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Large parts of northern Europe experienced a distinct cold spell at the beginning of the New Year. Distinctly warmer than usual conditions prevailed in south-eastern Europe. A pronounced precipitation surplus continued to affect many parts of north-western, central, and eastern Europe.
Rooftop photovoltaics combined with energy efficiency measures and new technologies are promising to achieve net-zero energy buildings and sustainable cities, concludes a research that assessed RTPV impact worldwide based on climate.
A meta-analysis of interactions of environmental policies shows that combining behavioural and traditional instruments works better than deploying a single intervention.
The energy transition, and related scale-up of EU net-zero technology manufacturing, will accelerate demand for workers with the right skills, many of which are already in short supply.
Students living in rural areas or villages are less likely to participate in international mobility programmes because of motivational and language barriers, research shows.
By 2030, the EU is set on course to substantially surpass its target of at least 45% graduates among young adults and slash the share of early school leavers to below 9%.
Unprecedented drought and extreme heatwaves have affected the Amazon basin, threatening one of Earth’s most vibrant ecosystems and local communities.
The main ingredients have been included in a recent policy brief collecting the conclusions of the 9th European Conference on Corporate R&D and Innovation.
New environmental norms for slaughterhouses, animal by-products and edible co-products industries have been adopted under the EU industrial emissions directive.
The abrupt drop in temperatures, which affected many parts of Europe at the end of November/early December, often accompanied by continued wetter-than-usual conditions, had mixed effects on autumn-sown crops.