Category: Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
EU states agree higher targets for renewables
EU ministers adopted a general approach on two legislative proposals that tackle energy aspects of the EU’s climate transition, the renewable energies directive and the…
ICC at 20: Five things you should know about the International Criminal Court
Trying the gravest crimes, involving victims, ensuring fair trials, complementing national tribunals: in its first 20 years of existence, the International Criminal Court has made…
EU agrees new social, environmental reporting rules for large companies
MEPs and EU governments struck a provisional deal Tuesday on new reporting rules for large companies, with obligations to disclose their impact on environment, human…
Melting Arctic Ice Could Transform International Shipping Routes, Study Finds
With climate change rapidly warming the world’s oceans, the future of the Arctic Ocean looks grim. Climate models show that parts of the Arctic that…
Migration and Asylum: Commission welcomes today’s progress in the Council on the New Pact on
The Commission welcomes that Member States have agreed today to start implementing a voluntary solidarity mechanism by offering relocations, financial contributions and other measures of…
Food security: EU to step up its support to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The European Commission adopted today a proposal to mobilise €600 million from the reserves of the European Development Fund to address the current food security…
Commission supports the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance to reduce EU dependency on Russian gas
The Commission is hosting the fourth Forum of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance. Members of the Alliance will discuss the Commission’s REPowerEU Plan, which sets…
Eurobarometer: Europeans set defence and energy autonomy as key priorities for 2022
A Eurobarometer released today shows that European citizens support massively a common security and defence policy and expect the EU to phase out its dependency…
EU and Egypt step up cooperation on climate, energy and the green transition
Today in Cairo, on the occasion of the visit of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and her meeting with Egyptian President El Sisi, the…
MEPs reject plan to greenwash gas and nuclear power
Two key European Parliament committees rejected Tuesday the classification of fossil gas and nuclear power as environmentally sustainable under the EU’s so-called Taxonomy. The Taxonomy…
Climate change: More fossil fuel investment, just ‘delusional’, warns Guterres
New funding from governments for fossil fuel exploration or production is simply “delusional” the UN chief warned on Tuesday, adding that it would only…
Fight against illicit drugs: Launch of the 2022 European Drug Report
Tomorrow morning, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, will take part in the launch of the European Drug Report 2022, published by the European…
World’s most vulnerable now paying even more, for less food: FAO
Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record but worryingly,…
Modernisation Fund invests €2.4 billion to accelerate the green transition in 7 beneficiary countries
Today, the Modernisation Fund made available €2.4 billion to seven beneficiary countries to help modernise their energy systems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions in energy, industry…
Act now to end food, energy and finance crisis, Guterres urges world leaders
Ripple effects from the war in Ukraine have generated a severe cost-of-living crisis which no country or community can escape, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said…
EU reaches political agreement on adequate minimum wage
The European Parliament and EU Member States reached political agreement Tuesday on EU rules to set adequate minimum wages, as provided by national law and/or…
UAF Scientists Find New Indicators of Alaska Permafrost Thawing
More areas of year-round unfrozen ground have begun dotting Interior and Northwest Alaska and will continue to increase in extent due to climate change, according…
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