Science for Environment Policy @SfEP@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
✨ Our new website is live! ✨
We’ve updated our website to provide easy navigation to discover the latest research and findings on key #environmental policy issues.
Explore the 🆕 website ⬇
https://environment.ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/science-environment-policy_en
RT @IPBES: #Biodiversity is the foundation of #HumanHealth⚕️
Biodiversity...
💧 Underpins the functioning of ecosystems we rely on for food & water
🌱Contributes to local livelihoods, medicines & economic growth
🦠Helps regulate climate, floods & disease
👇Infographic from @unbiodiversity
What has been the #environment impact of #COVID19? 🦠
Our 🆕 Future Brief explores:
🔗 Links between the spread of COVID-19 and #environmental factors
🌾 Impacts on the environment
📚 The lessons learned
There’s just 1 week left until the European Sustainable Energy Week! ⏰ The event will host dedicated sessions on:
🔹 #REPowerEU
🔹 Decarbonisation
🔹 #EnergyEfficiency
🔹 Fair Energy Transition
Register ⬇
https://european-sustainable-energy-week.b2match.io/
It's World #OzoneDay, reflecting action needed to monitor and protect Earth 🌍.
This overview of #air quality reveals 📉 trends in #pollutant emissions. Yet urban exposure to fine particulate matter, including ozone, exceeds @WHO_Europe limits ⚠️.
The #droughts from this summer show the need for long-term strategies to mitigate the risk of water shortages.
Models are used for these strategies, connecting all the elements involved, but face long computing times.
How could the process be improved?⬇
https://rebrand.ly/SfEP570na3
RT @EUAgri: Droughts in Europe in August 2022: severe rainfall deficit is affecting crops and increasing fire risks.
Read the new @EU_ScienceHub report on…
RT @EU_ENV: We need nature to be our 1st ally & push for ambitious 🌍 targets at #CoP15
Today’s #SOTEU speech by @EU_Commission President @vonderleyen reflected on the biggest challenges we are facing, the 🇪🇺 answer to them & the way forward, for people & #ForNature
How can we use science to create policies that work for people and the environment?
Subscribe to the Science for Environment Policy news alerts✉️for fortnightly insights to inform policy making.
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#science #environment @ICLEI_Europe @SciCommsUWE
🔔 The #UrbanMobilityDays 2022 is taking place this month, on 20-22 September 📅!
This year’s theme focuses on sustainable #mobility ♻️🚲, examining the latest challenges and solutions for this key issue.
There’s still left to register 👉 https://www.eumd.org/en/
#UMD22
RT @Transport_EU: 📢Register now for Urban Mobility Days 2022❗️
Choosing walking🚶, cycling 🚲or public transport 🚎 for daily commutes reduces energy usage & emissions.
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RT @proGIreg: What are #naturebasedsolutions and how can we use them to create #sustainablecities? 🏙️
🥕 Learn from proGIreg's 8️⃣ #naturebasedsolutions that have revived post-industrial districts across the #EU 🇪🇺
💻️ Sign-up for our #freecourse #MOOC ➡️ https://progireg.eu/events/?c=search&uid=udYJ79En
#PlantHealth 🌱 is vital for livestock feed, providing micronutrients to ensure good #health.
This study explores the 🇪🇺‘s role in global trade in 3️⃣ micronutrients: iron, zinc and vitamin A.
Learn more ⬇
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/578na1_en-1366-the-micronutrient-content-of-the-european-unions-agricultural-trade-v2.pdf
RT @Food_EU: Plants are our main source of food & nutrition.
That's why pl…
Waste materials from #construction 🏗️ account for a third of all #waste in 🇪🇺.
This study models practices of urban mining in the #Netherlands 🇳🇱, examining the opportunities and limitations behind recycling building materials 🧱.
Global urban energy use 🌍 is responsible for 7️⃣0️⃣% of #GreenhouseGas emissions.
This study explores how using heat to supply district-heating systems 🏙️ could improve #EnergyEfficency and reduce #CarbonDioxide emissions.
RT @EU_ENV: 🆕 The 3rd #EIReview is out!
This Environmental Implementation Review shows that we need better implementation of EU environmental rules across 🇪🇺 Member States, #ForNature & for our health
Find how countries are progressing and what needs to be improved
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_5367
It’s #IguanaAwarenessDay! 🦎
Pollution puts #reptiles like the #iguana at risk, but they are not included in regulations regarding #environmental risk assessment (ERA) of #pesticides.
RT @EUPublications: 6/🧵
Science brings evidence that the #BiodiversityCrisis, #ClimateCrisis and #HealthCrisis are interdependent.
How can #NatureBasedSolutions help us to fight them?
👉https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/c08abcf1-8087-11eb-9ac9-01aa75ed71a1?pk_campaign=EUP&pk_source=EUP&pk_medium=TW
by @EU_ENV & @SciCommsUWE.
How can #SustainableBusiness practices be promoted within the 🇪🇺? 🤔
A new study explores the key factors, suggesting that information on funding sources 💰, the types available and national competitiveness levels matter.
RT @defis_eu: #EUSpace 🇪🇺🛰️ contributes to ensuring #CleanAir, thanks to
📍reduced emissions due to improved positioning from #Galileo
📲continuous #AirQuality monitoring & forecasting by #Copernicus
The EU Space programme contributes to a #HealthyAirHealthyPlanet
This month will feature a range of insightful news alerts to be published! ✉️
Stay tuned to the latest environmental #research findings, subscribe below⬇️
https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/env/user-subscriptions/1701/create
#science #environment #policy @ICLEI_Europe @SciCommsUWE
RT @EU_ENV: No matter where you live, #AirPollution is hard to escape
With our #ZeroPollution Action Plan, we want to make sure that everyone in 🇪🇺 can breathe #CleanAirEU
On this #WorldCleanAirDay, discover more about our actions and policies to #BeatAirPollution: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/air_en
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ A free service providing quality environmental research for evidence-based policy.
🔎👩🔬🌱 Views here do not necessarily represent the European Commission.
Joined Apr 2022
