Kategoria: Week’s highlights
New research aims to ease process of plastic waste chemical recycling
Through chemical recycling waste products may be turned back into natural resources by physically breaking down plastic into the smaller molecules it was…
European Health Union: Towards a reform of EU’s pharmaceutical legislation
On Tuesday, as part of its work to create a future-proof and crisis-resilient regulatory framework for the pharmaceutical sector, the Commission has published a public…
‘Time to rethink, transform, and safely restart tourism’, says UN chief
Tourism “touches almost every part of our economies and societies”, enabling the historically marginalized, and “those at risk of being left behind, to benefit from…
Lithuania strong on renewables and recycling – must do better on transport, agriculture and emissions reductions, says OECD
Lithuania has significantly boosted its use of renewable energy and waste recycling but needs to do better in managing environmental impacts of transport and agriculture….
Swiss engineers have invented a new approach to recycling plastic
How to deal with the staggering amount of plastic discarded worldwide each year? How to solve the problem of used plastics and recycle it more…
EU Digital COVID Certificate: Commission awards €95 million to boost access to tests
The Commission has awarded grants to 20 Member States totalling €95 million to purchase COVID-19 diagnostic tests to facilitate the delivery of the EU Digital…
Over 120 Scientific Experts’ Global Ocean Report Shows Unprecedented Climate Change Impact, as Arctic Registers Record Low Ice Levels
Arctic ice levels logged in the last two years have reached record lows, whilst per decade have – on average since 1979 to 2020…
Energy Transition: Commission announces three Energy Compacts at UN High-Level Dialogue in New York
At the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy this week in New York, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans and Commissioner for Energy,…
Pulling the plug on consumer frustration and e-waste: Commission proposes a common charger for electronic devices
On Thursday, the Commission takes an important step against e-waste and consumer inconvenience, caused by the prevalence of different, incompatible chargers for electronic devices. Years…
‘Humanity remains unacceptably close to nuclear annihilation, says UN chief on International Day
“Now is the time to eliminate nuclear weapons from our world , and usher in a new era of dialogue, trust and peace”, declared UN…
Agriculture: Launch of an annual EU organic day
Today, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission celebrate the launch of an annual ‘EU organic day’. The three institutions signed a joint declaration…
Maine requires producers to help pay for recycling costs
For a long time the responsibility for recycling has been put on the shoulders of the consumers. In an effort to shift this…
Zero Waste Scotland releases digital tool to tackle recycling confusion
Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) released yesterday (20 September) a digital tool to help the public combat recycling confusion. The ’first ever’ digital Recycling Sorter,…
2021 university ranking show that European universities have a strong degree of cooperation
Today, U-Multirank, initiated by the Commission and co-funded by Erasmus+, published its 8th university ranking, scoring almost 2,000 universities from 96 countries across the world….
EU falling behind on sustainable investments: auditors
The EU is not doing enough to channel money into sustainable activities, its auditors said Monday, with the transition to a net-zero emission economy…
A project in Alicante develops materials with vegetable waste that are used to manufacture toys
Ibi has been creating children’s toys for more than 100 years. The toy industry flourished in this town from Alicante at the…
Fight against marine pollution: #EUBeachCleanup campaign 2021
Officially launched on 18 August, the 2021 campaign of the #EUBeachCleanup will peak tomorrow on the World Coastal Clean Up Day. Since June, clean-up actions…
First Global Study of Wildfires Reveals Increase in Mortality Rate
The first study into the global impact of wildfire-related pollution and deaths comprehensively links short term exposure to wildfire-related fine particulate matters (PM2.5) in the…
Giant eco-friendly artwork set to inspire world leaders during the UN General Assembly
The 11,000 square meters ‘ephemeral fresco’ was created by Swiss artist Saype. It shows two children building the world of the future in using origami…
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