News and Events for Policymakers
Consumption data and carbon footprint calculators require support from our everyday environment to enhance changes in consumption
Changing consumption patterns is essential for curbing environmental problems. Several applications have been developed to collect consumption data and calculate environmental impact. A new dissertation reveals that these alone will not generate...
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From science to action: finding a common European approach for tracking SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in wastewater
It is seven in the evening and JRC scientist Bernd Gawlik is multitasking: he is preparing a dinner with a recipe originating from the German part of Silesia – the region his family is originally from – while drafting replies to a journalist on...
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New genomic techniques: where do we stand?
The JRC contributed to a new study published today by the Commission on the status of new genomic techniques under Union law.
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The European bioeconomy in 2050: four foresight scenarios
The Commission’s 2020 Strategic Foresight Report mentions the potential of a sustainable bioeconomy, to transform Europe’s agricultural and industrial base and create new jobs, whilst enhancing our natural resources and ecosystems.
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International cooperation to reduce pollution in Barents region continues despite of pandemic
Environment continues to be a high priority for the Barents cooperation. Foreign Ministers of the four Barents countries - Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden - emphasized it during the annual International Kirkenes Conference held on 17 February this...
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Jordan’s worsening water crisis a warning for the world - Study shows: Only a comprehensive reform can help
Prolonged and potentially destabilizing water shortages will become commonplace in Jordan by 2100, new research by an international team of researchers including the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) finds, unless the nation...
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EU project PrecisionTox starts - Focus on protecting people from the harmful effects of chemicals
A major research project to shape regulation and policy on chemical safety without the use of animal testing has been launched with the aid of €19.3M funding from the European Commission. Under the lead of the University of Birmingham, 15 European...
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Keeping Europe’s seas clean: a new manual for harmonised litter monitoring
Released today, a new manual will support people entrusted with monitoring marine litter to record the data they collect in a harmonised way.
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World Water Day calls attention to valuing water – Finnish Environment Institute offers versatile water expert services worldwide
Today we celebrate the World Water Day and this year’s theme is ‘Valuing Water’. As stated by the UN High Level Panel on Water: “In order to recognise the value of water you need to understand water and manage it sustainably”.
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PEER-webinar on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and risk
The webinar, open for all PEER members, will summarise insights from PEER-TRISD project, and provide ideas for future work on the Sustainable Development Goals, resilience and adaptation in PEER organisations. The webinar is on Tuesday, May 18, at...
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