Environment and Energy

Horizon Europe: EU Missions on track to meet their 2030 ambition towards a greener and healthier continent

During their first two years, the EU Missions in Horizon Europe have supported the Commission’s work on the European Green Deal, making Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan. Since their inception, EU Missions have demonstrated their potential to accelerate change. Supported primarily by Horizon Europe funding, they have also connected and supported EU policies and programmes with local …

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New EMFAF call for tender for study on the practice of open registers for vessels

The European Commission launched a new call for tender for a study on flag State responsibilities and “open registers” for vessels registration. The call has a budget of EUR 400,000 and is funded under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). The objective of the study is to provide the European Commission with an up-to-date analysis of the …

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Unlocking the Power of Collaboration: The #SmartEnergyCluster Driving the Smart Energy Transition

Energy-saving blockchain technology, replacing outdated electric motors and integrating smart energy services are among the LIFE projects forming a new #SmartEnergyCluster aimed at achieving a sustainable and efficient energy system. Energy-saving blockchain technology, replacing outdated electric motors and integrating smart energy services are among the LIFE projects forming a new #SmartEnergyCluster aimed at achieving a …

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Imagining a sustainable Europe: four scenarios for 2050 and strategic areas for change

To achieve EU’s sustainability targets by 2050, the Joint Research Centre and experts collaborated to envision four sustainable EU scenarios and identified strategic areas of intervention through a foresight process. To aid policymakers in designing resilient and future-proof strategies, researchers have embarked on an innovative foresight process, envisioning four distinct versions of a sustainable EU in …

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European Green Deal: more sustainable use of plant and soil natural resources

The Commission adopted a package of measures for a sustainable use of key natural resources, which will also strengthen the resilience of EU food systems and farming. A soil monitoring law will put the EU on a pathway to healthy soils by 2050, by gathering data on the health of soils and making it available to farmers and other …

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Skills shortage is delaying the green transition, EIB Municipality Survey shows

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has released the findings of the 2022 Municipality Survey. Covering 744 municipalities across the European Union, this comprehensive survey provides unique insights into past and planned investments, as well as the challenges municipalities face in their digital and green transitions, and the progress they have made in these domains. Since …

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EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’: €106 million for 18 new projects for protection, conservation, depollution and innovation

The Commission announced 18 new projects which will receive over €106 million  to contribute to the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and Waters’. The projects gather over 370 beneficiaries from 36 countries, including SMEs, research institutions, local authorities, schools and businesses. They will play a key role in achieving climate neutrality and restoring nature by protecting and restoring biodiversity in waters, cutting …

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Let’s #BeatPlasticPollution in Europe

From the beaches of the Greek islands to all corners of Europe, European citizens are doing their bit to clean up plastic waste and reduce the amount of plastic in the environment. From the beaches of the Greek islands to all corners of Europe, European citizens are doing their bit to clean up plastic waste …

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EIT Climate-KIC announces new strategic alliance with IIED to tackle climate crisis

In the year of COP28 and the first global stocktake, which will help countries revise and strengthen their response to climate change, EIT Climate-KIC and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) have announced a new strategic alliance. The IIED and EIT Climate-KIC understand the power of new and unusual partnerships, and recognise the urgent need to work …

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Guide to bio-based and circular buildings now available in multiple languages

The EIT Climate-KIC handbook helping cities reduce carbon emissions in buildings and partners, is now available in Spanish and Italian. Bio-based and Circular Buildings for Healthy, Clean Cities: A Handbook to help cities reduce embodied carbon in construction is an interactive manual and tracking instrument to support cities in tackling these issues. Until now, the handbook has only …

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