UK summit discusses technological approaches to tackling the illegal wildlife trade
Representatives from global technology companies have met with conservationists to discuss technological approaches to tackling the illegal wildlife trade, at an event in the...
Automated agriculture with Sparter, the selective harvester
The automation transformation is seeing agriculture transformed. Cerescon’s Thérèse van Vinken and Ad Vermeer discuss how their selective harvesting machine, Sparter, will revolutionise asparagus...
The EU Water Framework Directive: creating sustainability
Johannes Lohaus, secretary general of the European Water Association, explores the work of EWA in ensuring a sustainable future for the water sector through...
Commission to increase funding to support the environment and climate action
For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the commission is proposing to increase funding by almost 60% for LIFE, the EU programme for the...
Exempting large electricity users from network charges illegal, EU rules
Following an investigation, the European Commission has concluded that a German scheme to exempt large electricity users from network charges breached state aid rules. Germany...
Non-potable wastewater reuse will alleviate water scarcity, says EU
New measures to facilitate non-potable wastewater reuse for agricultural irrigation will alleviate water scarcity concerns, the European Commission has announced. The new regulations allowing non-potable...
New EU rules target ten single-use plastic products
The European Commission has introduced new measures against ten single-use plastic products in an attempt to reduce pollution in Europe’s oceans. Together, the ten single-use...
Bieńkowska reassures stakeholders over EU’s new plastics strategy
In a speech at the European Plastics Converters annual conference, European Commissioner for SMEs Elżbieta Bieńkowska outlined the EU’s comprehensive new plastics strategy. The European...
Innogy joins ENCS to secure its connected energy system
German energy company Innogy has joined the European Network for Cyber Security (ENCS), in order to secure its connected energy system. The need for Innogy...
EU issues obligations addressing competition concerns against Gazprom
The EU will impose obligations addressing competition concerns against Gazprom, the Russian state-owned company which is the dominant gas supplier in a number of...
