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November 14, 2017
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Science & Policymaking, Sustainable Dev. |
November 13, 2017
By Climate Tracker Originally Published on the Climate Tracker Website
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Development Policy, Energy, EU Priorities 2020, Global Europe, Science & Policymaking, Sustainable Dev. |
November 6, 2017
Last year, just as I was shaping a vision of how a “Manufacturing Renaissance” could allow creating 100 million jobs for less skilled westerners, I took a course on AI (Artificial Intelligence) which suggests that 100 to 200 million more low technology jobs in service such as banking and trading were going to disappear soon… » read more
Posted by TAXI: Europa
November 2, 2017
The Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities (CAAC) has been advocating the potential of cities and territorial cohesion since 2000. The members of the network have also implemented this philosophy through projects; in particular through European programmes such as URBACT. Launched in 2002, URBACT aims at promoting the sustainable and integrated development of cities by offering… » read more
Posted by Atlantic Arc Cities
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blogactiv, Development Policy, EU Priorities 2020, Regional Policy, Sustainable Dev., Urban Development |
Throughout the world we live in unequal societies with seemingly ever-growing gap between the rich and the poor, which has lead to sizable popular resentment and disenchantment with mainstream politics. It could be argued that these factors contributed significantly to Brexit and President Trump, while also fueling populist wave across the developed world. The pressing… » read more
Posted by Drazen Simic
October 31, 2017
OPEN LETTER 25 October 2017 Karmenu Vella, Commissioner Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries European Commission 1049 Brussels Dear Commissioner Vella: We write regarding one of the world’s most vulnerable and valuable shark species – the shortfin mako, with hopes of enlisting your help to avert North Atlantic population collapse. As head of the EU’s environment… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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Better regulation, blogactiv, Business & Climate Change, Climate & Environment, Fishery, Food & Consumers |
By Marc Herman The European Union is currently reviewing policies crucial for Europe’s response to the two most pressing challenges of our time: ending hunger and fighting climate change. The European Parliament and member states are about to decide on new rules for the EU’s renewable energy policy until 2030. It is their chance to… » read more
Posted by Oxfam's EU Advocacy office in Brussels
The title of the book “Cool Cities”, written by Benjamin Barber, plays with the different dimensions of climate change that can be tackled at local level and even the mood for doing it. It is thus, an integrated metaphor of the book itself. As a Political Science authority, Barber explains, in the first section of… » read more
Posted by Atlantic Arc Cities
By Mostafa Darwish & Arthur Wyns Climate Action is necessary on all levels, from changing personal behaviour to promoting sustainable businesses & entrepreneurship. Climate-KIC – or the Knowledge and Innovation Community – does just that: as Europe’s largest public-private innovation network, it empowers young people to come up with new business ideas to challenge and… » read more
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, EurActiv.com, Innovation & Enterprise, Sustainable Dev. |
October 11, 2017
High medicine prices is a key public health challenge in Europe and Trade policy – an exclusive EU competence can improve or exacerbate the situation. Free Trade and Investment agreements can make easier or harder for European governments to change existing policies to curb the costs of pharmaceuticals. Following a civil society dialogue meeting with… » read more
Posted by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek
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blogactiv, Civil Society (NGOs), Global Europe, Health & Consumers, medicines, Public Health, Sustainable Dev. |
October 9, 2017
Guest post by Stuart Reigeluth, vice-president of Revolve Water Energy will flow fluidly across transnational grids, tapping into decentralized hubs everywhere, that are both interconnected all along the way by the digital technology of things. While the integration of the European energy systems is of paramount importance for the overarching project called ‘Europe’, geopolitically, the… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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blogactiv, Business & Climate Change, Climate & Environment, development, Energy, Science & Policymaking |
October 6, 2017
Guest post by Roberto Defez, molecular microbiologist at the Institute of Bioscience and BioResources, Italian National Research Council. Agriculture is at a turning point. Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis (Health) and Phil Hogan (Agriculture) are sitting on two running horses approaching a crossroad. There is no middle road. They have to decide whether to keep research on… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
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Agriculture & Food, BioTech, blogactiv, Development Policy, Food & Consumers, Innovation and Growth |
October 4, 2017
The implementation of solar cookers across Moroccan communities is proving to be a great example of how decentralization of renewable energy is contributing to the energy independence of a country. By Lina Yassin & Arthur Wyns Morocco is being widely portrayed around the world as one of the leading countries in renewable energy deployment. The… » read more
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
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blogactiv, Climate & Environment, Energy, EurActiv.com, Innovation & Enterprise |
September 29, 2017
Gathered in A Coruña in 2015, the Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities (CAAC) decided to create an Atlantic Urban Strategy. This plan aimed to reinforce cooperation between the Atlantic Cities as well as their position and interests in European policies and Urban Agenda. The same year, the Urban Innovative Actions (UIA) initiative was launched by… » read more
Posted by Atlantic Arc Cities
September 26, 2017
Arthur Wyns & Mariah Sampson Cities are centres of action and innovation, where ideas blend and combine like exciting flavours in an exotic soup, they are centres of development and education, and now, with increasing urbanisation and exponential population growth, the role of cities is becoming increasingly important in the implementation and development of sustainable… » read more
Posted by Arthur Wyns - environmental journalist
