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Europe is a front runner in cutting CO2 emissions. Now it must do more to reap the economic benefits through home-grown production of green technologies, such as electric car batteries and solar panels, that underpin this transition, says research chief Marc Lemaître

EU member states are ready to start talks with the Parliament on plan to position Europe as key manufacturer of green technologies

Openness and collaboration are the heart of world class science, but as the threat of foreign interference at universities and research organisations ramps up, the Commission wants to agree new restrictions

It is promised as the most important update for more than twenty years, but tensions are high as MEPs struggle to reach a compromise over the EU’s proposed pharmaceutical reform

At COP28, US climate envoy John Kerry announced a plan to bolster links with other countries to commercialise the as yet unproven technology. Where geopolitical rivals like China fit into this plan remains unclear

Portugal’s former research minister, Manuel Heitor, will chair the group advising the Commission on the next seven-year EU research programme. The group will be striving for impact - and the budget will be a critical issue, Heitor tells Science|Business

With COP28 underway in the United Arab Emirates, universities and funders face a dilemma over whether and how to investigate stratospheric aerosol injection, a potential last-ditch resort for climate change

The EU has officially launched its Chips joint undertaking, kicking off with a call for four pilot production lines to bridge the gap between research and fabrication

With association finally signed off, the UK is making moves to boost its participation in the EU research programme. To get things moving, the government will offer young scientists up to £10K to help with grant applications and is launching a marketing blitz to let researchers across Europe know the UK is back in the game