Category: Week’s highlights
Summer 2021 Economic Forecast: Reopening fuels recovery
The European economy is forecast to rebound faster than previously expected, as activity in the first quarter of the year exceeded expectations and the improved…
Commission puts forward new strategy to make the EU’s financial system more sustainable and proposes new European Green Bond Standard
The European Commission has today adopted a number of measures to increase its level of ambition on sustainable finance. First, the new Sustainable Finance Strategy…
EU code to promote sustainable food system
65 companies and associations signed a new EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business Monday, with a view to increasing the availability and affordability…
Study proves cost-effective polymer sealant could significantly reduce irrigation water loss worldwide
Irrigation is critically important for feeding the world, but it’s not very efficient. About 70% of global freshwater usage goes to irrigation. That percentage is…
LEAK: EU to propose aviation fuel tax in green policy push
The European Commission has drafted plans to set an EU-wide minimum tax rate for polluting aviation fuels, as it seeks to meet more ambitious targets…
Afghanistan: EU mobilises €25 million in humanitarian aid to fight hunger
The Commission is allocating €25 million in humanitarian funding from its Solidarity Emergency Aid Reserve to fight hunger in Afghanistan. Urgent actions to save lives…
Better Planning Can Reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect
In his PhD thesis, EPFL researcher Martí Bosch proposes a method for spatially quantifying the impact of mitigation measures – planting green spaces and…
New investigation shows global human rights harm of NSO Group’s spyware
A new interactive online platform by Forensic Architecture, supported by Amnesty International and the Citizen Lab, maps for the first time the global spread of…
US identifies ”super-emitter” landfills
The US research might have wide-ranging global implications by showing that landfilling is playing a bigger role in accelerating climate change than regulators…
Billions of people will lack access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 2030 unless progress quadruples
The Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) report – Progress on household drinking water, sanitation and hygiene 2000 – 2020 – presents estimates on household access…
EU warned about environmental impact of deep seabed mining
Deep seabed mining for minerals used in car batteries and other green technologies should not be permitted in Europe until there is sufficient knowledge…
Migrant worker numbers rise by five million: ILO
The number of international migrant workers has increased from 164 to 169 million, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, noting a marked rise…
Commission proposes coordinated measures for the safe reopening of the cultural and creative sectors
On Tuesday, the Commission published EU guidelines to ensure the safe resumption of activities in the cultural and creative sectors across the EU. At a…
No place for children in conflict, UN chief tells Security Council
The disregard for children’s rights amid war and upheaval “is shocking and heartbreaking”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday during a high-level open…
EU plans upgrade for occupational health and safety
A new strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027, adopted Monday by the European Commission, sets out key actions needed to improve workers’…
Russia to tax metal exports from August
The TASS press service reported: ‘Duties will comprise the base rate (15%) and the specific component (in US$ per tonne). The value of the…
Food Systems in Conflict and Peacebuilding Settings: Pathways and Interconnections
Failing food systems and the resultant increasing world hunger are among the most pressing issues of our time. With 155 million people acutely food insecure…
Recycling Next-Generation Solar Panels Fosters Green Planet
Tossing worn-out solar panels into landfills may soon become electronics waste history. By designing a recycling strategy for a new, forthcoming generation of photovoltaic solar…
EU institutions strike provisional deal for reform of the CAP
Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU Council reached an informal political agreement Friday on three EU laws that will govern EU farm policy…
The trillion dollar climate finance challenge (and opportunity)
It’s overwhelmingly accepted that climate change is a very significant threat to humanity and while there are countless solutions to tackling what has been described…
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