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There are significant inconsistencies between the land use CO₂ estimates in national GHG inventories and those of the global models. Ahead of COP28, this study provides critical...

Opening remarks by President von der Leyen at the high-level event on carbon markets at COP28 EU calls for accelerated emissions reductions and clean energy transition at COP28

Euronews OCEAN Season 5, Episode 11 - Could Europe's coastal wetlands address our climate change concerns?

Anthropogenic activities profoundly impact soil organic carbon (SOC), affecting its contribution to ecosystem services such as climate regulation. Here, we conducted a thorough...

Highlights: The purpose of this paper is to provide a practical framework to guide governments in catalyzing and scaling up public and private investment in Blue Carbon as part of their blue economy development...

A recent analysis found that tall, mature forests — which are critical for storing carbon and safeguarding biodiversity — are declining significantly in some parts...

The Commission has proposed a new forest monitoring law that aims to create a comprehensive forest knowledge base, address information gaps, and enable better response to growing...

Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon...

Highlights: Regenerative farming needs to scale three times faster to address the threat to a resilient and sustainable food supply presented by climate change and biodiversity loss. This...

With the support of an EU-backed project, patents have been filed for two new solvents derived from biomass.