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EFGeoWeek #373 | 17 March 2025

EFGeoWeek #373 | 17 March 2025

EFG

Strupler - Invisible landscapes revealed: geophysical insights into the underwater...

The morphology of many lakes in mountainous regions is attributed to their deglaciation history and associated processes. However, the visibility within these lakes is often limited due to suspended sediment and organic particles, making it challenging...

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5th IPGC: Deadline extended for abstract submissions (31 March)

The abstract submission for the 5th International Professional Geology Conference (5th IPGC) is now open until 31 March 2025! Don’t miss this chance to showcase your research and connect with...

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EFG

EFG Press Release on the EU Clean Industrial Deal

The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) has welcomed the EU Clean Industrial Deal presented on 26 February 2025. The deal aims to combine decarbonisation with industrial competitiveness. Recognising geology’s crucial...

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EFG provides feedback on the EU Water Resilience Strategy

The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) has submitted a response to the Commission’s call for evidence regarding the Water Resilience Strategy. Water and aquatic ecosystems are under severe pressure.

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EFG

Media partnership for the 2025 Raw Materials Summit

As a media partner, the European Federation of Geologists is excited to announce that tickets for the EIT RawMaterials Summit 2025 are now available. Join – The No.1 Event for...

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EFG Press Release on Rare Earth Elements

The European Federation of Geologists (EFG) has published a press release highlighting the urgent need for a secure and sustainable supply of rare earth elements (REE). The newly approved EU…

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#EFGinclusion: Press Release on International Women's Day 2025

#EFGinclusion Campaign #2: Breaking Barriers: Advancing Gender Equality in Science This year marks two major milestones in the global push for gender equality: the 10th anniversary of the International Day...

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TIMREX Master - Innovative Mineral Resource Exploration (Deadline 31 March)

The application period for the TIMREX EIT-Labelled Master’s Programme in Innovative Mineral Resource Exploration is now open. This Master’s programme provides a strong theoretical foundation in robotics, innovation, data science...

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Von der Leyen pitches new trade pact with South Africa to bolster clean industry

European Union leaders announced €4.7 billion euro investment package in South Africa

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Serbia’s EU research grantees call on European Commission for help amid mass protests

Dozens of researchers who hold EU research grants in Serbia have written a joint a letter to the European Commission calling on it to help tackle corruption in the country. “As members of the research community, we strongly believe that corruption is n...

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Macron to EU colleagues: Stop buying American, buy European

“Those who buy Patriot should be offered the new-generation Franco-Italian SAMP/T. Those who buy the F-35, should be offered the Rafale,” French president says.

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Looming EU mining pollution surge increases pressure to recycle critical minerals

Europe's high environment standards are not enough to hold down pollution from minerals mining.

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To remain on the battery map, EU must run a sprint & a marathon!

The Batteries European Partnership Association (BEPA), the European Battery Alliance (EBA) and the Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Association (RECHARGE) call for an ambitious, effective and efficient support to the battery value chain.

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Natural gas is becoming the undisputed king of Europe’s power markets

Two trends are to blame: Europe’s “growing renewable capacity and the retirement of coal power plants".

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Carbon removals: the key to a more competitive EU

Laurie Fitzmaurice, President of leading carbon removals company Elimini, gives an expert view on how carbon removals can help EU competitiveness and why robust standards are essential to avoid greenwashing.

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No industrial deal without power sector

The future of European industry and EU’s competitiveness hinges on the successful transition of power sector and affordable energy prices. Cutting red tape, simplification or PPAs should be backed by solid finance instruments dedicated to deliver secur...

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The EU's misguided embrace of electricity capacity markets

Experts, and the European Commission itself, are warning of major downsides to the renewed popularity of electricity capacity markets in some of the EU’s biggest countries.

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Erosion: An Overlooked Contributor to the Carbon Cycle

Since physical and chemical erosion yield comparable carbon fluxes, studying both together is essential to avoid biases in erosion-driven carbon flux estimates.

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Topography and the Terrestrial Water Cycle

The relationship between topography and the terrestrial water cycle has been documented for thousands of years, yet there is still much to learn about Earth’s complex dynamics – both above, at, and below the surface.

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The EU urgently needs technological autonomy from the US, MEPs say

MEPs are urging the EU to finally build technological independence from the US after transatlantic relations nosedived over the past six weeks. For decades, the bloc has nibbled around the edges of US technology power, launching investigations and issu...

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EU ministers call for independent FP10 in Warsaw Declaration

EU research ministers have sent a strong signal that they want the next Framework Programme, FP10, to be a standalone research and innovation programme and not part of a broader European Competitiveness Fund. Meeting in Warsaw on March 11, they instruc...

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Audits put Horizon Europe’s new admin rules to the test

The first batch of Horizon Europe projects are about to finish, and the first wave of project audits to begin. This will tell us how well researchers have adapted to changes in the way grants are administered, including the introduction of lump sum fun...

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Data corner: Europe narrowly leads US in chip design and fabrication papers

Europe has a slim lead over the United States in semiconductor design and fabrication research, a new analysis has found, although both are far behind a rising China. The analysis suggests that while the US has tried to stop China gaining the means to ...

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Viewpoint: six ways to make FP10 simpler than Horizon Europe

More than at any time in recent years, Europeans need to be able to work together in ways that are meaningful and restore their faith in European institutions as enablers rather than a hindering bureaucracy. To this end, simplification isn’t just a wor...

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'The ice melted beneath our feet': The huskies that revealed the rapid shrinking of Gre...

In 2019, climate scientist Steffen Olsen took a startling photo of huskies appearing to walk on water. The photo went viral as it revealed the reality of Greenland's melting ice.

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'You look up and see light coming through': The divers venturing under the ice in the n...

It is a world cut off from our own by thick blankets of floating ice, but some scientists are taking the plunge to learn how these frozen depths are changing.

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What we've learned about cleaning up major oil spills since Deepwater Horizon

Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds and marine life. Nearly 15 years on from the biggest marine spill in history, are we any better at cleaning up oil at sea?

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Future projections for mineral demand highlight vulnerabilities in UK supply chain

New Government-commissioned studies reveal that the UK may require as much as 40 per cent of the global lithium supply to meet anticipated demand by 2030.

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Crevasses on the Greenland Ice Sheet Are Growing

High-resolution 3D maps show crevasse volume is increasing across most of the Greenland Ice Sheet as it accelerates toward the ocean, which could affect future ice loss and sea level rise.

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Red Sea Corals Survived the Late Glacial Crisis

Research indicates that delicate deepwater corals tolerated or adapted to major climate and salinity fluxes, “yet today, it’s a complete massacre.”

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Tiny Icequakes Ripple Through Greenland’s Largest Ice Stream

Seismologists made an accidental discovery on the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, changing the way glaciologists understand how ice moves.

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Great Barrier Reef Corals Hit Hard by Marine Heat Wave

Extreme heat pushed even resilient corals in the Great Barrier Reef to the brink, limiting recovery.

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Ancient Greeks and Romans Laced the Aegean with Lead

Lead pollution in and around the Aegean Sea dates back to the Bronze Age and shows a strong spike associated with Roman expansion.

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What gets measured gets managed? Exploring the climate change performance index and cli...

What is the difference between the Climate Change Performance Index and the newly launched Climate Risk Index? How are they related? And what do they tell us about future climate policy? All these questions will be answered in the blog below.

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Sea level game creates climate awareness among young people

Sea level game creates climate awareness among young people. After playing the game, participants felt more aware of sea level rise and more confident in their ability to influence it. The study has been published today in Geoscience Communication.

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Heat from the sun affects seismic activity on earth

Incorporating solar activity predictions into detailed Earth temperature models may improve earthquake forecasts.

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Trump Boasts About Dismantling Environmental and Science Policy

President Trump’s address to Congress touted takedowns of Biden’s initiatives and encouraged fossil fuel expansion but did not acknowledge recent cuts to the federal workforce.

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Asian Megadeltas: Tackling Coastal Flooding Challenges

Integrating scientific insights into current actions is crucial for steering future research directions and underpinning informed management of coastal flooding in Asian deltas.

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A virtual reality pangolin made me cry and care more about the planet: Is this the real...

Research suggests that a new type of immersive storytelling about nature told through virtual reality (VR) can both build empathy and inspire us to act.

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