EU announces new €86 million investment in long-term climate and environment projects

News Release – 15 April 2025 – The European Commission has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to tackling Europe’s climate and environment crises by investing more than €86 million in new green strategic projects over the next ten years. The latest funding to be announced by the EU LIFE Programme goes to 5 multi-year, multi-million euro projects in Denmark, Estonia, Poland, Slovenia and Iceland. Between them, they will … Continue reading EU announces new €86 million investment in long-term climate and environment projects

Impact Newswire17/04/202517/04/2025

Europe

Between Art and Care: The Unique Journey of a Portuguese Artist Who Paints with Her Soul

In Portugal, there is an artist who does not separate artistic creation from listening to the world. Between brushstrokes and silences, Tita transforms discarded materials into profound visual expressions – works that converse with childhood, the environment, and the urgency to rethink what we call normal. Known for the #zerowastetita project, the artist breathes new life into defective surfaces, forgotten objects, and imperfect materials. Her … Continue reading Between Art and Care: The Unique Journey of a Portuguese Artist Who Paints with Her Soul

Impact Newswire14/04/202517/04/2025

Europe

Hottest March in Europe ever: Greenpeace calls for climate polluters to pay

Press Release – 08/04/2025 – Greenpeace European Unit Brussels, 08 April 2025 – Reacting to an announcement by the Copernicus Climate Change Service that March 2025 was the warmest ever March for Europe and the second-warmest March globally, as well as the 20th month in the last 21 months for which global-average surface air temperature was more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, Thomas Gelin, Greenpeace EU climate … Continue reading Hottest March in Europe ever: Greenpeace calls for climate polluters to pay

Impact Newswire08/04/202508/04/2025

Europe

EEA launches ‘Our environment : Our future’ campaign

Do you have a story to share about how you made a positive difference, improving our environment and helping to build a more sustainable future? Then why not submit it and take part in the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) ‘Our environment : Our future’ outreach campaign? Tell us about Europe’s environment through your actions and in your own words. Press release – 07 Apr 2025 … Continue reading EEA launches ‘Our environment : Our future’ campaign

Impact Newswire08/04/202508/04/2025

Image Nataša Gotal, Urban Treasures / EEA

Europe

EU advancing on 2030 zero-pollution targets but stronger action is needed

Press release – 03 Mar 2025 – Today, the European Commission and the European Environment Agency (EEA) published the second Zero Pollution Monitoring and Outlook report, which provides an overview of the EU’s work to meet the 2030 zero pollution targets. The Commission also published today its fourth Clean Air Outlook report. The reports show that EU policies have contributed to reducing air pollution, pesticide use and plastic litter … Continue reading EU advancing on 2030 zero-pollution targets but stronger action is needed

Impact Newswire12/03/202512/03/2025

Europe, Global

New Coalition aims to put Artificial Intelligence on a more sustainable path

Press Release – Paris, 11 February 2025 – Over 100 partners, including 37 tech companies, eleven countries and five international organizations, have joined forces under the Coalition for Environmentally Sustainable Artificial Intelligence (AI), aiming to ramp up global momentum to place AI on a more environmentally sustainable path. Spearheaded by France, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Coalition brings together stakeholders across the AI … Continue reading New Coalition aims to put Artificial Intelligence on a more sustainable path

Impact Newswire19/02/202519/02/2025

United States

Jeff Giannetti Joins Hammerspace as Chief Revenue Officer to Spearhead Global Expansion and Capture the AI Storage Market Opportunity

With Worldwide Adoption and Expanded Sales Channels Through System Vendors, Integrators and Cloud Providers, Hammerspace Bolsters Sales Organization to Accelerate Growth Press Release – January 27, 2025 – SAN MATEO, Calif. – Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the next data cycle, today announced the appointment of Jeff Giannetti as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) to support rapid growth in demand around the world for its Global … Continue reading Jeff Giannetti Joins Hammerspace as Chief Revenue Officer to Spearhead Global Expansion and Capture the AI Storage Market Opportunity

Impact Newswire30/01/202530/01/2025

Global

‘Time is water’: A cross-border Indigenous alliance works to save the Amazon

As we sail through Amazon waterways, Indigenous leaders tell me how climate crisis is affecting their way of life Francesc Badia i Dalmases – 16 December 2024 YURIMAGUAS, Alto Amazonas, Peru — Our boat sets sail early in the morning. The plan is to travel down the Huallaga River, reach the Marañón, then sail north along the Santiago River towards the border with Ecuador. But … Continue reading ‘Time is water’: A cross-border Indigenous alliance works to save the Amazon

Impact Newswire18/12/202430/01/2025

Global, Middle East

Nature-based Solutions can generate up to 32 million new jobs by 2030, but investments in skills needed

Press Release – Riyadh, 7 December 2024 – Investing in nature-based solutions (NbS) could create up to 32 million new jobs by 2030. This is according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Launched at the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat … Continue reading Nature-based Solutions can generate up to 32 million new jobs by 2030, but investments in skills needed

Impact Newswire13/12/202413/12/2024