Environment

Commission is still hard at it, preparing for the five new research missions before they officially launch in the second half of the year

A new strategy outlines area where the EU should invest more money and resources over the coming decade for climate change mitigation

After years of planning, Brussels launches the legislation to start ten big, public-private R&D ventures in health, climate and digital technologies

As the US rejoins the Paris agreement, Ernest J. Moniz, former US energy secretary, urges bigger budgets, broader ambitions for climate technologies. ‘We need to know which of these dogs can hunt by 2030’

Countries accounting for 75% of global GDP aim for carbon neutrality by 2060, creating huge demand for clean technologies. Horizon Europe must support research and scale-up to ensure Europe can lead these markets   

New fund will lure researchers from abroad, as part of a broad strategy to develop the country’s hydrogen energy sector

Attending international scientific conferences is the lifeblood of research. Now, grant funding bodies are introducing offsets to cut the carbon footprint and encourage use of greener modes of transport

Official work programmes are not due until April, but drafts circulating online give researchers and industry chance to start formulating grant applications

Parliament welcomes the start of the first phase of the project to marry form and function with sustainability, but asks how the Commission plans to fund it

US is back in the World Health Organisation and the Paris climate agreement, but researchers predict the new president’s clean energy plans will face ‘ferocious’ opposition