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Electrification: A crucial step towards industrial decarbonisation
Currently, only 3% of industrial heat processes are electrified, but studies reveal enormous potential. A full 60% of industrial heat demand could be met through existing technologies.
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The controversial EU-level talks on borders, smuggling and asylum procedures
In this episode, host Giada Santana and Euractiv's politics reporter Nicoletta Ionta look at the controversial migration debates at the EU level and their potential outcomes.
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Meet the candidates vying to be the EU’s next ethics watchdog
The European ombudsman has few formal powers, but can highlight bad behaviour by the EU institutions.
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Why the EU needs a 2040 energy efficiency target
Becoming more efficient in how we produce and consume energy can substantially reduce our need for fossil fuels and our dependence on other countries for their supplies, bring down energy prices and raise comfort levels in our homes.
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Possible delays as EU Member states set to deliver Migration Implementation Plans
The implementation of the pact is shaping up to be a headache for the Commission.
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Europe’s energy poverty problem is getting worse, country-specific solutions needed [Advocacy Lab Content]
More Europeans can't keep their homes adequately warm in winter. In 2021, 6.9 per cent couldn’t heat their homes properly, it reached 10.6 per cent in 2023, according to Eurostat. It could be as high as 16 per cent.
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Combined technology and regulation push required for EU cities to achieve net zero, says new study [Advocacy Lab Content]
Death threats but no silver bullets. Net zero has become a battleground in some European cities as the quest for smart, clean mobility advances.
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Deforestation and reforestation dynamics, Europe is driving a critical response to carbon removal
This special report looks at the complexity of managing European and global forest assets, their role in achieving Net Zero, and significant economic benefits while considering the impact of the EUDR and the potential for carbon removal incentives.
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Put forest resilience at heart of carbon storage incentives budget, say experts [Advocacy Lab Content]
EU forests absorb around 10 per cent of total EU carbon emissions. Forests cover 40 per cent of Europe. Incentivising carbon renewal has serious Net Zero potential.
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Hungarian presidency urges ‘intergenerational solidarity’ to meet demographic challenges, ageing population
Between January 2023 and January 2024, Poland, Greece, and Hungary recorded the most significant population decreases. But migratory dynamics and an ageing population are also creating demographic challenges.
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Energy security will be central to Polish presidency, says climate minister [Advocacy Lab Content]
Polish climate minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska told a Brussels event that citizens must see the benefits of EU policies in the energy bills, as ‘anti-EU propaganda’ is making them question the union’s energy policies.
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Europe can have its own Silicon Valley, with digital SMEs at its heart [Advocacy Lab Content]
Henna Virkkunen, EU Commission Executive Vice-President, has announced the investment of €750 million in seven supercomputers to propel the AI capacity of European industry.
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EPP: Commission should present proposal on relieving car industry from fines ‘ASAP’
The call comes as industry says they are "running out of time" to avoid fines for non-compliance with EU CO2 rules.
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Trade deal could give Mercosur a leg up on EU anti-deforestation law
When elaborating the risk classification, the Commission will take into account information provided by Mercosur governments on efforts against deforestation.
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Companies from 20 countries welcomed in NATO innovation accelerator
DIANA's Accelerator programme, launched in 2023, builds on last year's selection of 44 industries.
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Macron in Warsaw to pitch Ukraine peacekeeping mission after war ends
Macron's expected pitch comes as Europe weighs up the potential impact of a Trump presidency on the war in Ukraine.
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The Brief – Green backlash pending in Germany?
In full campaign mode, Germany's conservatives are blaming the country's economic woes on the very party they may have to form a government with: the Greens.
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EU countries find compromise on fishing reduction in western Mediterranean
The agreement allows fishermen to recover fishing days if they implement more sustainable practices.
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Scholz submits request to hold confidence vote, paves way for February elections
Scholz's announcement keeps Germany firmly on track for early elections in February 2025.
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Ukraine-Russia war raised in Putin-Orbán call
Orban, Trump and Putin's closest ally in the EU, has repeatedly called for peace talks and refused to send military aid to Ukraine.
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