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![Hungry stones and stoppage of transportation: how drought is killing Europe's rivers](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/126356033_gettyimages-1242543123.jpg-500x281.webp)
Over 10,000 rivers disappeared in Ukraine during the years of independence
![Germany to build a huge tower for heating water for the winter](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Znimok-ekrana-2022-08-19-o-15.24.25-500x231.png)
The tower will work on the principle of a thermos
![Europe to replace a significant part of russian gas with biomethane](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/shutterstock_690005194-500x385.jpg)
Biomethane can quickly make a significant contribution to European energy security and emission reductions
![A climate startup will help avoid 20% of heat loss during heating in the Netherlands](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shutterstock_1172542486-500x334.jpg)
The technology allows to optimize the heating system in real time
![86% of waste is recycled on the Greek island of Tilos](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/tilosi-840-430-500x256.jpeg)
All 350 households, municipality and enterprises participate in the program
![European rivers are drying up due to the worst drought for 500 years](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/shutterstock_319917638-500x334.jpg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/shutterstock_1029800602-500x334.jpg)
This will reduce carbon emissions by 140,000 tons per year
![The HYBRIT project can provide a green revolution in steel industry in Sweden](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/shutterstock_72382048-500x375.jpg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/shutterstock_1620917488-500x325.jpg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/shutterstock_1688112796-500x357.jpg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_1785649307-500x334.jpg)
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](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shutterstock_1053112799-500x307.jpg)
The plant will be able to process approximately 1,200 tons of wet mass of algae per year