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Weekly Issue #347 | 5 February 2024

Weekly Issue #347 | 5 February 2024

EFG

Hamor: Geology in legislation making: Past experience, and future opportunities in Euro...

In the last century geoscientists played a limited role in shaping mainstream legislation. Their assistance was limited to drafting the technical aspects within regulations governing the extractive sector or waste disposal. Their primary responsibility...

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EFG

Call: Share your experience on challenges faced by geological SMEs!

The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE), commonly known as the ‘Liberals Group’ in the European Parliament, is interested in testimonials and case studies from small […]

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EFG

Geodiversity, Geoheritage & Geotourism: Advancing the Future Sustainability of Europe a...

The EFG Panel of Experts on Geological Heritage is presenting a Strategic position document as an initial step towards formulating an Action Plan for an EU Geodiversity, Geoheritage & Geotourism Strategy.

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EFG

European Parliament adopts own-initiative report on geothermal

The European Parliament's plenary session on 18 January overwhelmingly backed a resolution supporting a European geothermal energy strategy.

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EFG

EFG Delegation engages in International Symposium on Resilient Cities and 23rd AGM of U...

From December 7th to 10th, 2023, a delegation of the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) actively participated in the International Symposium on Resilient Cities and the 23rd Annual General Meeting of UK-CARE, held in Cangnan, Wenzhou, China.

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EFG

EFG President David Govoni highlights importance of outreach efforts at ICOG Christmas ...

On December 15th, EFG President David Govoni attended the Christmas Cocktail event of ICOG, the Spanish National member Association of EFG, held at the prestigious Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Spain.

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EFG

Dr Roberto Rodriguez Fernandez honoured with 2023 EFG Medal of Merits

Dr. Roberto Rodriguez Fernandez, a distinguished figure in the field of geology, has been awarded the 2023 EFG Medal of Merits.

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CRM-Geothermal Video Contest for 12-18-year-olds

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.

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CRM-geothermal: Field trip to Malawi – the “warm heart of Africa”

End of September 2023, the four scientists Franziska Wilke, Bettina Strauch, Martin Zimmer, and Simona Regenspurg from the German GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ), embarked on a sampling field trip in Malawi to collect gas, water, and rock samples within the...

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CRM-geothermal: Meet our researchers!

We asked the CRM-geothermal researchers to talk about their work on the project. Learn more via our YouTube playlist!

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CEEGS Project: First post-commissioning operations at HZDR facility

As reported in previous posts, the Helmholtz Centre Dresden Rossendorf (HZDR) is installing an experimental facility at its premises to prove the CEEGS cycle at the laboratory scale.

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EU-backed green certification scheme for raw materials launched, in world first

Germany’s TÜV Nord Group is launching the world’s "first and only comprehensive certification" scheme for critical raw materials along the entire value chain – from exploration to extraction and processing, up to the final product.

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EU to unveil 2040 climate targets in political tightrope act

The EU on Tuesday unveils its climate targets for 2040 and a roadmap for the next stage of its energy transition, four months before European elections and with the bloc reeling from a farmer revolt against green reforms.

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Czechia expands nuclear tender to four units, excludes US’ Westinghouse

Czechia will welcome the construction of four nuclear power units at the existing Dukovany power plant instead of the one initially planned, the Czech government decided Thursday while confirming it will no longer pursue bidding talks with US power com...

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German carbon capture row heightened by EU's draft 2040 climate plan

Germany’s upcoming carbon management strategy is being delayed by government divisions on carbon capture and storage (CCS), further exacerbated by a leaked EU climate policy draft for 2040 promoting the controversial technology.

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The election year of 2024 is the climate’s window of opportunity

40% of the world's population will be voting in the coming months. This is an opportunity for citizens around the world to call for more action to tackle the climate emergency, writes Mattias Söderberg.

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West’s coming war with Russia will be triggered by Arctic climate breakdown

NATO countries are priming their citizens to be ready for the next global conflict between the great powers. Once unthinkable, the idea of a third world war seems closer than ever, writes Maurizio Geri.

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Horizon Europe budget to be cut by €2.1B, as defence research gets a €1.5B boost

Horizon Europe will have its €95.5 billion budget cut by €2.1 billion, with €1.5 billion diverted to defence research, following an agreement by EU heads of state at a meeting in Brussels today. The raid on the research programme’s funding is part of a...

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Canadian researchers set out hopes for Horizon Europe association

From the middle of this year, Canada will be associated to Horizon Europe, the EU’s €95 billion research and innovation programme. It will be the second country from outside Europe to join, after New Zealand, as the European Commission opens up the ini...

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EU’s Global Gateway keeps focus on investments in Africa

Science|Business - Table.Media partnership Science|Business has partnered with Table.Media, a leading source of news about higher education and research in Germany. Each week, we are publishing one of each other’s stories to give readers an even broade...

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BGS adds more than 60 new carbon dioxide storage units to its national carbon dioxide s...

BGS has delivered its first major update of the national carbon dioxide storage database, CO2 Stored, adding more than 60 CO2 storage units.

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One-year anniversary of 6 February earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

As recovery and reconstruction efforts continue, the emphasis on building back better and leaving no one behind is imperative to enhance the disaster resilience of infrastructure, individuals, and communities in the affected region.

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‘Water comes from all four sides’: how Rotterdam’s tidal park protects the city

Once a grim industrial harbour, the Keilehaven estuary acts as a natural flood barrier and wildlife sanctuary.

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Oceans May Have Already Seen 1.7°C of Warming - Eos

The global warming clock started ticking decades earlier than current estimates assume, according to Caribbean sponges.

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Study challenges classical view of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current origin and warns o...

The Circumpolar Current works as a regulator of the planet's climate. Its origins were thought to have caused the formation of the permanent ice in Antarctica about 34 million years ago. Now, a study led by the University of Barcelona, the Instituto An...

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Increasing Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Physical Geography - Eos

Geography, a discipline combining geosciences and social sciences, is becoming more demographically diverse overall. But physical geography is lagging behind and needs to catch up.

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Currently stable parts of East Antarctica may be closer to melting than anyone has real...

In a warming climate, meltwater from Antarctica is expected to contribute significantly to rising seas. For the most part, though, research has been focused on West Antarctica, in places like the Thwaites Glacier, which has seen significant melt in rec...

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EU walks farming minefield with new climate goals

The EU's climate goals for 2040 are set to further dial up the pressure on a farm sector that has yet to get tough on greenhouse gas emissions—but is already up in arms over existing environmental rules.

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Ancient rocks improve understanding of tectonic activity between earthquakes

Rocks once buried deep in ancient subduction zones—where tectonic plates collide—could help scientists make better predictions of how these zones behave during the years between major earthquakes, according to a research team from Penn State and Brown ...

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Permafrost alone holds back Arctic rivers—and a lot of carbon

New research from Dartmouth College provides the first evidence that the Arctic's frozen soil is the dominant force shaping Earth's northernmost rivers. Permafrost, the thick layer of soil that stays frozen for two or more years at a time, is the reaso...

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