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At this site you’ll find publications, reports and statements of the our international partner organizations. Clicking ‘Open a file’ you remain on our website.
In a statement published in the context of International Open Access Week 2024, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) expresses its strong support for Secondary Publication Rights (SPRs), a legal mechanism that allows researchers to freely share publicly funded scholarly articles via institutional or other non-profit repositories. ALLEA, a longtime advocate for equitable Open Access (OA) publishing, welcomes the introduction of SPRs in several European countries and calls for EU-wide harmonisation to standardise these rights and improve their effectiveness.
The Council of Finnish Academies (CoFA) and the Finnish Academy of Technical Sciences (TTA) successfully hosted the annual CAETS conference from July 1 to July 4, 2024. The conference, themed Carbon Neutral Technologies and Society, brought together the world’s leading engineering and technological science academies to discuss the prerequisites and technical solutions for achieving a carbon-neutral society. The conference emphasized the need for systemic thinking and innovative solutions to address new challenges and achieve a just transition to net-zero emissions.
Systemic failures are driving rapid growth in production, consumption and leakage of plastics in the marine, terrestrial and freshwater environments, shows a new EASAC Commentary. The summary of the latest scientific evidence aims to inform negotiations of a much-needed International Plastics Treaty. With current policies, global plastic waste is expected to nearly triple by 2060.
Europe must change its food consuming in order to reach its goals for health and sustainability. The SAPEA report recommends a range of evidence-based measures for promoting healthy and sustainable food choices.
EASAC’s report “The Future of Gas” examines phasing out the use of natural gas and replacing it with sustainable energy solutions. The report also offers independent science-based advice for policy makers on regulating the use of gaseous fuels in the transition to a decarbonized, secure and affordable European Union energy system by 2050.
Despite greenhouse gas mitigating technologies, emissions are still growing worldwide. CAETS’ energy report suggests reducing emissions through the electrification of energy and mass scale implementation of existing technologies
An EASAC report on the effects on neonicotinoid insecticides in 2015 led to an European Union wide ban of most damaging neonicotinoid pesticides. Now a new report by EASAC member academies confirms previous results about the detrimental effects of neonicotinoids and points out loopholes in the regulation.
In our increasingly interconnecte and globalised world, the type and nature of the crises we face are evolving rapidly. The report by SAPEA highlights the need for strategic and science based cooperaion on European level to prevent and manage these crises.
ALLEA’s Statement highlights the shortcomings of international scientific publication and lists four goals for negotiating the terms of publishing for the future to make publishing more open and sustainable.