Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

As the Mediterranean faces growing climate risks, 43 countries have launched the development of the region’s first-ever Climate Action Plan under the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). The initiative was announced during the 3rd UfM Mediterranean Green Week, held from 30 June to 3 July 2026, and marks a major step towards coordinated regional action […]

As the Mediterranean faces growing climate risks, 43 countries have launched the development of the region’s first-ever Climate Action Plan under the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). The initiative was announced during the 3rd UfM Mediterranean Green Week, held from 30 June to 3 July 2026, and marks a major step towards coordinated regional action […]

On the picture: Laura Maanavilja, Deputy Head of Unit, Betsy Vivegnis, Project Manager, Leonardo Di Filippo, Team Leader, Mar Segura Mondejar, Project Assistant, European Commission, DG Climate Action, Unit E2 – Communications and stakeholders. The European Climate Pact has received two awards from the European Ombudsman for Good Administration. The Pact took the prize for […]

The European Union has set a target of reaching 50 million tonnes of annual CO2 injection capacity in EU geological CO2 storage sites by 2030 to support the decarbonisation and competitiveness of Europe’s industry. The Commission reported in May that progress is well underway, with the first storage sites expected to come into operation this […]

Blog post written by Alejandro Pérez Matus to discuss their latest study which aimed to help us understand kelp recovery after harvesting. This blog post is also available in Spanish here. Humans have been connected to kelp forests for more than 16,000 years. It is hypothesized that these underwater forests helped early coastal communities migrate […]

Ylva Lekberg, from MPG Ranch, discusses her article: Eco-evolutionary shifts in interactions between a globally invasive plant and belowground putative pathogens coincide with shifts in plant performance Some plant species become invasive in non-native ranges and outcompete native plants, reduce biodiversity, and alter ecosystem functions. Altogether, invasive species cost billions of dollars to manage. We […]

Following the operation of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), which results in 190 494 202 allowances being placed in the MSR for the September 2026 – August 2027 period, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) will publish the revised 2026 and the new 2027 auction calendars for allowances in respect of stationary installations, maritime transport and […]

Entrada de blog escrita por Alejandro Pérez Matus para discutir su último estudio, que tenía como objetivo ayudarnos a entender la recuperación del alga después de la cosecha. Esta publicación del blog también está disponible en inglés aquí. Los humanos hemos estado conectados con los bosques de algas pardas por más de 16.000 años. Se […]

Entrada de blog escrita por Alejandro Pérez Matus para discutir su último estudio, que tenía como objetivo ayudarnos a entender la recuperación del alga después de la cosecha. Esta publicación del blog también está disponible en inglés aquí. Los humanos hemos estado conectados con los bosques de algas pardas por más de 16.000 años. Se […]

Curtis Lubbe, Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, discusses their article: Trade-offs and bet-hedging in clonal offspring allocation What about clones? Most angiosperms reproduce clonally in addition to the production of seeds. That is, they form new units of their bodies (rooting units, or ramets): vegetative clonal reproduction, using rhizomes (horizontal belowground stems) […]