversity, the EU-funded ForestPaths project has published a…
SourceNovember 1, 2024
Full articleClimate Science Digest: November 1, 2024NewsScience
Climate Science Digest: November 1, 2024
Atlas of the Human Planet: 50 years of population growth and urbanization trends The newly published Atlas of the Human Planet details 50 years of…
Muser NewsDeskNovember 1, 2024
Full articleEU greenhouse gas emissions saw ‘huge’ drop in 2023News
EU greenhouse gas emissions saw ‘huge’ drop in 2023
By Emma CHARLTON with Camille BAS-WOHLERT in Copenhagen | AFP Brussels, Belgium - Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU fell by eight percent in 2023…
SourceOctober 31, 2024
Full articleEuropean leaders meet to re-energise offshore wind powerNews
European leaders meet to re-energise offshore wind power
Odense, Denmark (AFP) - The countries bordering the North Sea meet in Denmark on Thursday to seal commitments to boost offshore wind power, a sector…
SourceOctober 24, 2024
Full articleRoskilde University researchers launch sustainable shrimp production pilot on BornholmNews
Roskilde University researchers launch sustainable shrimp production pilot on Bornholm
Roskilde University (RUC) researchers have secured EU funding to launch an innovative shrimp farming project on the Danish island of Bornholm. With support from the…
Adrian AlexandreOctober 16, 2024
Full articleEU to bar large fishing boats from Bay of Biscay over dolphin risksNews
EU to bar large fishing boats from Bay of Biscay over dolphin risks
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) - The European Commission approved Monday a plan to close the Bay of Biscay on the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts to…
SourceSeptember 30, 2024
Full articleRate of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005: EU monitorNews
Rate of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005: EU monitor
Brest, France (AFP) - The pace at which oceans are warming has almost doubled since 2005 as global temperatures rise because of human-caused climate change,…
SourceSeptember 30, 2024
Full articleSpain’s Ribera gets top EU role steering climate transitionNews
Spain’s Ribera gets top EU role steering climate transition
Strasbourg, France (AFP) - Spain's Teresa Ribera was Tuesday named as executive vice president in the next European Commission, tasked with overseeing the bloc's economic…
SourceSeptember 17, 2024
Full articleGermany joins pushback to EU anti-deforestation lawNews
Germany joins pushback to EU anti-deforestation law
By Umberto BACCHI | AFP Brussels, Belgium - Pressure mounted on the European Union on Friday to delay a ban on imports of products driving…
SourceSeptember 13, 2024
Full articleClimate ambitions face headwinds as EU changes guardNews
Climate ambitions face headwinds as EU changes guard
By Adrien DE CALAN | AFP Brussels, Belgium - What does the future hold for EU climate policies? Next week's unveiling of the new European…
SourceSeptember 13, 2024
Full articleJune-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitorNews
June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitor
By Benjamin LEGENDRE | AFP Paris, France - The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year's record and making…
SourceSeptember 6, 2024
Full articleEuropean Green Deal faces uncertainty as political winds shift right in the EUClimate
European Green Deal faces uncertainty as political winds shift right in the EU
Once hailed as a landmark initiative to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the European Green Deal is encountering significant challenges as political…
Adrian AlexandreAugust 28, 2024
Full articleDenmark and EU push for stronger partnerships with Africa in new strategyNews
Denmark and EU push for stronger partnerships with Africa in new strategy
Denmark, in collaboration with the European Union, is set to deepen its engagement with African countries, emphasizing equal partnerships and aligning with the continent's aspirations.…
Adrian AlexandreAugust 27, 2024
Full articleThe latest buzz – smart hives and dancing robot bees boost sustainable beekeepingScience
The latest buzz – smart hives and dancing robot bees boost sustainable beekeeping
EU-funded researchers are using big data and smart technologies to improve conditions for bees and guide beekeepers. By Sofia Strodt | Horizon, the EU Research…
SourceAugust 20, 2024
Full articleShift focus to well-being, not growth: a new approach for climate-smart livingScience
Shift focus to well-being, not growth: a new approach for climate-smart living
By Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam Ensuring the well-being of citizens while reducing resource consumption has proved to be a massive…
SourceAugust 8, 2024
Full articleEvery last drop: zero-waste water builds water resilienceClimate
Every last drop: zero-waste water builds water resilience
By HELEN MASSY-BERESFORD | Horizon, the EU Research and Innovation magazine The 34 dairy cows chewing the cud on a floating platform in the port of…
SourceJuly 6, 2024
Full articleEU states give final green light to nature restoration lawNews
EU states give final green light to nature restoration law
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (AFP) - EU member countries on Monday gave final approval to a key biodiversity measure, a bloc-wide nature restoration law, after Austria's climate…
SourceJune 17, 2024
Full articleChinese firms exit Romania solar tender after EU probeNews
Chinese firms exit Romania solar tender after EU probe
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) - Two Chinese-owned solar panel manufacturers have withdrawn from a public procurement tender in Romania after the EU launched an anti-subsidy probe,…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleThe EU’s new ecocide law may still let environmental criminals get away with itNews
The EU’s new ecocide law may still let environmental criminals get away with it
By Filippos Proedrou, University of South Wales and Maria Pournara, Swansea University | The Conversation The EU recently passed a law that criminalises actions “comparable to ecocide”. It’s a…
SourceMay 7, 2024
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