Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Target remains within reach In 2024, the EU set a target of 50 million tonnes of annual injection capacity in EU geological CO2 storage sites by 2030 to support carbon capture and storage projects, cut industrial emissions and increase the availability of CO2 storage sites in Europe. Today’s report shows that there has been significant […]

The Innovation Fund 2025 Net-Zero Technologies (IF25 NZT) Call closed on 23 April 2026, receiving a total of 358 project applications from 27 countries in the European Economic Area (EEA), confirming European industry’s strong interest in innovating and decarbonising. The applications submitted under this call, launched on 4 December 2025, requested a total of €17.5 […]

The European Commission has adopted a Communication on the total number of allowances in circulation (TNAC) on the European carbon market. The TNAC is the annual surplus indicator, which determines the functioning of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). In 2025, the TNAC stood at 1 023 494 […]

Eva Janíková, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, discusses her article: Realistic species loss has little effect on local resource depletion and competitive pressure in a temperate wet meadow A story that started with a simple idea When we began this project, we had clear expectations. Following ideas going back to Charles Elton’s hypothesis […]

The current geopolitical situation, with rising tensions, conflicts, and disruptions to global supply chains, has made defence and security a top priority for Europe. At the same time, climate change is physically impacting the EU’s defence and security landscape and increasing demands on the military for disaster relief operations at home. Proactively managing the risks […]

By Walter R Jubber, Andrea Fuller, Maria Paniw Drylands cover over 40% of Earth’s land surface. When we think about biodiversity in drylands, we often picture aboveground shrubs, flowers sprouting after rain, grazing animals, and maybe insects scurrying across the surface. But a key adaptation to extreme temperatures and aridity, especially for invertebrates, is spending […]

Robert Dunn and Steve Pennings, University of Houston, discuss their article: Variable trait responses to rapid sea level rise in a foundational grass across a coastal marsh landscape One strategy that plants utilize to survive across a range of environmental conditions is to alter the expression of their traits. Functional traits are the characteristics of […]

The Innovation Fund is continuing to support the deployment of net-zero technologies across Europe with revenues from the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). 54 cutting-edge projects selected under the Innovation Fund 2024 Call for Net-Zero Technologies have signed their grant agreements, marking a crucial step in scaling up their technologies. Six additional projects from […]

The dialogue brought together industry representatives and key stakeholders. Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall also took part.  The exchange focused on how to accelerate the sector’s clean transition, with a strong emphasis on innovation, competitiveness and resilience.  Building on the Clean Industrial Deal and the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), the […]

At the High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change between the European Union and Japan, in Brussels, senior officials agreed to deepen their bilateral co-operation, working together towards achieving climate neutrality and tackling shared economic and geopolitical challenges.  In the context of the current crisis in the Gulf region, both sides acknowledged the importance of the clean energy […]