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Our current projects

Learn about our recent and on-going projects that tackle major policy issues.

Post-publication / ongoing projects

Forest Bioenergy and Negative Emissions Update

During 2018, the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive (RED) has been revised, and the EU has also envisaged that carbon…
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Negative emission technologies

A project on negative emission technologies has examined the technological challenges associated with removing large…
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Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture

EASAC has conducted the European regional phase of a global IAP project in parallel with the three other regional…
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Climate Change and Health

EASAC has a significant tradition of interest in climate change issues across the Programmes. The Biosciences Programme…
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Decarbonisation of Transport

The GHG emissions from the European transport sector currently represent approximately 24% of total GHG emissions from…
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Homeopathy

The EASAC Working Group on Homeopathy completed its discussion in early 2017 and a Statement was published in September…
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Valuing Dedicated Storage in Electricity Grids

Large-scale electricity storage is making a come-back because it can contribute to the flexibility which is needed by…
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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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Genome Editing

Follow up work is continuing to engage with the European Institutions, for example with regard to the opportunities for…
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Sustainability of Europe's soils

The pressures on maintaining the sustainability of Europe's soils and their ability to meet targets of food production,…
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