UK launches calls for energy revolution research consortium
UK Research and Innovation has launched calls for partners to join an energy revolution research consortium, as part of the country’s wider modern industrial...
UK invests £21.5m in tech to capture industrial carbon dioxide emissions
The UK is to invest £21.5m (~€24.5m) in expanding capabilities and reducing costs of technology to capture industrial carbon dioxide emissions. Technology which can capture...
IFAW report shows unprecedented scale of online illegal wildlife trade
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has published a report highlighting the unprecedented scale of the online illegal wildlife trade. The report, entitled ‘Disrupt:...
Darwin Initiative offers £10m for global biodiversity and conservation projects
The UK government’s Darwin Initiative grant scheme has selected 52 global biodiversity and conservation projects to receive £10.6m (~€12m). The announcement coincides with the International...
New measures to support circular economy policy ambitions
EU member states have approved new measures to support the European Commission’s circular economy policy ambitions. Europe has been pursuing circular economy policy ambitions since...
Stakeholders champion EU plan for development and manufacture of batteries
Following the adoption of the European Commission’s mobility package, stakeholders have welcomed the strategic action plan for the development and manufacture of batteries in...
Cañete discusses JCPoA with head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran
European Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete has met with Iranian Vice President Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran. The European Commission...
EIB to fund nearly-zero-energy building complexes in Copenhagen
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a loan agreement to invest €100m in two nearly-zero-energy building complexes in Copenhagen, Denmark. The two nearly-zero-energy building...
EU refers states to court over spent fuel and radioactive waste breaches
The European Commission has referred three EU member states to the Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) over infringements of the Spent Fuel...
EU increases efforts to help member states tackle air pollution
The European Commission has adopted a new communication on clean air, which will help member states tackle air pollution by outlining the available measures. Alongside...
