A wide variety of rapid and long-term societal developments in Europe and globally have important effects on the environment in Europe. A European Environment Agency (EEA) report analyses these ‘drivers of change’, providing insights on their impacts on EU sustainability ambitions. The EEA report ‘Drivers of change of relevance for Europe’s environment and sustainability’ provides […]
LIFE. Programme for the Environment and Climate Action. Environment
This LIFE programme provides financial support for the preparation of a proposal for an Integrated Project in order to implement: a River Basin Management Plan (RBMP), a Waste Management Plan (WMP) or an Air Quality Plan. Deadline 16 July 2020 17:00:00 Brussels time More information Call
H2020. Environmental Intelligence
New synergies between the distant disciplines of environmental modelling, advanced sensor research, social sciences, and Artificial Intelligence can lead to radically new approaches for creating and using dynamic models of the environment, including predictive modelling, scenario testing and real-time tracking. The ultimate goal is to build a systemic understanding of the socio-environmental inter-relationships, for instance, […]
Renewable energy in Europe
Renewable energy is the collective name for energy, that is produced using the earth’s natural resources, like sunlight, wind, water resources (rivers, tides and waves), heat from the earth’s surface, or biomass. The process, by which these renewable resources are converted into energy, emits no net greenhouse gases, which is why renewable energy is also […]
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, […]
H2020. New biotechnologies to remediate harmful contaminants: Europe-China cooperation
Pollutants resulting from human action are detrimental to ecosystems at different functional levels, representing an important economic load for society. Specific Challenge Environmental pollution is a major global issue affecting natural resources and the environment in generic terms and creating important concerns for human health in particular. Scope Proposals should cover the following activities: Research […]
CryoSat brings us closer to understanding what happens in the Antarctica’s biggest glacier
Ice loss from Pine Island Glacier has contributed more to sea-level rise over the past four decades than any other glacier in Antarctica. The way this huge glacier is thinning is complex, leading to uncertainty about how it is likely to raise sea level in the future. Thanks to ESA’s CryoSat mission, scientists have now […]
Biodiversity loss: Impact and EU measures
Biodiversity, or the variety of all living things on our planet, has been declining at an alarming rate in recent years, mainly due to human activities, such as changes in land use, pollution, and climate change. Biodiversity Biodiversity is traditionally defined as the variety of life in all its forms. It includes the number of […]
H2020. Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials: Addressing wild pollinators decline and its effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Wild pollinators are declining in occurrence and diversity in the EU and numerous species are threatened with extinction. Specific Challenge This is a serious cause for concern because pollinators are an integral part of healthy ecosystems, where they play a central role in the maintenance of ecosystem functioning. Without them, many plant species would decline […]