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Liam Aylward on One year of European Citizens' Initiative

Speech by Liam Aylward [ ALDE MEP / Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe / European Parliament ] on : One year of European Citizens' Initiative in practice: evaluating experience and tackling obstacles [on behalf of the Group] [Language EN original] Aylward-OR_130418_091301_obog_en

Don't Choose Extinction

dontchooseextinction.com The world spends an astounding US$423 billion annually to subsidize fossil fuels for consumers – oil, electricity that is generated by the burning of other fossil fuels, gas, and coal. This is four times the amount being called for to help poor countries tackle the climate

EIT Health - Accelerator

The EIT Health Accelerator catapults promising ideas, startups and entrepreneurs onto the market. It supports Europe’s premier innovations that tackle today’s healthcare challenges.

Global Climate Protection And Data Collection

Climate change and its consequences know no borders. Its causes can be traced to every corner of the world and its effects are becoming progressively noticeable worldwide. Therefore, effective climate protection must be tackled globally. Determining national emissions is therefore a complex and ala

Why World Toilet Day?

Today, 4.2 billion people still live with poor-quality toilets that ruin their health and pollute their environment. World Toilet Day on November 19 aims to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. #WorldToiletDay #globalsanitation #explainervideos #sanitationcrisis

Three rules of thumb for using scientific models

How do you make sense of scientific models without falling into common traps? Here are three rules of thumb. This is part of a series of Risk Bites videos that tackle dose response and response models. This week's Risk Bites team: David Faulkner (post-production) Andrew Maynard (all the other stu

Global Climate Protection And Data Collection

Climate change and its consequences know no borders. Its causes can be traced to every corner of the world and its effects are becoming progressively noticeable worldwide. Therefore, effective climate protection must be tackled globally. Determining national emissions is therefore a complex and ala

Fundamental Rights Dialogue - English

#AskFRA #RightsDialogue What would you do to make sure that no one is discriminated against when looking for a job or simply going to a doctor? How would you tackle the hate speech that is spreading online? What should be done to have everyone take part in our society, regardless their age, skin c

Are Engineered Nanoparticles Dangerous?

We'll be tackling the risks of nanoparticles and other particles more fully when Risk Bites launches formally in November. But until then, here's a roller-coaster ride of a video on what might be important when thinking about the risks and benefits or nanoparticles - or any other particles for that