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Concerns about the sustainability of palm oil have prompted widespread demand from consumers and governments across the globe for enhanced transparency and traceability. In Indonesia, which is the world’s largest...

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...

By providing a circular, bio-based plastic industry with emissions-free electricity, and by avoiding waste incineration, the sector may even grow to become a form of carbon sink. That is the conclusion of an article...

European forests are being increasingly affected by natural disturbances, a new ground-based observation study shows.

A new study from a European Commission scientist, Dr Giovanni Strona, and Professor Corey Bradshaw from Flinders University, Australia models how climate and land use change...

A Teagasc Pig Specialist takes us through some of the Indicators of Sustainability of the pig industry, the improvements that have been made over the years, and where we should...

The Commission has launched together with partnering organisations the Destination Earth initiative to help tackling climate change. Supported with an initial €150 million from the Digital Europe Programme...

The European Commission Competence Centre on Modelling (CC-MOD) is organising the 2 nd biennial EU Conference on modelling for policy support. The event will take place during...

The aim of this report is to provide an estimation of the sustainable biomass potential availability in the European Union and the UK by 2030 and 2050 and to provide an evaluation of the advanced biofuel potential.