Our Current Environment Projects

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Changing Wildfires - Policy Options for a Fire-literate and Fire-adapted Europe

“Europe will increasingly have to learn to live with fire and adapt society to a new challenging reality,” warns Prof.…
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Deep-Sea Mining: Assessing Evidence on Future Needs and Environmental Impacts

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) organises and controls activities related to mineral resources in ‘the Area’…
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Neonicotinoids and Their Substitutes in Sustainable Pest Control

Since restrictions on three neonicotinoids were introduced in 2018 in the European Union (EU), other insecticides with…
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Regenerative agriculture in Europe

A critical analysis of contributions to European Union Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies
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Forest bioenergy update: BECCS and its role in integrated assessment models

Forest biomass continues to be a major source of ‘renewable’ electricity in Europe, and receives substantial subsidies…
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A sea of change: Europe’s future in the Atlantic realm

Globally, the importance of managing the oceans in a more sustainable manner has been widely recognised in the United…
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Towards a Sustainable Future: Transformative Change and Post-COVID-19 Priorities

A Perspective by EASAC’s Environment Programme
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How can science help to guide the European Union’s green recovery after…

Following the enormous health and social costs imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, increasing attention is…
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Packaging plastics in the circular economy

Packaging plastics can offer an almost infinite range of options for manufacturers, both in terms of function and…
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Forest bioenergy, carbon capture and storage, and carbon dioxide removal: an…

As global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) continue to exceed levels compatible with achieving Paris Agreement targets,…
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Opportunities for soil sustainability in Europe

Soils provide numerous essential services in terrestrial ecosystems, ranging from the support of plant growth in…
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Extreme weather events in Europe

Preparing for climate change adaptation: an update on EASAC’s 2013 study
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Negative Emission Technologies

What role in meeting Paris Agreement targets?
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Multi-functionality and Sustainability in the European Union's Forests

European forests have multiple functions - from wealth and employment creation, the production of natural resources and…
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Circular Economy: Indicators and Priorities for Critical Materials

EASAC introduces two new reports on circular economy: "Priorities for critical materials for a circular economy" and…
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Greenhouse gas footprints of different oil feedstocks

In future, road transport will be required to make a stronger contribution to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG)…
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Marine sustainability in an age of changing oceans and seas

EASAC has conducted a study on marine sustainability, in collaboration with the European Commission's Joint Research…
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Shale Gas Extraction: issues of particular relevance to the European Union

In this statement, EASAC addresses three specific concerns that are being put forward in the public debate about the…
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The current status of biofuels in the European Union, their environmental…

As part of its strategy to combat global warming by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases, the European Union (EU),…
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Addressing the Challenges of Climate Change

The European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC), which is formed by the National Science Academies of the…
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