And we wonder why plant-based meat substitutes are sometimes more expensive than meat ...
"(from 2014 to 2020) livestock farmers in the EU received 1,200 times more public funding than plant-based meat or cultivated meat groups. In the US, the animal farmers got 800 times more public funding. The amount of public money spent on plant-based alternatives was just $42m (£33m) – 0.1% of the £35bn spent on meat and dairy."
"The European Union’s executive arm is set to recommend a 90 per cent net reduction of greenhouse gases by 2040, a target backed by climate scientists and criticised by the industry.
[This should] bridge the gap between its existing goals to cut net emissions 55% by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by 2050."
Does anyone know any great self-pace #courses on #accessibily for #frontend and #web development? I'd like to get better at it, especially in light of upcoming regulations in the #EU.
In March, EU #oil imports from Russia fell by 90% compared to the 2019-2022 average. EU sanctions against #Russia and the G7 price cap on Russian petrol and related products are delivering results.
Die #EU vergibt jetzt einen Preis für #OpenSource Projekte. Die Auszeichnungen richten sich an Organisationen und Teams, die:
👉 erfolgreich eine Open-Source-Lösung in öffentlichen Verwaltungen implementiert haben
👉 Initiativen entwickelt haben, die den Einsatz von Open Source in öffentlichen Diensten nutzen und vorantreiben.
/cc @sven
EU erwägt Strafzölle auf E-Autos: Handelskonflikt mit China?
Die EU will chinesische Exporte von Elektroautos untersuchen. Das schürt Ängste vor einem handfesten Handelskonflikt mit der Volksrepublik - gerade in der deutschen Autoindustrie. Was wären die Folgen? Von Till Bücker.
The European Union should urgently address and reverse the lasting impacts of European colonialism and support a reparations programme to rectify continuing injustices, according to a draft resolution to be presented to the European parliament’s development committee....
The EU bans Meta's use of personal data for behavioural advertising.
The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal data of users for targeted advertisements.
Earlier this year Norway imposed a ban on sending Facebook and Instagram users targeted advertisements based on their personal data.
This is how you know it's a cult. "If you want to read the Bible in the vulgate, why don't you become a Satanist? My faith requires that everyone who calls themself a Christian must worship as I do. Your choice to worship otherwise is an injury to me, even if I don't know you."
European Union must face legacy of colonialism and support reparations, say MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) (www.theguardian.com)
The European Union should urgently address and reverse the lasting impacts of European colonialism and support a reparations programme to rectify continuing injustices, according to a draft resolution to be presented to the European parliament’s development committee....
Donald Tusk set to become Polish prime minister (www.bbc.com)
Mr Tusk's coalition won the elections in October but had not been able to take office until now.