Sweden, the best kid in the class, might be doing well but that doesn’t mean every country in the EU passes the renewable energy-test. Read More
Circular Ocean Creates Circular Economy
How pulling nets out of the sea becomes more than just that [audio mp3="https://euroscopemag.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Final-Newsroom-Project-2018-01-16-11.02-PM.mp3"][/audio] Approximately 8 million tons of plastic enter the sea each year. Does all of it just get left…
Goodbye, Dounreay: New jobs could be found in…
The nuclear site Dounreay is closing but new opportunities appear. The question is: Will it be enough to provide the locals at the northernmost point of the British mainland with a sustainable future? [caption id="attachment_8014"…
Goodbye, Dounreay: “It is going to be the…
A nuclear site at the northernmost point of the British mainland has provided a whole region with jobs for sixty years. But soon the site will close and the question is: What happens now? [caption…
EU Talks Climate with California
Bilateral Cooperation in Carbon Trading Markets “What we saw in Bonn is that the Paris spirit is very much alive,” Anna-Kaiser Itkonen, Commission spokesperson for Climate Action and Energy, said referring to the Paris accord…
There is something a little fishy about Brexit
[caption id="attachment_7807" align="aligncenter" width="519"] Photo: European Commission[/caption] Whilst Britain pull their nets out from the vast expanse that is the European Union, the issue of fish is largely unheard of by the consumers whose…
From industry to culture in the Ruhr Area.…
The German Ruhrgebiet was the largest industrial centre in Europe due to the coal-mining boom after the Industrial Revolution during the 19th century, However, in 1958, the coal-mining crisis started, which put a definitive brake on…
Small Scale Alternatives to Industrial Farming to Address…
Community Supported Agriculture in the Netherlands Today, it takes only a simple trip to the super market to collect the food you need to get you through the week. Particularly in urban areas, people are…
European Commission battles plastic waste
The European Commission has opted for a public awareness campaign in a battle to reduce the amount of plastic waste being dumped in the oceans within Europe. [caption id="attachment_7287" align="alignnone" width="600"] (Pixabay: hhach)[/caption] Vice President…
Germany leads the sustainable construction with the biggest…
[caption id="attachment_7195" align="alignnone" width="600"] Heidelberg Village Source: Frey Gruppe[/caption] In the last few years, the sustainable feeling has been increasing in society, changing the way we dress, the way we eat and also where we…
What the Reformation of the Dutch Environmental Act…
For Dutch citizens, changes made in environmental legislation means that more responsibility for protecting and preserving the environment will fall upon them. In 2019 a new act to amalgamate numerous environmental laws is intended to…
Growing Groningen
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se27FcpqrKs#action=share[/embed] Alex Hendricks and Loly Velasco Out of the despair and misery caused by the earthquakes, came something special. That being an opportunity for Groningen to become a leading innovator and green energy producer. Something…
Shaking things up
The recent earthquakes that have hit Groningen these past few years have done more than shake the ground. They have shaken up people’s lives and the future of Groningen. Right now, The Netherlands is the…
Controversy Continues Amidst Final Vote on Glyphosate Use
After much intense debate and deadlock in Brussels, the world’s most used weed killer glyphosate has been given the green light to be used within the EU for another five years. The final decision to…
EU Talks Climate with California
Bilateral Cooperation in Carbon Trading Markets “What we saw in Bonn is that the Paris spirit is very much alive,” Anna-Kaiser Itkonen, Commission spokesperson for Climate Action and Energy, said referring to the Paris accord…