The European Union supports environmental and nature conservation projects through the LIFE programme. This call provides financial support for the preparation of a proposal for an Integrated Project in order to implement a specific set of strategic climate plans or strategies: – Climate change adaptation Integrated Projects: should aim at the implementation of national, regional or […]
LIFE Programme: Environment and Climate Action. Mitigation
The European Union supports environmental and nature conservation projects through the LIFE programme. This call provides financial support for the preparation of a proposal for an Integrated Project in order to implement a specific set of strategic climate plans or strategies: – Climate change mitigation Integrated Projects: national, regional or industry-/sector-specific greenhouse gas mitigation strategy […]
Thanks to COVID-19, it’s time to flatten the curve on climate change
“Whilst COVID-19 has caused severe international health and economic crisis, failure to tackle climate change may threaten human well-being, ecosystems and economies for centuries,” the UN’s World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a conference on the occasion of Earth Day. “We need to flatten both the pandemic and climate change curves.” Combat climate change […]
Member States must cut emissions across all sectors to achieve EU climate targets by 2030
Emission cuts in the European Union’s (EU) Effort Sharing sectors need to accelerate considerably from 2018 onwards to achieve the current EU 2030 targets, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing. In particular, the large amount of emission reductions from planned measures in the transport sector need to materialise through concrete actions. The EEA […]
Biodegradable packaging using polymers from fruit waste
Today, fresh as well as convenience food is sold in packages which results in significant environmental impacts and pollution due to the plastic materials associated with the packaging. Current challenge One answer to plastics in packaging are biodegradable materials, on the market for many years and their market share continues to grow. But there are […]
Europe needs to limit climate change
Europe’s many regions are expected to face worsening impacts of climate change over the next decades. A compilation of several existing maps published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) today illustrates how drought, heavy rain and flooding, forest fires and sea-level rise could affect some selected regions in Europe, including Central Europe, the Iberian peninsula, […]
The climate change, the first priority for Europeans
Combating climate change should be Parliament’s top priority, new Eurobarometer reveals, highlighting youth-led climate protests as great influencers. Eurobarometer “Combating climate change and preserving our environment, oceans and biodiversity” should be the European Parliament’s (EP) biggest priority, EU citizens say in a new Eurobarometer survey commissioned by the EP and conducted in October 2019, and […]
The European Union, Iceland and Norway agree to strengthen their cooperation in climate action
Climate change is a global threat and demands global action: the more countries join forces, the bigger the chances we can master this major challenge of our generation. The European Union, Iceland and Norway today agreed to extend their cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. […]
Protecting the world’s forests : European Commission steps up EU action
The European Commission has set out a new framework of actions to protect and restore the world’s forests, which host 80% of biodiversity on land, support the livelihoods of around a quarter of the world’s population, and are vital to our efforts to fight climate change. The comprehensive Communication published today introduces measures for enhanced international cooperation […]