Dear Colleague,
A fully electric FCA 500 model was recently announced, which finally welcomes also FCA in the arena of e-vehicles.
On TV I have recently watched a programme on e-mobility describing some new electric and/or hybrid vehicles launched by Renault (e-Clio), a new e-Mini and the strategic plan of BMW to have soon 21 cars electric available in their catalogue and in the next years also one car powered by Hydrogen. All these pieces of information sound encouraging to fight climate change caused by transport emissions. However...Read more
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Commission launches global cooperation platform to fight deforestation
The EC has taken a step forward in its work against global deforestation. The new multi-stakeholder platform launched to help protect and restore world’s forests brings together an unprecedented range of stakeholders and expertise:
consumer and producer countries, civil society organizations, and industry associations. Read more
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19 new environment and resources projects to share €150 million of EU funding
The European Commission has selected 19 new environment and resources projects that will share almost €150 million of EU funding:
- 9 projects, selected out of 23 submitted, will receive around €32.5 million under Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge "Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials"
- 10 projects, selected out of 45 submitted, will receive €117.36 million for the five SPIRE (Sustainable Process Industries) and NMPB (Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing) . Read more
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This is how coronavirus compares to the world's smallest particles
- From COVID-19 to air pollution, lately some of the world's biggest threats have been microscopic in size
- This chart shows how different diseases, germs and particles all compare in size.
Z- ika, E-Coli and COVID-19 are some of the smallest particles there are. Read more
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2021 Commission work programme – from strategy to delivery
The Commission adopted its 2021 work
programme, designed to make Europe healthier, fairer and more prosperous, while accelerating its long-term transformation into a greener economy, fit for the digital age. It contains new legislative initiatives across all six headline ambitions of President von der Leyen's Political Guidelines and follows
her first State of the Union Speech. Read more
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The Unsustainability of the Electric Car
Shifting to electric vehicles while maintaining current travelling habits will not deliver emissions reductions required by European Green Deal and Paris Agreement.
The European Green Deal sets ambitious targets for decarbonising the European economy. This includes EU plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% by 2030. The European Green Deal also calls for the EU to become carbon-neutral by 2050. For their part, environmentalists and scientists call for...Read more
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The Website of the Month: WIND EUROPE
WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind power in Europe and worldwide. They report to have over 400 members, active in over 35 countries. In addition to wind turbine manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, their membership encompasses component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, contractors, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies, and
consultants.
WindEurope actively coordinates international policy, communications, research and analysis. They also provide various services to support members’ requirements and needs in order to further their development, offering the best networking and learning opportunities in the sector.
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EPN Consulting Members receive a number of exclusive services including - but not limited to - a repository of selected professional news and papers, and priority invitations to join European projects consortia. Choose among BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD Membership packages. Read more
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