The Complex Links Between Climate Change and Migration

Tuvalu
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Climate migration may not be a very mainstream environmental topic, yet is an important, albeit complex, issue that must be addressed.  The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report acknowledges that climate change will impact migration flows.

Bioeconomy, Horizon 2020 And The Holy Grail Of Market Access

Source: European Commission

“How do we scale up, enter the market and become a big hit?” is the big question all innovation faces.  Niche industries, such as biotech, are looking for the funding to kick-start commercial scale production.  Could Horizon 2020 be the answer to their prayers?

Five More Green Spaces in Brussels

Parc de Woluwe
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The sun is shining in Brussels, so it’s a good opportunity to present a follow-up to our Five Green Spaces in Brussels blog post from last year.

5 Sustainable Food Apps

Apps to pick apples by

 It’s getting ever easier to check just how sustainably we’re eating day-to-day.  With so many online tools promising to help make our diets more ethical, we thought we’d list five of the best.

My First Month In Brussels

Grand Place at night

It’s hard to believe that it was over a month ago that I arrived in Brussels and started working at Sustainability Consult.  My placement is part of the EU’s Leonardo Mobility Programme, administered by Change Agents UK.  The last month has been both busy and educational, as I have taken up the position of Personal Assistant and Community Manager.

How Does Climate Change Affect Jobs?

Traditionally, trade unions have not been the biggest climate policy supporters and climate change impacts on the labour market are not always obvious.  However, global warming affects poor people in both urban and rural areas disproportionately, increasing inequality.  This is just one finding from the European Trade Union Institute’s (ETUI) new report ‘Climate Change: Implications For Employment’, created with the European Climate Foundation (ECF). 

This Is Big: US To Cut Carbon From Coal Plants. Uptake In Nuclear Likely

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In what it calls a “commonsense plan”, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US has proposed legislation to reduce carbon from existing coal-fired power plants.  Driven by President Obama, the Clean Power Plan, part of the June 2013 Climate Action Plan, may be the single most significant climate policy proposal to come out of the United States government to date.