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RSS![Overhead line vehicle-charging system could substantially reduce emissions from road freight](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/NA1407_shutterstock_1154377564.jpg?itok=SgqIyqgi)
Issue 588: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from freight transport is an important, but currently underdeveloped, emission-reduction measure.
![Potential of big data analytics in food-waste reduction businesses](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-11/NA1404_shutterstock_1010723041.jpg?itok=GuOECwK2)
Issue 588: Food waste is a significant global issue and in recent years a range of businesses aimed at addressing it have been established.
![Europe’s beech forests threatened by climate change](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1417_shutterstock_1922927375.jpg?itok=6c5JxWvb)
Beech is one of the most ecologically and economically valuable tree species in Europe.
![Understanding of the broader context is important for small and medium-sized enterprises transitioning to circular economy](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1421_shutterstock_2072700530.jpg?itok=dEIqleO5)
Models for adopting a circular economy are largely aimed at large corporations.
![Smart charging of electric vehicles could promote renewable energy adoption](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1401_shutterstock_1668063934.jpg?itok=9s8nlJj9)
Increasing uptake of electric vehicles across Europe will impact energy demand as electricity supply transitions towards renewable sources.
![Underwater landscape depicting rocky ocean floor and aquatic plants.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1413_shutterstock_752701678.jpg?itok=-q0ILCGh)
Levels of chemical pollution vary over time as new substances are brought into use and, in some cases, restricted or prohibited.
![E-waste: chemical processing without heat may offer efficient method of recovering metals from end-of-life products](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1409_shutterstock_1174197958.jpg?itok=Pvst4BtU)
Waste from disposed electrical products – e-waste – is one of the fastest growing solid waste streams.
![Retaining deadwood in disturbed forests reduces changes to soil fungal communities and promotes regeneration](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1410.jpg?itok=6uQGT8CJ)
Events such as storms that cause significant damage to forest trees have obvious effects above ground. What happens below ground is less apparent, and less studied.
![Shifts in distribution of bird species due to climate change may compromise ecosystem services](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1411_shutterstock_274713365.jpg?itok=ENbtfKTN)
As species’ ranges shift due to climate change, ecosystems will be altered and may change how they function.