Food waste: beauty is in the eye of the beholder
In Europe, around 30% of all fruit and vegetables are discarded each year just because of their appearance. The team behind Portugal’s FLAW4LIFE project has successfully worked with farmers, consumers, volunteers, and students to cut this waste by 2 600 tonnes. This compares to the annual amount of unused food from around 13 000 people.
Meet nine COSME projects that are moving European entrepreneurship forward
Since 2014, COSME has provided more than 70 million Euros in funding for projects aiming to promote entrepreneurship among European SMEs, by offering training, mentorship and advice to entrepreneurs and helping new businesses grow.
51 new environment and resources projects in the pipeline
The European Commission has selected 51 projects that will receive around €381,5 million under Horizon 2020's Societal Challenge "Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials" and Horizon 2020 “Cross-cutting activities”.
Happy Holidays from LIFE
2020 is coming to a close and what a turbulent year it has been. Perhaps the one good thing to have come out of the pandemic is that more people are aware of how important nature and biodiversity are for our planet. With this in mind, here are some Christmas-themed LIFE projects that are protecting and enhancing life on Earth.
Check our top class environment and resources projects
The Cordis Results Packs on environment and resources present the results of projects funded under Horizon 2020 that have driven forward the European Green Deal and the New Circular Economy Action Plan.
Home delivery: energy-efficient buildings for a brighter future
Around one-third of Slovakia’s population lives in housing estates constructed just after the 1950s. These buildings are far from energy-efficient, especially in the winter months when residents turn the central heating on. LIFE DELIVER is coming up with some low carbon solutions to the problem.
Helping humans and bears to live in harmony
Throughout history, humans have had conflicts with bears. But coexistence between us and them is possible. This is key for bear conservation as the LIFE DINALP BEAR project shows.
EASME welcomes five new large-scale demonstration projects to build a water-smart economy and society
Five new large-scale demonstration projects (average EU contribution exceeds €14 million per each project), financed through the Horizon 2020 Call for proposals Building a water-smart economy and society, kick-started last week.
Compliant refrigerators benefit consumers and businesses alike – the EEPLIANT2 final report is out
A large number of new energy-related products are placed on the European Union’s market every year.
#EUHaveYourSay: The EU classification system for green investments
A stakeholder feedback survey will help the European Commission identify technical screening criteria for classifying investments as contributing to decarbonisation and energy efficiency.