Food security: EU to step up its support to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 22, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission adopted today a proposal to mobilise €600 million from the reserves of the European Development Fund to address the current food security crisis aggravated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These funds will support African, Caribbean and...

MEPs reject plan to greenwash gas and nuclear power

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 15, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Two key European Parliament committees rejected Tuesday the classification of fossil gas and nuclear power as environmentally sustainable under the EU’s so-called Taxonomy. The Taxonomy regulation, part of a Commission plan on financing sustainable growth, aims...

Fight against illicit drugs: Launch of the 2022 European Drug Report

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 14, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

  Tomorrow morning, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, will take part in the launch of the European Drug Report 2022, published by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. The Commissioner will be joined by Franz Pietsch, Chair of...

European Research Council supports scientists to explore the commercial potential of their discoveries

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 25, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

  55 grantees of the European Research Council (ERC) have been awarded the Proof of Concept Grants to explore the commercial or societal potential of their research findings. Worth €150,000 each, this top-up funding is part of the EU’s research and...

REPowerEU: Commission launches public consultation on rules for renewable hydrogen

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 24, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

As part of the REPowerEU plan to phase out Russian fossil fuels, the Commission has launched a consultation on two delegated acts clarifying EU rules applicable to renewable hydrogen under the 2018 Renewable Energy Directive. The first proposal, covering Renewable...