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LIFE projects took centre stage at the recent LIFE Platform Meeting on Soils, with presentations by three LIFE projects and field visits to two others.
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Today, the Commission is awarding nearly €720 million to seven renewable hydrogen projects in Europe, selected through the first competitive bidding process under the European Hydrogen Bank.
One of our most endangered species, the Parnassus Apollo butterfly, has seen a fifty percent decline in 25 years. LIFE Apollo2020 offers hope, aiming to reverse this trend and secure the future of these vital pollinators.
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Europe’s biggest transport research event brought together around 4,000 delegates to explore a smarter and greener mobility future.
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Sustainable and affordable housing to support green growth in Sweden
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On 15 April, with a symbolic connection of two power cables, the ‘Gabreta Smart Grids’ project celebrated its official kick off.
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“Planet vs Plastics” is this year’s Earth Day theme, and a call to reduce our global plastic consumption by 60% by 2040. Two LIFE projects are demonstrating innovative methods of recycling and reusing Europe’s plastic waste.
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We’re excited to announce the LIFE Calls for Proposals 2024 - and we want to hear your ideas for conserving nature, protecting the environment, taking climate action and transitioning Europe to clean energy.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has visited Canopée, the world’s first” wind-powered hybrid industrial cargo ship. French company Ayro developed Oceanwings® 363, wingsails that reduce the fuel consumption of ships by 30%, thanks to EMFF fund.
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The Innovation Fund’s 2023 call for proposals for net-zero technologies (IF23 Call) has received 337 applications from 27 countries.