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01Dec

EU GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS DROP BY 4% IN Q1 2024

According to recent Eurostat data, greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) decreased by 4% in the first quarter of 2024, amounting to 894 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents. This marks a significant improvement compared to the same period in 2023, when emissions reached 931 million tonnes. Despite this reduction, the EU's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) remained stable, with a slight growth of 0.3%. The sectors contributing most to this decrease were electricity and gas supply (-12.6%) and households...

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18Jul

Horizon Europe Unveils Strategic Plan to Address Global Challenges

The second Horizon Europe strategic plan has been unveiled, setting the course for research and innovation funding aimed at tackling some of the world's most pressing issues. The plan focuses on addressing climate change, pollution, the loss of biodiversity, the digital transition, and the challenges posed by an ageing population. Spanning from fundamental research to breakthrough innovations, the plan aims to drive investment in the green and digital transition, fostering a more resilient, competitive, democratic, and inclusive Europe.Developed through extensive...

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18Jul

DEFACTO HOSTS ITS SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

On July 11th 2023, the DEFACTO project celebrated its seventh general assembly meeting hosted by the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics where the partners had the opportunity to discuss the latest results and progress achieved in the previous semester as well as to discuss the final actions and activities.The first part of the meeting was focused on analysing the technical developments while in the second part, the partners could enjoy a walkthrough of the Fraunhofer facilities where the consortium learnt...

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