Citizen Science evolved from a long tradition in fields, such as biodiversity and meteorology, into almost all scientific fields. Simultaneously, regional and global communities became well organised and interconnected, and we arrived at a situation in which Citizen Science is not only prominent...
As a cornerstone of its urban mobility policy, the European Commission has strongly encouraged European towns and cities of all sizes to embrace the concept of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs). By improving accessibility to, through and within urban areas and promoting the shift towards ...
Facing today’s climate and environmental emergency, the Commission has committed in its Green Deal for the European Union to take action and to reach zero net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050, while maintaining its economy competitive, thus making the EU “carbon neutral”. The transition to ...
This document summarises outcomes from the EC individual expert reports delivered through its ‘Valorisation of NBS Projects’ initiative. EU research and innovation projects were scanned for results pertaining to key areas such as biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation (including ...
This Occasional Paper reviews how climate change and policies to address it may affect the macro economy in ways that are relevant for central banks’ monetary policy assessment of the inflation outlook. To this end, the paper focuses on the potential channels through which climate change and the...
To reduce emissions by at least 55% in 2030 and build the foundations for a climate neutral Europe by 2050, the Renovation Wave aims to renovate 35 million inefficient buildings by 2030. 85-95% of buildings in the EU are expected to still be standing in 2050. Renovating them is essential to redu...
As in many occasions in marine sciences, it is impossible to know the true value of the primary production rates (PPR) in EU waters. There exist different approaches based on diverse methodologies (water incubation, remote sensing and numerical models) all with flaws and strength. As evaluating ...
