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European National Science Academies and Smart Villages Initiative present Recommendations for the European Development Community

EASAC and the Smart Villages Initiative (SVI) are publishing their recommendations for energy access in off-grid...

The EU’s renewable energy ambitions: Bioenergy from forests is not always carbon neutral - and may even increase the EU’s carbon emissions

Replacing coal with forest biomass in power stations is not a simple fix – forest biomass with long carbon payback...

Europe’s current approach to food, agriculture, and the environment is not sustainable, say European national science academies

EU policy-makers need to implement a food systems approach to address negative impacts of climate change on food systems...

How can European countries improve vaccination in the wake of the measles outbreak?

Europe’s national science and medical academies call for tailor-made interventions, European vaccination card and...

New data confirm increased frequency of extreme weather events, European national science academies urge further action on climate change adaptation

Man-made climate change has been proven to have increased recent extreme rainfall and associated floods; coastal...

BBC World News: Global Extreme Weather

Including an interview with Professor Oystein Hov, Norwegian Meteorological Institute and Chair of EASAC Working Group

Homéopathie : le verdict négatif de la science

Les sociétés savantes sont unanimes : il n’existe aucune preuve solide de l’efficacité thérapeutique des produits...

Carbon Capture, the Vacuum Cleaner the Climate Needs

Turning carbon dioxide into rock - forever

Nested in the snow-covered mountains of western Iceland, a maze of turbines and pipes belches thick billows of steam....

Trop de calories et de viande, c'est mauvais pour nous... mais aussi pour la planète

Si on veut faire face au réchauffement climatique, il est nécessaire de revoir toute notre chaîne alimentaire, à...