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This study examines the EU Algae Initiative of the European Commission and gives an overview of the European algae sector in terms of production, applications, opportunities and barriers. The 23 targeted actions proposed by the Commission have been set out with the goal of unlocking the vast potential of algae for the EU’s Blue Bioeconomy, addressing key challenges, such as food security and climate change mitigation. For successfully developing the sector, a set of barriers will need to be overcome ...

Les réseaux de télécommunication emploient des champs électromagnétiques de radiofréquences à des fins de communication sans fil. Ils ont évolué au fil du temps et plusieurs générations se sont succédé. La cinquième génération de réseaux de télécommunication opérera à des fréquences qui n’étaient précédemment pas utilisées par les générations antérieures, ce qui change donc l’exposition de la faune et de la flore à ces ondes. Le présent document passe en revue les connaissances scientifiques relatives ...

This briefing, provided to the European Parliament in preparation for the UN Ocean Conference in New York in June 2017 takes into account discussions and developments until March 2017. The briefing includes: an overview of the UN 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14); a description of the Ocean Conference, including the Preparatory Meeting held in February 2017 and other issues leading up to the Conference; the position of governments and stakeholders in ocean use and governance ...

European funding for research activities was envisaged in the first Community Treaties, related to coal and steel and nuclear energy, and was extended in the early 1980s with the establishment of a European framework programme for research. Research policy was subsequently progressively integrated in the Treaties, to become a shared competence between the European Union (EU) and its Member States. European funds for research and innovation activities are distributed between several interlinked ...

The changing climate affects many sectors of business and society. Different kinds of adap­tation measures are needed for each situ­ation – there is no one-size fits all approach. In the EU, adaptation is primarily the responsibility of Member States and local actors. The European Commission (EC) supports coordination, research and knowledge-sharing. In April 2013, the ECadopted an EU adaptation strategy, which sets out EU actions and promotes actions by Member States.

This workshop was held at the European Parliament in Brussels on 18 June 2013 by the ENVI committee in the context of its implementation report on 'Developing and Applying Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technology in Europe'. The aim of the workshop was to discuss the potential role of CCS in reducing carbon pollution, as well as its barriers and challenges and possible ways to move forward with CCS in Europe.

L'eau est une ressource naturelle essentielle qui est l'une des priorités de la politique d'utilisation efficace des ressources de l'Union européenne, ainsi que des cadres politiques mondiaux des Nations unies. La qualité mais aussi la quantité des ressources en eau jouent un rôle déterminant dans la gestion durable de cette ressource naturelle. De son côté, l'agriculture dépend de nombreuses ressources naturelles, dont l'eau. Les pressions exercées sur le secteur de l'eau et le secteur agricole ...

Reports about bee colony losses and damage have increased in recent years all over Europe. Neonicotinoids, a class of systemic insecticides, are more frequently associated with the pollinator declines. The present briefing note gives an overview about neonicotinoid uses and recent scientific findings on their impact on bee colony survival and development. Risk-mitigation measures aimed at protecting non-target organisms (such as bees), are outlined and discussed.