Without textiles, there is no fashion. But textile manufacturing is highly polluting and there is an urgent need to make it sustainable. The industry and EU policymakers must work together on harmonising different national rules to turn Europe’s catwalks green
As Brussels starts making sense of the Commission’s proposal for creating a homegrown net zero market, industry points to lack of understanding of how innovation works
Romina Pourmokhtari calls for more research into behaviour change, resource efficiency and nature-positive food production. But experts assessing the future disagree over whether technology can do enough to prevent a climate disaster
The Commission has fleshed out its Green Deal Industrial plan, promising premiums for renewable hydrogen and speedier granting of permits, to dissuade companies from leaving Europe for subsidies elsewhere. But MEPs, think tanks and industry groups are sceptical
A Net-Zero Industry Act and a European Sovereignty Fund aim to attract much needed investment. But research leaders insist Horizon Europe money must not be diverted into another ‘political pet project’
Universities and research institutes plan to take on a coordination role in European ocean research and education, as the EU gets ready to launch a marine Knowledge and Innovation Community
Scientists and policymakers are meeting in Montreal to agree a new plan to save the world’s habitats and species. But researchers do not have a full understanding of biodiversity loss, or what governments are doing in response
Research in the Arctic is really important for shaping climate policy, but much of its landmass is within Russia. There were already difficulties working in Russia and getting data from Russia. Now the war in Ukraine has made the situation much worse
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