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Italy’s Po Delta is a nature-rich UNESCO reserve. Now it is at risk from offshore drilling
29.05.2024
Italy’s Po Delta is a nature-rich UNESCO reserve. Now it is at risk from offshore drilling
The Po Delta covers an area of around 500 km2 in northeast Italy. Located around an hour south of Venice,…
‘The impact is enormous’: Farmers in Sicily struggle to survive amid worst drought in 30 years
29.05.2024
‘The impact is enormous’: Farmers in Sicily struggle to survive amid worst drought in 30 years
In the last six months of 2023, only 150 millimetres of rain fell on Sicily, the Italian island that is…
Member states agree on single entity to oversee hydrogen market
29.05.2024
Member states agree on single entity to oversee hydrogen market
Member states rubber-stamped the creation of a new single hydrogen operator today (May 21) aiming to boost the mix of…
Ministers give green light to new electricity market rules
29.05.2024
Ministers give green light to new electricity market rules
Governments have given the final rubber stamp to new rules on the functioning on the EU’s internal market for electricity,…
Belgium makes last-ditch bid for deal on GMO deregulation
29.05.2024
Belgium makes last-ditch bid for deal on GMO deregulation
Belgian officials have proposed that patented plant strains should be excluded from light-touch regulation for genetically modified crops produced using…
Franco-German issue joint call for growth strategy on energy transition
29.05.2024
Franco-German issue joint call for growth strategy on energy transition
A joint call for action issued by France and Germany on the eve of today’s Competitiveness Council (24 May) proposes…
The Farm Zero C project aims to set up a climate-neutral profit-making dairy farm – is it possible?
29.05.2024
The Farm Zero C project aims to set up a climate-neutral profit-making dairy farm – is it possible?
This month in Climate Now we see the strategies deployed to slash emissions and boost biodiversity at Farm Zero C,…
Interview: the EU Algae initiative helps fishers become ocean farmers
29.05.2024
Interview: the EU Algae initiative helps fishers become ocean farmers
With fish stocks declining and marine ecosystems suffering, there’s a growing belief that some of Europe’s fishers could help reverse…
Seaweed farming: a new lifeline for fishers facing declining catches
29.05.2024
Seaweed farming: a new lifeline for fishers facing declining catches
Our seas are facing mounting pressures from climate change, pollution, and overfishing. This grim reality threatens the catches and the…
This butterfly forest in the Italian Alps is helping scientists study climate change in Tanzania
29.05.2024
This butterfly forest in the Italian Alps is helping scientists study climate change in Tanzania
In a lush greenhouse high in the Alps, butterflies of various species and colours flutter freely while butterfly pupae are…