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Weekly Issue #341 | 11 December 2023

14/12/2023
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Komac: Integrating new tactics for mineral exploration and Social License to Operate in...

Effective transfer of knowledge gained through international research and development projects (i.e. FP7, H2020 etc.) to either university curricula or to vocational training often fails. For this reason, the INFACT project, financed through the H2020 programme, paid special attention to knowledge transfer in the disciplines of mineral exploration and mining.

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Recording available! Webinar 'Mine Measure - IRMA’s Self-Assessment and Audit Preparation Tool'

The webinar provides an overview of how mining operations can measure themselves against the IRMA Standard for Responsible Mining, and in the process, gather the information necessary to start an independent assessment with an IRMA approved audit firm.

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CRM-geothermal represented at COP28 in Dubai

The European Federation of Geologists, an official observer organisation at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP), proudly presented two groundbreaking EU-funded projects at COP28 in Dubai – CRM-geothermal and CEEGS.

On Thursday, 16 November, during the 2023 edition of the Raw Materials Week, the twelve EU funded projects that constitute the Cluster Hub ‘Materials for batteries’ gathered for their annual event in Brussels.

Earlier this autumn, the two main heat exchangers HXW and HXI of the experimental facility at the Helmholtz Centre Dresden Rossendorf (HZDR) were installed. The design, assembling, and operation of the facility is part of the work package 5 and shall p...

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CEEGS represented at COP28 in Dubai

The European Federation of Geologists, an official observer organisation at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP), proudly presented two groundbreaking EU-funded projects at COP28 in Dubai

Geothermal energy can play a significant role in the fight against climate change. It is a renewable and sustainable heat and electricity source that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Blog post published by University of Miskolc, translated to English below. Click HERE to read the original post (in Hungarian). The University of Miskolc’s Startup Ideas Competition focused on today’s environmental problems, with ten teams submitting t...

Petro-state Azerbaijan has cleared a key hurdle to host next year's UN climate summit despite the controversy over COP28 taking place in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates.

A Western price cap imposed a year ago Tuesday (5 December) on Russia's oil has had limited success with Russia increasingly finding ways to deliver crude at prices above the $60 limit.

Russian oil company Lukoil is considering all possible options for the future of its Bulgarian business, including the sale of the Balkans’ largest refinery, Neftochim Burgas, and its vast network of petrol stations and oil depots in the country, the R...

Following in the footsteps of the European Parliament last month, EU member states in the Council have also included nuclear energy among the technologies promoted by the EU's Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA), alongside renewables.

EU legislators on Friday (8 December) struck a political agreement on the final piece of the Union's hydrogen policy, establishing a grid planning body that will gradually become independant from existing gas network operators.

The EU should create a new, separate entity to ensure more independence from incumbent interests in the crucial task of designing a future-proof hydrogen infrastructure, write Michaela Holl and Megan Anderson.

News Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.

Parties of the ruling majority in the Bulgarian parliament have agreed to cancel the tax on Russian gas imports transiting through Bulgarian territory, with GERB leader and former prime minister Boyko Borissov hoping it could help the country’s Schenge...

A pipeline connector between Serbia and Bulgaria that will reduce Serbia's dependence on Russian gas by giving it access to Azerbaijan exports was inaugurated Sunday (10 December) in the presence of three Presidents.

European Union scientists said on Wednesday (6 December) that 2023 would be the warmest year on record, as global mean temperature for the first 11 months of the year hit the highest level on record, 1.46°C above the 1850-1900 average.

It's the issue at the core of COP28: will this year's UN climate talks, held in major oil producer the United Arab Emirates, produce the first global agreement to phase out fossil fuel use?

The world's climate negotiators on Tuesday haggled beyond a host-imposed deadline for a deal as at-risk nations voiced fury over a proposed compromise that stops short of phasing out fossil fuels.

Governments, fossil fuel firms and airlines are increasingly becoming embroiled in climate litigation. Isabella Kaminski analyses what difference this legal action is making.

With an energy-hungry economy, an historic reliance on coal and vast manufacturing enterprises, China is the world's single largest emitter, accounting for 27% of the world's carbon dioxide and a third of all greenhouse gas emissions.

A multi-institutional team of geoscientists has discovered a deep, ancient underground pool of fresh water underneath part of the Sicilian mountains. In their study, reported in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, the group used publicly av...

Spectacular Svalbard sits halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole and is one of the fastest warming places in the Arctic.

Scientific research in Antarctica has played a key role in many important discoveries of the past century. But it has also come at a considerable cost to the environment.

As an American who has been engaged in technology policy for over four decades, I want to thank the EU for its Framework R&D programmes. By focusing on basic research at universities and social policy-oriented research missions, the EU is helping make ...

BGS marine geoscientists travelled to Ascension Island to support its government with an ongoing, conservation-driven mapping programme.

Do you run online science communication workshops? The EGU Outreach Committee is soliciting the development and delivery of online workshops to provide training for our members in various aspects of science communication, so submit your proposal by Mon...

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