Europe can strengthen its industrial competitiveness while cutting climate and environmental pressures, but progress needs to accelerate. A new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) finds that the transition of key industrial sectors offers opportunity and explores the policies, investments and enabling conditions needed to drive clean, circular and decarbonised production at scale, delivering…
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Nearly two billion people worldwide still lack access to clean cooking. The gap contributes to an estimated 2.5 million premature deaths each year from household air pollution, with women and girls bearing the greatest burden. The environmental cost is equally stark: traditional cooking contributes to deforestation and generates 1.2 gigatonnes of greenhouse gases annually, comparable…
Modernising power systems remains a critical development priority in emerging economies. Most countries face the challenge of balancing affordable energy access, providing energy security and ensuring environmental sustainability.
