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A weekly news compilation by the European Federation of Geologists

A weekly news compilation by the European Federation of Geologists

Weekly Issue | April 19, 2022

A weekly news compilation by the European Federation of Geologists

 
Gruslin: Slope protection with an earth retaining system: respectful of natural resourc...
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Heavy rains in June 2018 damaged a road between Echternach and Berdorf (Luxembourg) so severely that it had to be closed. The river along the road below...
 
Bring in your geoscience expertise at the European level: Join the EFG Panels of Expert...
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The EFG’s Panels of Experts offer a platform encouraging collaboration between professionals from different European countries working in the same field of geosciences...
 
EFG partners with Raw Materials Summit 2023
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The fifth edition of the Raw Materials Summit, from 15–17 May 2023 in Brussels, will showcase innovation enabling the EU Green Deal...
 
Call for articles European Geologist journal - Geoscience in Policy making: past experi...
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The European Geologist journal has an open call for articles on "Geoscience in Policy making: past experience, current practice and future opportunities"
 
Building your Sustainability Engagement: From Policies to Participation (20 April @12:00 CEST)
EFG Executive Director Glen Burridge will be one of the speakers for the webinar on sustainability engagement for associations organised by
the European Society of Association Executives.
 
TIMREX Summer School 2023! Register by 2 May 2023
Scholarship up to 400 € for travel and subsistence expenses. The summer school in 2023 is based on mine site visits in Bosnia and Herzegovina and
focuses on innovative mineral exploration solutions applied to bauxite...
 
How could Europe manage its exploration, extraction and processing of raw materials nee...
In today’s world, competition between nations is spreading into new areas, while the liberal order is being questioned. To address this challenge...
 
Research network to explore geothermal in Berlin-Brandenburg, Germany
Eight research institutions have come together to form a research network with the goal of exploring geothermal resources in the Berlin-Brandenburg region, Germany.
 
What We Know and Don’t Know About Climate Tipping Elements
As climate change continues, parts of the Earth system such as ice sheets, frozen soils, or the Amazon rainforest could shift—some quickly, some slowly—after crossing key thresholds or tipping points.
 
How does public water use influence the amount of phosphorus in the environment?
New research looks at how phosphorus accumulates in public water systems in the USA.
 
As the Arctic Warms, These Rivers Are Slowing Down
The Arctic is warming up, but instead of large rivers migrating faster, they’re actually slowing down because of shrubification.
 
Neural Networks Map the Ebb and Flow of Tiny Ponds
Ponds play an outsized role in carbon emissions, but their size makes them hard to track. Enter machine learning.
 
Future exposure modelling for risk-informed decision making in urban planning
This paper specifically focuses on the exposure component of dynamic natural-hazard disaster risk, by considering urban planning as the centre of future exposure characterisation in a given region.
 
'Flash drought' frequency increasing due to climate change: study
Dry-spells known as flash droughts, with a surprisingly rapid onset and often devastating impact, are becoming more frequent as human activity warms the planet, according to a study published Thursday.
 
Large-scale peatland restoration necessary for climate and biodiversity
Peatlands are the most condensed terrestrial carbon store in the world and should be rewetted regardless of today’s use to reach our climate goals, write Jutta Paulus and Jörg-Andreas Krüger.
 
The clean energy milestone the world is set to pass in 2023
Renewable electricity has pushed through a series of positive tipping points in recent years, with 2023 set to pass a major milestone.
 
Commission greenlights Italian €450 million green hydrogen scheme
The European Commission has given Italy the green light to set up a €450 million project to support integrated hydrogen and renewable energy production in brownfield sites.
 
How the EU’s revised renewables directive facilitates hydrogen market ramp-up
The revision of the Renewable Energy Directive sets ambitious targets for renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs) in industry and transport.
 
Parliamentary report: France is behind on climate action
France is behind on its path towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a parliamentary report adopted on Wednesday in which implementing a “real ecological planning” was also recommended.
 
European companies must ride the wave and lead on water security
Companies are increasingly recognising the value of reporting on water-related topics, but many of them are still refusing transparency efforts, writes Mirjam Wolfrum.
 
G7 pledges to quit fossil fuels faster, but no new deadline
The G7 pledged on Sunday to quit fossil fuels faster and urged other countries to follow suit, but failed to agree to any new deadlines on ending polluting power sources like coal.
 
‘End of fossil age’ has begun, analysts say
2023 will mark the beginning of the decline in fossil fuels, following the peak of global electricity emissions in 2022, according to a new report released on Wednesday (12 April) by energy think-tank Ember.Â
 
UK identifies several areas to scour for vital rare earth metals in push for minerals s...
Critical raw materials can be used to make the batteries and semiconductors that are vital to the global shift away from fossil fuels.
 
Webinar – Battery Raw Materials: Outlook to 2030 “A European perspective”, April 21, 2023
Join this webinar with Michael Schmidt, from the German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, for insights on the current market situation of lithium and its production potentials as well as a short overview of potential demands unti...
 
The Energy Geoscience Conference
After several years of planning, we are now on the doorstep of inaugurating the new Energy Geoscience Conference – EGC1 – jointly organised by the Geological Society and the Geoscience Energy Society of Great Britain. Running from 16 to 18 May in Aberd...
 
2022 Tongan volcanic eruption was largest natural explosion in more than a century, new...
The 2022 eruption of a submarine volcano in Tonga was more powerful than the largest U.S. nuclear explosion, according to a new study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the Khale...
 
NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Earth Science in Action – Climate Change: Vital Signs of...
This Earth Day, join us in person and online to see how our fleet of satellites, our airborne campaigns, and our ground-based observations help us monitor the planet’s vital signs.
 
A deadly volcano could erupt 'within days or weeks' in Colombia. But only a small fract...
Hundreds of families in Colombia are facing a choice: abandon their homes and livelihoods, or face the devastation of a predicted volcanic eruption in the coming weeks.


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