EU Green Deal

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European Green Deal to transform economy and society

Achieving a reduction of at least 55% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 is crucial to Europe becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent and making the European Green Deal a reality. The European Commission has presented new legislation to deliver on the targets agreed in the European...
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Making the EU's financial system more sustainable

The European Commission’s new Sustainable Finance Strategy sets out several initiatives to tackle climate change while increasing investment in the EU's transition towards a sustainable economy The strategy will be more inclusive for SMEs. In recent years, the Commission took action to build the...
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Apply to the Low Carbon Business Action Canada challenge

The Low Carbon Business Action (LCBA) Canada offers EU companies the opportunity to participate in a high-quality EU programme seeking sustainable solutions for the Canadian market. You will have the opportunity to work directly with a Canadian buyer that is actively seeking innovative solutions...
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The Towards Green Transition facility has started!

We are pleased to announce that the Towards Green Transition Facility has been launched.  The aim of the facility is to enable clusters to promote green transition skills among their members through technical advisory support by highly qualified advisors. Last week, separate orientation sessions...
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European Green Deal: A Sustainable Blue Economy in the EU

This week the European Commission proposed a new guidance for a sustainable blue economy in the European Union, which is key to both the Recovery Plan and European Green Deal. Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for the Green Deal said: “Healthy oceans are a precondition for a thriving blue...
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European Commission aims for zero pollution

The EU Action Plan: ‘Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil’ has been adopted by the European Commission. The new plan is a key part of the EU Green Deal and the primary focus of this year’s EU Green Week, which is the EU’s largest annual event on environmental policy, in June. The strategy...
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How can plastics be more sustainable?

Thanks to their versatility, plastics have become key materials in strategic sectors such as packaging, building and construction, transportation, renewable energy, medical devices, and even sport products. There are about 60,000 European companies in the plastics industry, mainly SMEs, employing...
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MixMatters: Maximizing the value of mixed biological waste.

On June 5th and 6th, the launch and presentation of the European innovation project MixMatters will take place at the AINIA facilities in Paterna, Valencia. The agri-food industry produces 113 million tons of biological waste per year in the European Union alone. These waste materials contain...
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B-Resilient will unlock the development of innovative bio-based agri-food value chains

The official launch of the European project B-Resilient will take place on the 14th of September in Brussels. More than ever, we are conscient that we live in a world of limited resources! Global challenges like the environmental crisis the world is facing today, aggravated by the supply chain and...
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URBAN TECH Programme Open Call is launched! propose your solutions for Greentech, Health Tech and Smart City challenges

Are you ready to enter URBAN TECH Programme How the acceleration programme works? URBAN TECH supports the acceleration of competitive success of European SMEs through market launch of new or significantly improved products and services with higher value (with higher quality, increased access, eco...
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HempClub project for a sustainable EU bioeconomy

HempCluB goal is to enhance the potential of hemp to replace fossil resources in many industries, supporting sustainable and green business models.
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CTA joins the European association A.SPIRE to promote cross-sectoral collaboration in R&D

Technological Corporation of Andalusia (CTA) has become a member of the European public-private partnership A.SPIRE for cross-sectoral collaboration in R&D and the knowledge transfer between industrial sectors. The objective of A.SPIRE is to ensure the development of enabling technologies and the...