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Weekly Issue #338 | 21 November 2023

21/11/2023
en: Actualidad
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Greco: Student enrolment in geology from a systemic earth science education perspective...

Greco: Student enrolment in geology from a systemic earth science education perspective: an Italian case study

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Call for articles - Geology at the Interdisciplinary Nexus: Why Does Collaboration Matt...

The Editorial Board of the European Geologist journal (EGJ), invites you to submit articles for the 57th issue of the journal. The theme of this issue is ‘Geology at the Interdisciplinary Nexus: Why Does Collaboration Matter’, for publication in June 2...

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EFG Webinar - Changing Gear: New Roles in the Energy Expansion (5 December)

On 5 December 2023, EFG is organising the webinar ‘Changing Gear: New roles in the Energy Expansion’ about the transfer of skills from oil & gas to other sectors). The event is scheduled from 14:00 to 16:00 CET (Central European Time).

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Promoting Ukrainian Geology

EFG Delegate from Ukraine Hanna Liventseva had to leave her country because of war. Currently, she is temporarily living and working in Barcelona, where she is involved in the project […]

We invite students to channel their creativity and passion into an up-to-2-minute-long video addressing the following subjects: the key role of geothermal in fighting climate change, the importance of critical raw materials in your everyday life and/or, the importance of mining in your area

The eruption of Papua New Guinea's tallest volcano subsided Tuesday, but thick ash still billowed into the sky and coated roofs and palm trees nearby.

The British Geological Survey (BGS) has published a detailed evidence report that underpins a deep geothermal white paper.

Countries' greenhouse gas-cutting pledges put Earth on track for warming far beyond key limits, potentially up to a catastrophic 2.9 degrees Celsius this century, the UN said Monday, warning "we are out of road".

Christian Ehler MEP is calling on research stakeholders across the EU to unite in the fight for a strong budget for Framework programme 10 (FP10), as MEPs celebrate clawing back an extra €80 million for Horizon Europe in 2024.

As the science about the climate impact of hydrogen becomes clearer, discussions on whether a dedicated law is needed to detect and repair leaks from infrastructure are also gaining momentum.

The German government is poised to put its weight behind a network of hydrogen pipelines stretching 9,700 kilometres and coming at a cost of €20 billion in a bid to solve the hydrogen economy's ‘chicken-and-egg' dilemma.

The government has decided to withdraw the estimated revenue of €1.2 billion from the new tax on the transfer of Russian gas from the state budget 2024 because the ruling majority doubts that the money can be obtained, Finance Minister Asen Vasilev sai...

The European Commission on Thursday (16 November) said it is suing Poland over measures imposing additional costs in cross-border trade of natural gas.

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Draining Putin's war chest

Anyone who imports or trades Russian gas - whether in gaseous or liquid form - is supporting Putin's criminal actions in Ukraine. If we want peace in Europe, it is crucial to cut off Putin's money supply, write Andrii Zhupanyn and Anton Hofreiter.

The European Commission on Monday (20 November) extended by six months to June 2024 a scheme enabling EU countries to help companies hit by energy price spikes caused by Russia's war on Ukraine.

Germany is providing fresh money to Africa as part of advancing the continent’s green energy transition, building on a more consistent engagement strategy of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government.

EU legislators agreed new rules on Thursday (16 November) to tackle potential cases of manipulation or insider trading on the bloc’s wholesale electricity market, granting new powers for regulators to investigate potential cases and crack down on offen...

New provisions in the EU's electricity market rules call on EU governments to ensure vulnerable households are protected from disconnections, but does not explicitly ban them, notes Sarah Coupechoux. Alternative solutions exist, such as deferred paymen...

After months of negotiations, the French government and state-owend utility EDF reached an agreement on Tuesday (14 November) to regulate the selling price of nuclear power at an average of €70 per Megawatt-hour, with a "rent capture mechanism" applyin...

A global fund under which wealthier nations would help emerging economies cope with climate change should not be based on divisions from three decades ago, the EU's climate chief said on Monday (20 November).

Leading politicians have sharply criticised the Last Generation climate action group for their large-scale protest on Austrian motorways, which resulted in 57 arrests.

Germany and the European Union are hoping to convince other countries to raise their climate targets at the upcoming COP28 climate summit in Dubai. But this may be a tough task, considering Berlin’s waning credibility as a climate leader.

Russian oil tankers are not targeted in the European Commission's proposal for tightening the implementation of a price cap on the country's crude oil, EU diplomats said on Wednesday (15 November).

The Bulgarian government on Thursday became hostage to the decision on the future of the Lukoil Neftochim refinery in Burgas, with the GERB and DPS parties, which have so far supported the decision, insisting on an immediate end to imports of Russian c...

Restoring and connecting forests through community-driven action can capture up to 226 gigatonnes of carbon, roughly equivalent to a third of what humans have released since the beginning of the industrial era, according to new research.

International lenders including the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank are backing a €4-billion plan to wean North Macedonia off coal-fired power, the head of the EBRD told Reuters.

Worldwide, coastal river deltas are home to more than half a billion people, supporting fisheries, agriculture, cities, and fertile ecosystems. In a unique study covering 49 deltas globally, researchers from Lund University and Utrecht University have ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) is partnering with SeaTheFuture’s ambitions to boost funding for Ocean conservation projects and bring strength to a movement that will ultimately benefit the e...

There's no doubt you've heard the Great Barrier Reef is under pressure. The main culprit? Climate change. The main solution? An urgent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and a shift away from fossil fuels.

UNDP has partnered with UNEP, UNSN, UNDRR and the National Institute of Statistics and the Directorate of Civil Protection of Cameroon to host a learning event on climate change and disaster statistics.

Using historical records from around Australia, an international team of researchers have put forward the most accurate prediction to date of past Antarctic ice sheet melt, providing a more realistic forecast of future sea level rise.

Heat transferring from the surface to the deep ocean in the North Atlantic helped reduce climate swings during the last 1,000 years, according to a newly published paper led by researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and UCL.

Hello Andreas. Welcome to GeoTalk! You’re a specialist in Geodesy, and your research surveys the Earth’s spatial and gravitational properties as they relate to climate change. Could you tell us more about how Geodesy can help us understand climate chan...

I wonder if we are bringing breaking news stories in our discipline in the best way to students - in other words, are we meeting students where they are?

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