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“Unfair” council funding holding back social mobility in rural counties, MPs warn
An inquiry by a cross-party group of MPs has found that the least socially mobile areas in England are counties, and those areas are held back by an ‘outdated’ and ‘inequitable’ method of funding councils and the false perception they are affluent
What the 2018 Budget means for Scotland
Scottish Secretary David Mundell welcomes the Chancellor’s 2018 Budget as a great deal for people in Scotland
European Union: Multiannual Financial Framework
Javier Doz Orrit, EESC Member for the Spanish Comisiones Obreras Trade Union and Rapporteur for the EESC opinion on the 2021-2027 MFF, European Economic and Social Committee, tells us everything we need to know about the EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Ocean energy: Time to unleash the current
Gesine Meissner MEP, Special Envoy to the President of the European Parliament on Maritime Policy, shares her thoughts on ocean energy and why now is the time to unleash the current so that renewable technologies in Europe are pushed forward
100% zero energy – Zero Emission Methodology for Active House City Areas of the...
Peder Vejsig Pedersen, senior advisor at Kuben Management A/S, discusses implementation of 100% zero energy building standards, for implementation withnew and existing buildings
How the environment is impacting the catering industry
As the world wakes up to the impact we're having on the environment, consumers are demanding businesses take action. From a much-publicised move against plastic straws to utilising compostable waste, going green means big changes to the way the catering industry operates
Tech and the shared responsibility of a greener future
Independent energy consultant Joss Clarke believes tech innovations have shown the future can be bright, but the whole sector needs to do its part to make a greener future
Coal Authority highlights green initiatives from Britain’s coal mines
To welcome Green GB Week, the Coal Authority has shown how its award-winning approach to delivering sustainable solutions has come from Britain’s coal mining legacy.
Government loneliness strategy is a major step forward in tackling loneliness
The British Red Cross responds to the launch of the new Government Loneliness Strategy announced today by Theresa May
Marine biology and ecology research at EMBRC: A “Blue Enlightenment” era is dawning
Marine bioresources are growing in importance with the establishment of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-ERIC) – a unique research infrastructure for excellence in marine biology and ecology research
Blockchain: How a treasury system will foster better collaborative intelligence for cryptocurrencies
Bingsheng Zhang from Lancaster University reveals how a treasury system will enable a better collaborative intelligence for cryptocurrencies
eHarvestHub gives small farmers centre stage on the global market
Our global economy is leaving our small farmers behind, yet they produce more than 60% of the fresh food we consume. eHarvestHub gives farmers direct access to the global market making our food more affordable and accessible, as this analysis from Alvaro Ramirez at eHarvestHub reveals
Advanced power electronics promotes the green transition in the Baltic Sea Region
The Interreg 5B project Power Electronics for Green Energy Efficiency (“Green PE”) helps companies in the BSR to transition towards more efficient products using next-generation power electronics.
From net zero energy buildings to autonomous city districts: A necessary step towards the...
Professor Marc Frère of the University of Mons Research Institute for Energy looks at the arguments for creating low energy demand buildings
The promotion of resilience as a communication challenge
People succeeding in acting adaptively under extreme stress or unfavorable conditions have considerably higher chances to sustainably stay healthy.
Advancing food and agricultural research in the U.S
The USDA’s Agricultural Research Services and National Institute of Food & Agriculture both play key roles in advancing food and agricultural research, effective resource management and economic opportunities for rural communities, as Open Access Government learns
PerformFISH: A new era of consumer-driven development in Mediterranean aquaculture
PerformFISH is a €7 million European Commission-funded project with the aim of exploring and tackling the underlying causes behind the stagnation of the Mediterranean Marine Fish Farming (MMFF) sector, as this analysis by Katerina Moutou, Associate Professor at University of Thessaly reveals.
The priorities for tackling infectious diseases in Africa
In this interview, public health specialist Dr Wilfred Alexander Chalamira Nkhoma from the World Health Organization (WHO) Office for the Africa Region speaks to us about the priorities for tackling infectious diseases in Africa, with a particular focus on Tuberculosis (TB) and viral hepatitis.
Climate Hazards Group: Strengthening defences against food insecurity
The Climate Hazards Group contributes to Food Security Outlooks that strengthen food security
Meeting the challenges of climate change for dryland cereal production
The effects of climate change threaten food security worldwide. What needs to be done to improve the resilience of vital dryland cereals to more extreme weather?
