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RT @EUClimateAction: The 🇪🇺 side events are kicking off today!
Whether you are in Sharm El-Sheikh 🇪🇬 or joining online, there more than 125 events focusing on key climate topics to follow over the two-week summit.
Full programme and registration 👇
https://digital.cop27eusideevents.eu/event/eu-side-events-cop27
RT @defis_eu: Solar energy 🌞 is crucial for #REPowerEU
Learn more about how the #EUSpace 🇪🇺🛰️ Programme provides services that support the planning of installations, from solar farms to rooftop panels ☀️
It’s great to see the revision of the Ambient #AirQuality Legislation!
Despite significant progress made on air quality 💨 since 2000, researchers found that exposure to air #pollution in urban areas 🏙️ has some of the greatest #health impacts.
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https://rebrand.ly/SFEP5673
RT @EU_ENV: The revision of the 🇪🇺 ambient #AirQuality legislation will help us:
📊 align EU #AirQuality standards more closely with the new @WHO guidelines
🩺 cut de…
Did you know there are species of #jellyfish which are invasive to marine #ecosystems, such as the #Meditteranean?
A study suggests that routine monitoring of boats and marinas could help protect ecosystems from invasive alien species.
RT @EUClimateAction: In 2021, greenhouse gas emissions in the 🇪🇺
were 4% lower than before the Covid-19 pandemic.
We need to keep up the momentum & speed up the emissions reductions we've been making for over 30 years to reach our climate goals.
Read more 👇
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/news-your-voice/news/climate-action-progress-report-2022-2022-10-26_en
How can #science be used to develop laws that benefit both people and the #environment?
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Beech #forests in Europe provide key benefits, such as
🐦 #Wildlife habitats
💧 Contribution to the water and carbon cycle
🪵 A major source of timber
However, #ClimateChange could significantly impact on these forests, reducing beech trees’ growth.
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https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/europes-beech-forests-threatened-climate-change-2022-10-26_en
Did you know that #marine areas 🌊 can hold chemical #pollution within layers of marine sediment?
Researchers assess samples of sediment from the #NorthSea to track levels of 90 chemicals 🧪 over the last century.
Today marks #WorldCitiesDay, highlighting the need for local and regional governments to create greener #cities! 🏙️
This study explores rooftops could help contribute to cities’ renewable #energy, food and water.
RT @NetworkNatureEU: 📣 Great news!
The DG ENV Urban Greening Platform is now ready to provide guidance to cities and towns on restoration efforts 🌳🏘️🐝📐
📌Available here: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/urban-environment/urban-greening-platform_en
RT @LIFEprogramme: The 🌎 is urgently calling for our help.
We need to implement binding goals for climate mitigation & adaptation.
At #COP27, our #LIFEprojects will present to the world their solutions to tackle #climatechange 👉 https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/events/life-projects-cop27-2022-11-06_en
Increasing uptake 📈 of #ElectricVehicles across the 🇪🇺 impacts on #energy demand ⚡, with suppliers now looking towards alternative sources.
A study explores how smart charging could promote #RenewableEnergy adoption.
Our bi-weekly News Alerts offer easy access to scientific findings in 30 thematic environmental areas, with articles curated by an independent Scientific Content Advisory Group.
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RT @NetworkNatureEU: ⚖️What role do justice considerations play in daily works?
Help build our🧠 understanding on this topic in the context of planning low-carbon and #just cities 🏙️by contributing to the @justnatureproj1 survey
Explore here➡️https://www.jotform.com
As sea levels rise 📈, #SaltMarsh #ecosystems, which are effective #carbon stores, continue to expand.
But the carbon lost from the #forests 🌲 they replace may be more than they can absorb in their lifetime.
RT @HorizonEU: Chemicals are part of our daily lives with all the advantages & risks they bring.
💡 But can we do better?
The 🆕 Strategic Research and Innovation Plan (SRIP) focuses on R&I needs, crucial for protecting people & the planet.
RT @EU_ENV: Today, with our 🆕 #ZeroPollution package, we are proposing stronger rules on:
☁️ ambient air
🌊 surface & groundwater pollutants
🏙️ urban wastewater treatment
Because #CleanAirEU and #CleanWaterEU are essential for the health of people and ecosystems: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_6278
RT @ICLEI_Europe: 🗞️Learn about the latest #science for #environment:
🚗🔌#electricmobility
🌊📜 #marine #pollution legislation
🌳🚨 #climatechange threats to #Forests
💼♻️#SMEs & #circulareconomy
Read more in the @SfEP 🇪🇺 news alert➡️ https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/env/newsletter-archives/41563
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What’s required to help advance digitalisation in the #agriculture sector? 💻🎑
#Technology has provided farmers with the potential to transform traditional #farming methods. But further research is needed to inform investment and policy decisions.
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ A free service providing quality environmental research for evidence-based policy.
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