Category: Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
Ukraine: EU report notes important steps taken in the implementation of the reform agenda
Ahead of the EU-Ukraine Association Council planned to take place on 5 September, the European Union today published its annual Association Implementation Report on Ukraine….
8th Environment Action Programme: EU sets out to measure progress on Green Deal environment and climate goals
The Commission presented a list of headline indicators for monitoring progress towards the EU’s environment and climate goals to 2030, as well as the 2050…
US-European Satellite Will Make World’s First Global Freshwater Survey
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will make measurements of over 95% of Earth’s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography…
US-European Satellite Will Make World’s First Global Freshwater Survey
The Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will make measurements of over 95% of Earth’s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. The Surface Water and Ocean Topography…
Climate change: New approach needed to gauge animal health impact on emissions
Animal health is important to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but greater investment is needed to evaluate the impact, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
Climate change: New approach needed to gauge animal health impact on emissions
Animal health is important to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but greater investment is needed to evaluate the impact, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…
EU targets 15 pct reduction in gas use by next spring
With Europe facing the risk of further gas supply cuts by Russia, the European Commission put forward Wednesday a European Gas Demand Reduction Plan to…
Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD
Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation…
Sustainable consumption: Commission publishes the first progress reports under the Green Consumption Pledge
A year after its launch, the European Commission published the first progress reports of enterprises participating in the Green Consumption Pledge. This initiative encouraged companies…
Almost half of the EU + UK territory at risk of drought
A staggering portion of Europe – (44% of EU+UK) and alert (9% of EU+UK) -is currently exposed to warning drought levels, an assessment of…
Concerned about native biodiversity, volunteers join the fight against invasive alien species
Public involvement is an important component of many invasive species programmes. Volunteers perform early detection of invasive species, track their spread, and also play active…
Russia’s war hits EU economy, hikes inflation
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to negatively affect the EU economy, as Thursday’s interim Summer Economic Forecast points to lower growth and higher…
Tropical Storms Trigger Antarctic Ice Melt
New factors have been identified which contribute to record-high temperatures and ice melt over the eastern Antarctic Peninsula and Larsen C Ice Shelf. The study,…
Develop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO
More vaccines must be developed to tackle antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacterial pathogens, and countries must make better use of the ones currently available, the World Health…
Uber exploited violence against drivers, broke law & used investor money to ‘seduce’ drivers in its global expansion, alleges report; incl. co comment
The cache of files, which span 2013 to 2017, includes more than 83,000 emails, iMessages and WhatsApp messages, allegedly shows how the tech giant…
Innovation Fund: EU invests €1.8 billion in clean tech projects
Today, the EU is investing over €1.8 billion in 17 large-scale innovative clean-tech projects with a third round of awards under the Innovation Fund. Grants…
2nd Covid booster vaccines recommended for Europe
Second booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines should be considered for people between 60 and 79 years old and those with high risk conditions, European health…
State aid: Commission proposes rules to simplify procedures for State aid to green transport
The European Commission has proposed a Council Regulation enabling the Commission to exempt from prior notification under EU State aid rules certain types of…
EU traveller can ’roam like at home’ for 10 more years
The European Union’s new, improved roaming regulation entered into force on 1 July, under which travellers in the EU and the European Economic Area can…
EU invests €5.4 billion in sustainable, safe, and efficient transport infrastructure
The Commission has today selected 135 transport infrastructure projects for EU grants, from 399 project proposals submitted under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s…
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