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 […]
European Union presents its progress towards sustainable development
The United Nations High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development in New York, on the 18 of july, the EU reaffirmed its strong commitment to deliver on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – a shared global roadmap for a peaceful and prosperous world, with human well-being on a healthy planet at its core. […]
Project VicInAqua: Making fish farming in eastern Africa’s Lake Victoria sustainable
EU-funded researchers have developed a system that helps fish farmers in Lake Victoria while also protecting the environment. Overfishing, water shortages and pollution – these are just some of the environmental problems Lake Victoria has been facing over the last few decades. Bordered by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, the world’s second largest freshwater lake provides […]
Sustainable finance: Commission publishes guidelines to improve how firms report climate-related information
The European Commission has today published new guidelines on corporate climate-related information reporting, as part of its Sustainable Finance Action Plan. These guidelines will provide companies with practical recommendations on how to better report the impact that their activities are having on the climate as well as the impact of climate change on their business. The Commission […]
H2020: BBI-RIA: Development of technologies to improve profitability and sustainability in biorefinery operations
This project to develop cutting-edge technologies to improve the cost-effectiveness and sustainability of pre-treatment stages in biorefinery operations is part of the Bio-based Industries Research and Innovation action ( BBI-2019-SO2-R2) sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. The implementation of biorefining concepts at large scales is often affected by the need to achieve a balance between […]
Bringing down the barriers to the uptake of clean energy solutions in Europe
Wind, sun, hydro, tidal, geothermal and biomass are all renewable energy sources (RESs). By using still more renewables to meet energy needs, the EU can reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels while increasing energy production sustainability. Accelerating the uptake of renewable energies represents a key solution to decarbonisation and climate change mitigation. Consistent achievements […]
Horizon 2020: FutureEnginePrize-01-2016
Cleanest engine of the future prize aims at reducing the pollution produced by future new vehicles using either gasoline or diesel fuels and their low biofuel blends available on the market. Powertrains/cars in which the improvements are achieved by using significant amounts of fuels or stored energy other than the main fuel (i.e. plug-in electricity, […]
EEA Photo Competition “Sustainably Yours”
Launched by the European Environment Agency (EEA) the photo competition “Sustainably Yours” invites citizens from EEA member countries and West Balkan cooperating countries, from 18 years old, to reflect on the environment and climate impacts of food, energy and mobility. Participants can submit photographs depicting any of the following three categories: – Sustainable food; – Sustainable energy; […]