Thursday, December 31, 2020

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Government Europa brings you the latest Energy & Environment News from across the field of European Government Policy.

Rewilding Europe for biodiversity and conservation

Rewilding Europe for biodiversity and conservation

Dr Nathalie Pettorelli, senior research fellow at the ZSL’s Institute of Zoology and member of the British Ecological Society, answers the questions of Government...
WHO data shows nine out of ten people breathe air containing pollutants

WHO data shows nine out of ten people breathe air containing pollutants

According to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO), nine out of ten people breathe air containing pollutants, demanding action from cities worldwide. Further,...
UN climate change negotiations begin at Bonn conference

UN climate change negotiations begin at Bonn conference

The latest round of UN climate change negotiations have begun at the Bonn Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germany. The UN climate change negotiations come...
Next-generation optimisation of forest data for better forest management

Next-generation optimisation of forest data for better forest management

Seppo Huurinainen, CEO of MHG Systems Oy Ltd., discusses how to combine and intelligently process satellite and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) forest data to...
Lynx Trust UK works to reintroduce the lynx

Lynx UK Trust works to reintroduce the lynx

Government Europa spoke to Dr Paul O’Donoghue about the work being done to reintroduce the lynx into the British Isles, and how legislation at...
Norway is speeding up the green transition

Norway is speeding up the green transition

Vegard Frihammer, green executive officer at Greenstat AS, explores Norway’s green transition to electric and hydrogen vehicles – from slow to progress to European...
EU to ban world’s most widely used insecticides

EU to ban world’s most widely used insecticides

The EU has reached an agreement to ban some of the world’s most widely used insecticides from outdoor use, with the aim of halting...
UK Plastics Pact: 42 companies pledge to fight single-use plastic waste

UK Plastics Pact: 42 companies pledge to fight single-use plastic waste

42 companies have signed a UK Plastics Pact, which commits them to cutting pollution as part of the UK’s overall plastics strategy. Development of the...
Two new projects to increase wind power capacity in Northern Europe

Two new projects to increase wind power capacity in Northern Europe

New commitments in Belgium and Denmark aim to greatly increase wind power capacity in Northern Europe, as part of broader strategies to move towards...
Vella opens EU Environmental Footprint final conference

Vella opens EU Environmental Footprint final conference

European Commissioner for the Environment Karmenu Vella opened the EU Environmental Footprint final conference, discussing the results of the project’s pilot phase and how...

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