LIFE+ SmartPV connected around 300 solar panel owners in Cyprus in a decentralised power network. The project used remote monitoring and net metering to pay consumers for the power they produce. The Cypriot authorities have since extended the payment scheme to all...
Europe’s farms generate some 700 million tonnes of waste annually and a lot of it goes into landfill, which can pollute the environment. To counter this, LIFE LowCarbon Feed produced two new goat feeds from food waste. The first was derived from rice straw, while the...
In Europe, floods are on the rise due to climate change. These extreme weather events often result in human tragedy and economic losses. The environment also suffers from wildlife habitats being destroyed and water bodies polluted. The LIFE FRANCA team helped make an...
Climate change can negatively impact the growth and productivity of forests. But protecting the lungs of the earth can reduce extreme weather events like forest fires and droughts while cutting emissions. To this end, LIFE FORECCAsT helped forest managers in France’s...
The residential heating sector is one of the main emitters of particulate matter and soot in the EU. Clean Heat set out to reduce such emissions coming from private wood burning in Denmark, Germany, and other EU countries. The team measured emissions from firewood...
Extreme weather events like droughts and storms are having a devastating impact on European agriculture. For many farmers, the damage and losses can threaten their very existence. LIFE ADAPT2CLIMA showed how vulnerable agriculture in Crete, Sicily, and Cyprus is to...