European Green Deal

Cleaning up Europe’s seas and inland waterways is a key part of securing the green transition, say EU commissioners, as they answer citizens’ questions about the upcoming Healthy Oceans research mission

EU’s new strategy prioritises clean hydrogen, but the technology is in its infancy and between €180B - €470B is needed to bring it into widespread use

Over the next ten years the new EU fund will invest €10 billion to scale-up delivery of low carbon power sources for energy intensive industries

But critics say proposed budget does not meet ambitions and new strategies are needed to increase biodiversity and boost greener farming - without reducing yields

EU releases new Horizon 2020 funding plans, announces €450M in ERC basic science grants

Commission pledges to give new impetus to development of clean hydrogen fuel technologies and stimulate investment in companies run by women

Draft of climate law released this week is the first test of the European Green Deal. Success now rests on reshaping each aspect of EU policy

The move is part of broader plans to make Europe the first climate neutral continent by 2050, but also to increase its geopolitical influence around the world

Most of the 43 items on the commission’s 2020 to-do list relate to the green deal and digital technologies, but there is a promise to breathe new life into the European Research Area