You are what You read

You are what You read - April 2022

Published: Mon, 05/02/22

The EPN Consulting Newsletter No. 140 | April 2022

Editorial

Dear Colleague,

Last week I was in Brussels (again) and I had to travel to an area I have never visited before. Therefore, I planned my trip on Google the night before. On the day, I followed the information provided and reached the venue as planned. Coming back to my hotel in the afternoon, I chose a different route, based on my knowledge of the Brussels public transport network and arrived 15 mins earlier than the suggested route. I was happy with myself and proud of my choice. Read more

Solar's Major Role in Mitigating Climate Change

The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report has issued a stark final warning: "The time to act is right now if we are to mitigate the effects on climate change and limit global warming to 1.5°C, a target set by the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement". Read more

Warming in Europe reached 2°C on average in 2021, EU data shows

Europe endured record extreme weather in 2021, from the hottest day and the warmest summer to deadly wildfires and flooding, the European Union’s climate monitoring service reported on 22 April 2022. Read more

Continued strong demand for European Innovation Council Accelerator in first cut-off in 2022

Over 1,000 start-ups and SMEs submitted a full application for funding for the first cut-off date of 2022 of the EIC Accelerator scheme. The number of applications shows a continued strong demand for EIC funding with a total request of €6.4 billion, of which €4.1 billion for equity investments. Read more

Digital Services Act: Commission welcomes political agreement on rules ensuring a safe and accountable online environment

The EC welcomes the swift political agreement reached today between the European Parliament and EU Member States on the proposal on the Digital Services Act (DSA), proposed by the Commission in December 2020. The DSA sets out an unprecedented new standard for the accountability of online platforms regarding illegal and harmful content. It will provide...Read more

Large hadron collider: A revamp that could revolutionise physics

"I've been hunting for the fifth force for as long as I've been a particle physicist", says Dr Sam Harper. "Maybe this is the year". For the past 20 years, Sam has been trying to find evidence of a fifth force of nature, with gravity, electromagnetism and two nuclear forces being the four that physicists already know about. Read more (photo source: BBC)

The Website of the Month: The EarthDay.org

EARTHDAY.ORG’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day in 1970, EARTHDAY.ORG is the world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with more than 150,000 partners in over 192 countries to drive positive action for our planet. Read more

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Upcoming Professional Events

Find more in our Events section

10 May 2022 – Deadline to submit proposals to the [HORIZON-EIE-2022-SCALEUP-01-01] call (CSA – Expanding Entrepreneurial Ecosystems)

19 May 2022 - Deadline to submit proposals to the [ERC PROOF OF CONCEPT GRANTS 2] call

23 May 2022 – Deadline to submit proposals to the “Support to New European Bauhaus Local Initiatives” call

15 June 2022 - Deadline to submit proposals to the:

~EIC Accelerator Open

~EIC Accelerator Challenge: Technologies for Open Strategic Autonomy

~EIC Accelerator Challenge: Technologies for ‘Fit for 55’

30 June 2022 - Deadline to submit proposals to the:

~The European Capital of Innovation Awards: (European Rising Innovative City category)

~The European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital): (European Capital of Innovation category)

N.B. We have been working on adding Horizon Europe deadlines to our Events section.

08-11 May 2022 – Avignon (FR) – INERTIAL 2022 – 9th IEEE International Symposium on Inertial Sensors & Systems

09-12 May 2022 – Marseille (FR) & Online – EUBCE (European Biomass Conference & Exhibition) 2022

10 May 2022 – Leeds (UK) – SMART TRANSPORT Conference 2022

10-12 May 2022 – Barcelona (ES) – IoT Solutions World Congress

10-12 May 2022 – Karlsruhe (DE) – IT-TRANS 2022 – International Conference and Exhibition

11-13 May 2022 – Malmö (SE) – ICLEI World Congress 2021-2022

12 May 2022 – Silverstone (UK) – Battery Tech Expo 2022

17-18 May 2022 – Amsterdam (NL) – 2nd Conference on Transit Ticketing & Fare Collection in Europe

Visit our Events section for updated information.

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