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EU Launches 37M Next-Generation Integrated Biorefinery Project

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This integrated system will result in the production of a variety of products, ranging from chemicals, polymers and materials to high-energy aviation fuels. The project partners come from 14 countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Madagascar, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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The EPI uses three indicators to measure air quality: household solid fuel use; PM 2.5 Switzerland leads the world in sustainability, followed by France, Denmark, Malta, and Sweden. The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. average exposure, and PM 2.5

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