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As the European Union is readying its plans for a green recovery after COVID19, the European Academies of Science urge…

EASAC’s studies on the perverse climate effects of bioenergy based on forest biomass (in particular when converting from coal to…

EASAC has been working on the issue of forest bioenergy since 2016, producing one major report, a commentary, and an article in a …

The European Academies of Science (EASAC) warn that current efforts to resolve the plastics crisis are ineffective and misleading.…

Las academias europeas de ciencias piden a la UE que vete la exportación de residuos plásticos. El organismo considera que las…

The current EU rules on genetically modified organisms (GMO) are not fit for purpose anymore, leading scientists warn in a newly…

Wissenshaftler Fordern Reformen: Akademien aus ganz Europa fordern eine radikale Reform des Gentechnik-Rechts.

EASAC reached out to the new Commission’s new Executive Vice-President, Frans Timmermans, to emphasise the importance of taking…

Workshop in Herrenhausen, Germany 6-7 November 2019: Understanding and responding to global health security risks from microbial…

Der Ökoschwindel mit dem Strom aus Holz: Manche Kraftwerke in der EU sollen in Zukunft Holzpellets statt Kohle verfeuern.…

Burning forest biomass for electricity and heat is touted as a smart way for Europe to reach its climate targets. But especially…

The European Academies of Science and Medicine call for evidence-based diagnosis and therapy in response to the WHO inclusion of…

Doctors call for tighter regulation of traditional Chinese medicine: European experts fear WHO recognition will encourage use of…

A new project by the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina, and the InterAcademy Partnership

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) together with the European Academies Science Advisory…

On 1 October, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) hosted the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC)…

Forest biomass used for bioenergy – good or bad for the climate?

Climate Change is seriously threatening human health: climate change is already contributing to the burden of disease and…

Krankheiten Breiten sich aus: Europas Akademien warnen vor Klimaveränderungen: Klimawandel macht uns kränker. Das stellen Europas…

New EASAC report “The imperative of climate action to protect human health in Europe” highlights an alarming range of health risks…