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GeoPolicy: Top 10 science for policy resources recommended by the EGU’s Science for Policy Working Group

September 28, 2022
GeoPolicy: Top 10 science for policy resources recommended by the EGU’s Science for Policy Working Group
The Science for Policy Help Desk at EGU22

EGU’s Science for Policy Working Group aims to promote greater collaboration between the geoscientific community and policymakers, highlight policy-relevant outputs from EGU scientists, and support evidence-based policy. Not only does the Working Group support EGU’s policy activities but it also provides individual members with relevant information and opportunities through the EGUR ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Europe’s Waste Policy – using Incinerator Bottom Ash and reducing landfill

January 29, 2021
GeoPolicy: Europe’s Waste Policy – using Incinerator Bottom Ash and reducing landfill
Waste Incinerator, Shutterstock.

Although you may not realise it, waste and the circular economy is an important topic for many geoscientists. Our consumption drives the need for resources and sustainable resource extraction, while disposing and reducing this waste requires a wide range of expertise and impacts the environments in which many scientists undertake their research. On a more personal level, understanding what happens ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: How geoscience can support the European Green Deal

November 13, 2020
GeoPolicy: How geoscience can support the European Green Deal

Earlier this year, the EGU hosted the Integrating science into the EU Green Deal event in collaboration with the Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development to outline how the geosciences can most effectively support the European Green Deal and ensure its ambitious biodiversity and zero-pollution targets are reached. The event provided policymakers, scientists and indust ...[Read More]