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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · 2d

EASACs report "Changing Wildfires" highlights emerging wildfire risks for European countries like Sweden 🇸🇪. The seminar by @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social & KSLA featuring our Environment Programme Director Thomas Elmqvist discusses how to adapt. Attend live or digitally: www.ksla.se/aktiviteter/...

Måste Sverige lära sig att leva med alltmer intensiva skogsbränder? | Kungl. Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · 7d

Meet Thomas Cole-Hunter, our new #Biosciences and Public Health Programme Director. Tom is an environmental epidemiologist and has already worked as a consultant to the Programme. Today he explains what motivated him to join EASAC and what is next in the Programme: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7unP...

Tom Cole-Hunter, EASAC Biosciences and Public Health Programme Director

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · 10d

7 of 9 planetary boundaries have been breached reveals areport from @pik-potsdam.bsky.social - one more than six months ago, when EASAC published a Commentary highlighting the troubling disconnect between the magnitude of crisis and political action towards #transformativechange shorturl.at/rJ94a

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · 20d

📆 On 29 September, the @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social will hold a seminar on our Report on Security of #Sustainable #Energy Supplies: www.kva.se/evenemang/se... #SciPol

Seminar: Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies - Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien

Seminar: Security of Sustainable Energy Supplies

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · 23d

This summer's extreme weather cost #Europe at least €43bn and that's without the record-breaking wildfires in southern Europe. The threat of #wildfires will only intensify; just fighting the flames isn't enough. We need a radical shift from suppression to prevention: easac.eu/publications...

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24d

Europe’s summer of extreme weather caused €43bn of short-term losses, analysis finds

Greatest damage from heat, drought and flooding done in Cyprus, Greece, Malta and Bulgaria The violent weather that battered Europe this summer caused short-term economic losses of at least €43bn, according to an EU-wide estimate, with costs expected to rise to €126bn by 2029. The immediate hit to the economy from a single brutal summer of heat, drought and flooding amounted to 0.26% of the EU’s economic output in 2024, according to the rapid analysis, which has not been submitted for peer review but is based on relationships between weather and economic data that were published in an academic study this month. Continue reading...

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Sep 9

Meet the alternatives to #meat 🙃
👉 easac.eu/publications...
#vegan #veganbrussels #eu #agriculture #foodsafety

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Sep 8

There are a great variety of alternatives to #meat on your plate. You want to know more about their impact on our #environment, #climate and your #health but missed the launch event last week? 😱 You can now check out the recording 👉https://www.youtube.com/live/rbKOlJsJfkk?feature=shared

Meat Alternatives - EASAC Report Launch

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Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften @oeaw.bsky.social · Sep 8

„Europas zukünftige Generationen werden wahrscheinlich mit weniger Fleisch auf ihren Tellern aufwachsen – und das könnte sowohl notwendig als auch vorteilhaft sein“ - mehr dazu im aktuellen Report von @easac.bsky.social. science.orf.at/stories/3231...

Forschende fordern klare Richtlinien

Der große ökologische Fußabdruck der Fleischproduktion befeuert den Trend zu Alternativen. Auf dem Weg zu pflanzlichen und insektenbasierten Proteinen, mikrobieller Fermentation und kultiviertem Fleis...

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Sep 5

Reducing #meat consumption is critical. But how good are the look-alikes? If you missed the launch of our new Report on Meat Alternatives with @tillymetz.bsky.social, @rosacastro.bsky.social @cgdasneves.bsky.social @irinapopescu.bsky.social, check out the recording 📽️ www.youtube.com/live/rbKOlJs...

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Polska Akademia Nauk @polskaakademianauk.bsky.social · Sep 5

🥦 Dieta przyszłości?
Alternatywne produkty białkowe mogą wspierać zbilansowaną dietę, ale wymagają przejrzystego oznakowania i dalszych badań.

Raport @easac.bsky.social wskazuje, że smak, naturalność i cena to kluczowe czynniki dla konsumentów.

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Konstantinos Tsilimekis @ktsilimekis.bsky.social · Sep 5

@easac.bsky.social -Report: "The EU needs to act now if it wants to stay ahead of the #protein transition, ensure food security, and meet its climate and biodiversity goals. It should create policies that support innovation in #meat #alternatives while ensuring food safety and consumer protection".

Meat Alternatives

“The EU needs to act now if it wants to stay ahead of the protein transition, ensure food security, and meet its climate and biodiversity goals. It should create policies that support innovation in me...

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Michael Minter @micminter.bsky.social · Sep 5

Interesting report from @easac.bsky.social on the state of play, scientific insights and calls to EU policymakers on plant-based and alternative proteins #foodsystems #climateaction #alternativeproteins

"Meat Alternatives" Report Launched

“The EU needs to act now if it wants to stay ahead of the protein transition, ensure food security, and meet its climate and biodiversity goals. It should create policies that support innovation in me...

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Sep 4

Our new Report on Meat Alternatives is out.

Check it out 👉https://easac.eu/news/details/report-launch-meat-alternatives

Debate going on here 📹 www.youtube.com/live/rbKOlJs...

Meat Alternatives - EASAC Report Launch

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Sep 4

Reducing meat consumption is win win win, says Prof Bert Rima, introducing our new report on meat alternatives: lower #carbon footprint, better #environment, higher #FootSecurity . #irascible #plant-based Find it here 👉https://easac.eu/news/details/report-launch-meat-alternatives

Report Launch "Meat Alternatives"

4 September 2025, 12:00-15:00 CEST at Palais des Académies (Rue Ducale / Hertogstraat 1, 1000 Brussels) and via online stream

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Sep 4

„Let‘s put a real price on meat - including water use and climate change - it will be easy for meat alternatives to compete“ says @tillymetz.bsky.social. Drbate going on right now 👉https://www.youtube.com/live/rbKOlJsJfkk?feature=shared

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Carlos Gonçalo das Neves @cgdasneves.bsky.social · Sep 3

New month.... old routines 😇. Back to Brussels this week and ahead for me and @efsa.europa.eu: some nice discussions with all Member States Chief Veterinary Officers , plus a great panel debate on a new report on Meat Alternatives by the @easac.bsky.social
🔗 easac-events.eu/event/meat-a...

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Reducing meat consumption is win win win“, says Bert Rima, introducing today’s debate on #meat alternatives. But consumer awareness remains a barrier. Join us on YouTube 👉https://www.youtube.com/live/rbKOlJsJfkk?feature=shared

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Aug 28

❗You can still sign up for online or in-person participation at the launch of our new report on Meat Alterantives:👉 easac-events.eu/event/meat-a...

Join @tillymetz.bsky.social, @irinapopescu.bsky.social and representatives from @gfi.org and @efsa.europa.eu in their discussions on #meatalternatives

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Aug 27

Europa brennt. Aber das muss nicht sein, sagt unser Environment Director Prof. Thomas Elmqvist im Interview mit dem @zdfde.bsky.social. Worum es genau geht, erfahrt Ihr im Beitrag "Mit Feuer leben: Neue Wege gegen Waldbrände".

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#wildfires

Warum die alten Methoden bei Waldbränden versagen – und was jetzt hilft | NANO

Der Waldbrand-Report fordert ein radikales Umdenken: Weg vom reinen Löschen, hin zur Prävention durch kontrollierte Brände und kluges Landmanagement.

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Tobias Plieninger @plieningerlab.bsky.social · Aug 19

How can we better deal with wildfires like those currently devastating many Mediterranean landscapes? 3 messages from the @easac.bsky.social report:
1️⃣Prioritise climate & landuse action
2️⃣Consider fire risk in treeplanting projects
3️⃣‘Live with fire’: public health & education
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Changing Wildfires - Policy Options for a Fire-literate and Fire-adapted Europe

“Europe will increasingly have to learn to live with fire and adapt society to a new challenging reality,” warns Prof. Thomas Elmqvist, EASAC Environment Director. “More than twice as many urban areas...

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Science Media Centre España @sciencemediacentre.es · Aug 13

🗨️"Los incendios de alta intensidad son cada vez más frecuentes y causan un mayor impacto ambiental y social. Priorizar la extinción no solo no ha evitado llegar a esta situación, sino que la ha agravado"

✍️En Voces Expertas, Urbano Fra, de
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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Aug 11

A group of scientists nominated by their national academies has explored the pros and cons of #meatalternatives in a new report - and you can join us for the launch on 4 September 2025 live in Brussels or online!

💡 More info and registration: easac-events.eu

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Aug 11

Summer is barbecue season🌭! But many Europeans want less or no #meat on their plate, and here are some alternatives. Since 2019, the market for meat substitute products in the #EuropeanUnion (EU-27) has more than doubled in value.

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EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council) @easac.bsky.social · Aug 4

We want you! EASAC is seeking a Programme Director for its #Energy Programme. If you are passionate about energy and want to make a difference with evidence-based policy advice, this part-time job may be for you: easac.eu/news/details...

#SciPol #JobAd

Job Ad: Energy Programme Director (part-time)

EASAC is seeking a Programme Director for its Energy Programme.

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