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European rivers are drying up due to the worst drought for 500 years
European rivers are drying up due to the worst drought for 500 years

Low river levels and high water temperatures can be fatal for many species

The largest solar plant in the EU was built with a capacity of 590 MW in Spain
The largest solar plant in the EU was built with a capacity of 590 MW in Spain

This will reduce carbon emissions by 140,000 tons per year

The HYBRIT project can provide a green revolution in steel industry in Sweden
The HYBRIT project can provide a green revolution in steel industry in Sweden

The demand for sustainable consumption is increasing, and fossil-free steel will become the new norm

Austria will receive €76 million for a just climate transition
Austria will receive €76 million for a just climate transition

The plan will create employment and mitigate job losses linked to the green transition

Nuclear power plants will work during the heat, despite the threat to nature in France
Nuclear power plants will work during the heat, despite the threat to nature in France

In France, almost half of the reactors are out of service due to corrosion and maintenance problems

The energy crisis will cause an increase in prices for carbon emissions in the EU – analysts
The energy crisis will cause an increase in prices for carbon emissions in the EU – analysts

A decline in industrial production in Europe could reduce demand for permits

The first biofuel plant with negative emissions is created in the EU. Photo
The first biofuel plant with negative emissions is created in the EU. Photo

The plant will be able to process approximately 1,200 tons of wet mass of algae per year

Proper waste management is a mandatory condition for joining the EU – Strilets
Proper waste management is a mandatory condition for joining the EU – Strilets

Ukraine is the only country in Europe where more than 90% of waste ends up in landfills

A plan to reduce gas consumption by 15% came into effect in the EU
A plan to reduce gas consumption by 15% came into effect in the EU

Hungary, which relies on gas from russia, demanded an exception

Hydrogen producers began to look for next generation solutions in Germany
Hydrogen producers began to look for next generation solutions in Germany

Green hydrogen also requires the creation of an appropriate infrastructure of pipelines

The shallowing of the Rhine River has caused an increase in freight prices in Germany
The shallowing of the Rhine River has caused an increase in freight prices in Germany

Demand for river transport has increased as Germany plans to increase its coal-fired power generation

The largest crisis magnitude in the green energy of Ukraine
The largest crisis magnitude in the green energy of Ukraine

Due to the war, half of RES facilities are under threat of complete or partial destruction