Apps for smart electricity grids, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things promise improved energy management and greater energy efficiency, but ICT’s success could mean the sector’s own carbon footprint gets in the way
The Commission has fired the starting gun on the project to make 100 cities climate neutral by 2030. But the Global Knowledge Centre for Cities and Climate underpinning it won’t open until 2023 and meantime there is no independent source of science-based advice
With the promise of academic exchanges, industry tie-ups and regular dialogue, the agreement comes after months of uncertainty over the UK’s quantum cooperation with the EU
The EU-Catalyst partnership aims to scale up and create markets for green technologies. The Commission hopes the partnership will serve as a template for similar initiatives around the world
As solar power continues to expand its reach, further advances and investments will be needed for its future to shine brighter, say researchers hunting the answers
Great and the good of science are telling the Commission to hurry up and reach a deal on UK participation in the €95.5B programme, saying the uncertainty is endangering current and future collaborations
Methane has 80 times the warming potential of CO2. As world leaders pledge to cut emissions by 30%, researchers are looking for ways to speed up its degradation, to further reduce levels of the gas responsible for a quarter of global warming
Countries are falling well short on emissions targets, but the first day of the UN conference saw fresh commitments, with the new US strategy underlining the central role research and innovation will play in delivering climate neutrality
Receive the Funding Newswire each Tuesday, our Policy Bulletin each Thursday, and news about bridging Europe’s east-west innovation gap twice a month in The Widening.
A unique international forum for public research organisations and companies to connect their external engagement with strategic interests around their R&D system.