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October 2023, the warmest October on record © European Union, 2024

Climate-related financial risks are a major challenge

JRC scientists support the European Environment Agency in mapping out the climate risks that Europe needs to prepare for over the next decade, identifying financial risks as a particular concern.

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Map: Mapping chemical footprints in European streams. Source: UFZ

Mapping chemical footprints in European streams

It is well known that if chemicals from domestic sources enter water bodies via sewage treatment plants, agriculture, and industry, this can endanger freshwater ecosystems. In order to find out more about the pollution of European rivers, a research...

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Algae blossom in lake. Photo: ss404045-AdobeStock In addition to phosphorus, nitrogen also appears to be a key driver of algae growth in lakes worldwide. Photo: ss404045-AdobeStock

Lake Ecosystems: Nitrogen has been underestimated

Study shows: Algae growth in shallow lakes around the world is affected not only by phosphorus but also by nitrogen

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New trade agreements to result in positive cumulative impact on EU agri-food trade balance

Ten upcoming free trade agreements (FTAs) will diversify trade sources, thus improve the resilience of EU food supply chains, according to a new JRC study.

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Too much ‘seasoning’ in our rivers: More water scarcity due to future pollution

Many people across the world face water scarcity. Not only because of changing availability of water, but also because of pollution.

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In 2019 only 38% of the total post-consumer waste was separately collected © lovelyday12 - stock.adobe.com 2024

Less than one-fifth of EU plastic was recycled in 2019, but 2025 targets can be still reached

Combined actions such as reduced waste export and increased separate waste collection could more than double the amount of recycled plastic in the EU

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Child plays with building blocks. Photo: Falk / AdobeStock We are exposed to a large number of endocrine disruptors every day. Their health risks are the focus of the ENDOMIX project. Photo: Falk / AdobeStock

Hidden health risks of endocrine disruptors?

Endocrine disruptors are chemical substances that may mimic endogenous hormones and thereby interfere with the endocrine system. The EU research project ENDOMIX, coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Germany, started...

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Wildfires in the Saxon Switzerland / Germany Photo: André Künzelmann / UFZ Wildfires in the Saxon Switzerland / Germany Photo: André Künzelmann / UFZ

Many Devastating Extremes in 2023 were amplified by Global Warming

In 2023, the world reached new record temperatures, with an unprecedented global mean temperature of 1.48°C above pre-industrial levels. These record temperatures strongly increased the intensity of heatwaves, droughts and extreme rainfall associated...

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The bioeconomy includes sectors that rely on renewable biological resources from land and sea, such as crops, forests, fish, animals, and micro-organisms to produce food, materials, energy and services. @ hiv360, stock.adobe.com

A recipe for sustainable bioeconomy: collaborate, engage locally, involve consumers

The JRC put together policy makers, primary producers, consumers and businesses, tasking them with imagining the bioeconomy of the future. Policy recommendations from this exercise are now out.

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Training course in hydrometry - river discharge monitoring using ADCPs, 26-29 February 2024

A very practical hydrometry training workshop on using ADCPs for river discharge monitoring

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