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Monitoring the impacts of Xylella fastidiosa
11/12/2019, JRC
The plant bacterium Xylella fastidiosa severely damaged an estimated 6.5 million olive trees in southern Italy by 2017, and could cost the EU billions of euros in production and read more
Mapping of risk for the Sustainable Development Goals
11/08/2019, Society
New PEER Policy Brief out now read more
Pan African Network for economic Analysis of Policies (PANAP) launched
11/06/2019, JRC
Today the African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) partnership officially launched the Pan African Network for economic Analysis of Policies (PANAP Network). The PANAP Network read more
Estuaries, changing environments
11/04/2019, Irstea
Between rivers and oceans, estuaries provide shelter to an iconic and at times threatened biodiversity, and are therefore particularly sensitive to the impacts of global climate read more
Pesticides: Improved effect prediction of low toxicant concentrations
11/01/2019, Environment and Health, UFZ
Toxic substances such as pesticides can cause effects on sensitive individuals in concentrations up to ten thousand times lower than previously assumed. This was shown by read more
Four scenarios for EU agricultural production in 2040: win-win solutions are possible
10/31/2019, JRC
A recent JRC-led article compares four different policy scenarios for EU agricultural production in 2040 and their respective impacts on European environment and biodiversity. read more
Storing renewable energy to improve consumption
10/30/2019, Irstea
Storing energy, particularly on an industrial scale, is a key advantage in the efficient use of renewable energy. Funded by the European Union, the H2020 CryoHub project has read more
Water footprint of EU energy consumption: 1,301 litres per person per day
10/29/2019, JRC
However, not all energy sources are equal. There are vast differences in the amount of water required to produce the same amounts of energy from different sources, especially read more