Over 80% of the EU’s farming subsidies support emissions-intensive animal products – new study

Meat is cheaper than it should be – and alternatives are more expensive.

Paul Behrens, Associate Professor of Energy and Environmental Change, Leiden University • conversation
April 3, 2024 ~7 min

Silent fields: a cocktail of pesticides is stunting bumblebee colonies across Europe, study shows

Studies have struggled to capture how pesticides affect bees outside of a lab.

Maj Rundlöf, Researcher in Ecology, Lund University • conversation
Jan. 29, 2024 ~9 min


AI: the world is finally starting to regulate artificial intelligence – what to expect from US, EU and China's new laws

There’s recognition that AI needs to be used responsibly.

Alina Patelli, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Aston University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2023 ~8 min

How to redesign social media algorithms to bridge divides

Algorithms have been blamed for dividing society. What if they could support social cohesion instead?

Aviv Ovadya, Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University • conversation
Oct. 27, 2023 ~8 min

The UK re-joining the Horizon research funding scheme benefits Europe too – the data backs it up

Science works better when barriers to collaboration are removed, say experts.

Francesco Billari, Professor of Demography, Bocconi University • conversation
Sept. 20, 2023 ~7 min

The UK has joined the EU's Horizon science funding scheme – but if we want the UK to lead, the hard work has just begun

The deal will bring relief to UK scientists after Brexit led to uncertainty over funding and collaborative projects.

Lucy Shackleton, Head of Public Policy & Partnerships, UCL European Institute, UCL • conversation
Sept. 8, 2023 ~8 min

Global shipping is under pressure to stop its heavy fuel oil use fast – that’s not simple, but changes are coming

Shipping companies have billions invested in fleets that were built to last decades. Now, the US is calling for zero emissions by 2050, and the EU is raising the cost of fossil fuel use.

Don Maier, Associate Professor of Business, University of Tennessee • conversation
April 24, 2023 ~8 min

The war in Ukraine hasn't left Europe freezing in the dark, but it has caused energy crises in unexpected places

Russia tried to weaponize energy to keep European nations from opposing its war in Ukraine, but the real pain from Putin’s actions and Western sanctions has been felt far from Europe.

Amy Myers Jaffe, Director, Energy, Climate Justice, and Sustainability Lab, and Research Professor, New York University • conversation
Feb. 17, 2023 ~10 min


As US-EU trade tensions rise, conflicting carbon tariffs could undermine climate efforts

Both sides have reason to find common ground, says a group of energy and climate policy analysts.

Sagatom Saha, Research Scholar in Energy Policy, Columbia University • conversation
Jan. 23, 2023 ~10 min

Britishvolt: more evidence UK is falling far behind in race to capture growing EV market

The UK needs an industrial strategy to counter the rise of EU battery manufacturing.

Phil Tomlinson, Professor of Industrial Strategy, Deputy Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 19, 2023 ~8 min

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