European Green Deal

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 

Sandrine Dixson-Declève to chair a 16-strong panel to give advice on research and innovation policy to underpin EU sustainable development