In its latest SoE report (1), the EU forecasts that its air quality targets will be met by 2030. However, we are still a long way from achieving the targets set for 2020. So what exactly is the current state of play? As demonstrated ever more accurately by scientific reports and other studies, air pollution […]
Read articleThe renewable energy production sectors, still just emerging at the start of the 21st century, are now seeing their costs fall rapidly thanks to technological advances and the economies of scale associated with the increasing installed volumes. Certain sectors are already competitive with traditional technologies, with others set to join them. These are the findings […]
Read articleAs an emerging economy, India is faced with challenges related to water, air and waste. In recognition of both current problems in India and the region’s potential, Business France, one of Pollutec’s public-sector partners, has identified various market sectors in which French companies could intervene. Drinking water and sanitation, air quality, as well as waste […]
Read articleBy global definition, the blue economy is the subject of call for proposals at European and international levels. Examples include ongoing proposals such as Investing in Blue Innovation run by the EU via the EMFF, MarTERA 2020 launched by ERA-Net and the UNDP’s Ocean Innovation Challenge. The European Union’s first two reports on the blue […]
Read articleRecent years have seen a real upsurge of interest in brownfield site restoration, which involves giving new uses to abandoned land and improving the quality of degraded soils while reducing the risks to future users. Projects are now going beyond the traditional parameters of urban renewal – focused on housing, economic activities and public infrastructure […]
Read articleAccurate knowledge of the quantity of raw materials consumed by an economy is a pre-requisite for any circular economy policy. From this perspective the ad-hoc indicator is the material footprint. This is currently calculated using a methodology developed by Eurostat for EU member states. However, two French researchers propose an alternative methodology that better takes […]
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