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BIOPLASTICS: The Best of the Bad
Bioplastics does not have a standardized definition and is yet a confusing term that can refer to bio-based, biodegradable, and/or…
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Paint Market Crisis: Oil Derivatives Affected by the Oil Price
Paint producers are facing an unprecedented crisis. For almost two years, the repeated lack of raw materials disrupts the production…
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An Essentially Rare and Vital Resource: Water
The risk of running out of water already exists in many countries of the world. About one million people die,…
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Rare Earth Recycling
Rare earth recycling is in progress. Due to their chemical or physical properties, these metals are necessary for many industries.…
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Submarine Cables: Risks and Security Threats
99% of the internet network runs through submarine cables. It is estimated that over USD 10,000 billion in financial transactions…
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To Continue or Not Wind Power Generation in Europe?
Over 250,000 large wind turbines are operational around the world, but their development is debated by experts. Should the development…
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Could Europe Survive Without Russian Gas?
If Russia were to fully cut supplies to Europe, the gas quantity stored in the European Union (EU) countries would…
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Future Urban Mobility: eVTOL, an Economic Reality?
The idea of eVTOL seems to be torn from SF movies. But today, in this major urban agglomeration, flying cars…
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Environmental Impact of Aviation Worse than Expected
The volume of greenhouse gases produced by aircraft is estimated at 1 gigaton (Gt) each year, out of a total…
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Reaching for a Green Recovery: What Holds Back Progress in 10 EU Recovery and Resilience Plans
The networks of environmental protection non-governmental organizations in Europe, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and CEE Bankwatch Network, have prepared…
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Motorway Network in Line with a Green Europe
The European motorway network represents 80,000 kilometres. Although motorways account for only a small part of the entire road network,…
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European Countries Fighting Against Rising Energy Prices
Increase in gas prices leads to rising electricity and fuel prices. Faced with this post-Covid recovery phenomenon, European countries are…
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Strategic Materials and Energy Transition: Lithium
As cobalt, lithium is a key material in Li-ion batteries. Over the past few years, the demand for lithium has…
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Upcoming Competition Over Rare Earths: Economic and Strategic Impact
Rare earths are not quite that rare, but usually they are found in very small volumes, arranged over large areas,…
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ENTSOG’s Winter Supply Outlook 2021/22 and Winter Supply Review 2020/21
In this report, ENTSOG has assessed the capability of the European natural gas system to cope with both normal and…
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Energy Transitions in Europe
Energy transitions has hit a snag. Since the end of the World War II and even today, the economies of…
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Energy Poverty: A Time Bomb Waiting to Be Defused
Energy poverty refers to the insecurity of persons, families or groups that do not have normal and regulated access, in…
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Strategic Materials and Energy Transition: Cobalt
This article deals with the identification of cobalt resources, who produces, who consumes and what is this resource availability until…
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Geothermal Energy: Revolutionary Energy Source for a Green Europe
For thousands of years, people have been using geothermal energy. For example, in ancient Rome it was used to heat…
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Coal Mines in Europe
Coal mines are not just images from ‘Germinal’, Émile Zola’s famous novel. Although doomed to disappear due to the…
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