The European Commission and the Haute-France region – as the European Urban Initiative (EUI) lead agency – announced on 31 March the selection of 20 innovative projects under its third call for innovative urban initiatives. These projects, funded with €94 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and to be implemented in thirteen EU […]
EU introduces flight emissions label to promote more sustainable travel
The Commission today adopted a Regulation introducing a Flight Emissions Label (“FEL”) to clearly and reliably calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from flights. Airlines operating flights within the EU or from the EU will be able to voluntarily adhere to this label, which will be fully operational from July 2025. From next summer, passengers will […]
Online course: Activism Inside Out
Are you concerned with the current state of affairs of our planet? Do you want to create a fairer and more sustainable world? Do you struggle to keep up with all the events and crises that are happening in the world, and the accelerating pace at which they are unfolding? Do you sometimes feel a […]
Council publishes 2023 international climate finance figures
In 2023, the European Union and its 27 member states contributed €28.6 billion in climate finance from public sources and mobilised an additional amount of €7.2 billion of private finance to support developing countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The Council published the figures today, in […]
Climate report shows the largest annual drop in EU greenhouse gas emissions for decades
EU greenhouse gas emissions fell by 8.3% in 2023, compared to 2022, reveals the latest climate action progress report by the European Commission. The report states that net greenhouse gas emissions are now 37% below 1990 levels. Over the same period, EU Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 68%. This points to the fact that reducing emissions and economic growth are compatible. […]
PhD scholarship within Forest Ecology in Norway
Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management (MINA) at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) has a vacant 3-year PhD position in forest ecology. Forestry has made long-term impacts on the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of boreal forests. Among the most important differences between managed and near-natural forests are the amount and diversity of […]
Project Adviser / Scientific Officer In Ecology in the ERC
Job Description ERC Project Advisers / Scientific Officers support the work of senior external scientific experts (“Peer Reviewers”) in evaluating proposals for ERC grants and monitor the scientific progress of ERC-funded projects in their Panel Team or Panel Teams, under the supervision of senior Scientific Officers / Panel Coordinators. Key strengths needed to establish trust-based […]
Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting to be held on July 18
EU agriculture ministers will meet in Brussels to discuss the recent Commission’s proposal on the regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products and agree on a set of conclusions for the aquaculture sector. Ministers will also receive a presentation by the Czech presidency regarding its main priorities in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. […]
EIC Accelerator Challenge: Technologies for ‘Fit for 55’
Scope This EIC Accelerator Challenge aims at supporting the development and scaling up of technologies and boosting breakthrough innovations that strengthen the green transition. Breakthrough innovations for this Challenge should have the potential to create significant economic, competitiveness and employment benefits for Europe. This Challenge targets ground-breaking innovations in any field of technology that have […]