Can Africa power with renewables as it grows?
In sub-Saharan Africa, more than half of people don't have access to electricity. But power usage is projected to double by 2040. Experts are wondering how green energy can replace…
EU to invest €13.5 billion in research and innovation for 2023-2024
The Commission has this week adopted the main Horizon Europe work program 2023-24, with around €13.5 billion to support researchers and innovators in Europe to pursue breakthrough solutions for environmental,…
European Green Deal: Commission proposes rules for cleaner air and water
At the end of October, the European Commission presented proposals for stricter rules on pollutants in ambient air, surface water, groundwater and urban waste water treatment. Clean air and water…
The ozone layer is slowly getting healthier
According to meteorologists at the US-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in early 2022, the amount of ozone-killing materials in our stratosphere had fallen by 50% to levels last seen…
Plastic certificates: Greenwashing or a step to climate neutrality?
Experts have long been warning that we can't recycle our way out of the global plastic crisis, but some companies and NGOs are now offering companies the chance to become…
EU Cohesion Policy: €155.7 million for a just climate transition in Sweden
Sweden will receive €155.7 million in EU grants from the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to support the country's efforts to achieve climate neutrality by 2045 and alleviate the impact of…
EU Cohesion Policy: €9 billion for Croatia’s economic, social, and territorial cohesion, green and digital transition in 2021-2027
Croatia will receive a total of €9 billion from the Cohesion Policy in 2021-2027 in the framework of its Partnership Agreement with the Commission to promote the economic, social, and…