The current report is focused on a technical screening and selecting exercise of climate/weather parameters and indices to be used in a bigger JRC Project on Climate Change Induced Migration (CLICIM). The main aim of the current exercise is to select among several tenths of varia...
Would you like to live in a place filled with mobile vertical gardens, where green facades keep the streets cool and airpurifying plants naturally filter out pollution? The URBAN GreenUP project reshapes urban areas using green solutions to make them more sustainable, liveable an...
The GELCLAD project team have harnessed new construction techniques to create cost-effective, easy-to-install eco-panels that can be fitted to the outside of old and new buildings. The panels’ aerogel provides 45% better insulation than conventional materials, drastically cutting...
The EMBRACED project is finding treasure in our trash. It has developed systems to collect and recycle used nappies and turn them into high-value new materials such as organic fertiliser or packaging film. This is what sustainability is all about - using our resources carefully a...
The EU Ecodesign Directive and the Energy Labelling Regulation aim to improve the environmental performance of products by establishing minimum design requirements and by obligating the provision of consumer information related to a product’s energy efficiency and other environme...
The European Union is determined to lead the way to accelerate climate and environmental action on all fronts. In December 2019, the European Commission presented the European Green Deal – our plan for transforming the EU into a fair, healthy, sustainable and prosperous society. ...
The Commission services and the European External Action Service (EEAS) jointly launched a public consultation on the way forward for the EU Arctic policy. The consultation contributes to a broad reflection on the EU Arctic policy faced with new challenges and opportunities, incl...
Old ships can have a useful and profitable new life as scrap metal. EU rules aim to change current ship recycling practices to make them greener and safer, protecting both the environment and people. ...
