Made in the shade: Leaf responses of native wildflowers to single‐axis photovoltaic solar energy
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.As solar energy expands globally, balancing renewable power generation with biodiversity and ecosystem health has become an urgent challenge. This study investigated how native wildflowers respond at leaf level to the unique microclimates created by rotating solar panels in California's Central Valley.
Yudi Li +3 more
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Council of Europe - recommendation on access to medicines and devices. [PDF]
Eur J Hosp Pharm, 2023 Kohl S.
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Does vertical wind shear increase tropical cyclone rain?
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.A 26‐year modern precipitation dataset is used to systematically assess tropical cyclone (TC) rainfall responses to vertical wind shear (VWS). VWS enhances rainfall volume in TCs by up to 23%, despite reducing storm intensity, revealing a trade‐off where VWS mitigates wind damage but potentially amplifies flood risk.
King Heng Lau, Ralf Toumi
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Existing Sustainability Interventions are Insufficient to Scale Up Cocoa Agroforestry in West Africa
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainability transitions in agri‐food systems are required to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequities. In the West African cocoa sector, supply chain sustainability initiatives (SSIs) have emerged as key environmental governance tools to address these challenges and promote agroforestry.
Keessy Maria‐Prisca Kouakou +8 more
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EU global health policy: an agenda for the German Council Presidency
, 2020 In the second half of 2020, Germany will take over the Council Presidency of the European Union. It will form a presidency trio with Portugal and Slovenia, who will succeed Germany in 2021. The Federal Government should use its presidency to strengthen the EU's role in global health policy.
Bergner, Susan, Voss, Maike
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The EU within the G8: A Case of Ambiguous and Contested Actorness. College of Europe EU Diplomacy Paper 05/2009, August 2009 [PDF]
, 2009 This paper analyses the degree of European Union (EU) actorness within the Group of Eight (G8). Drawing on the work of Jupille and Caporaso, actorness is probed along the criteria of ‘recognition’, ‘authority’, ‘autonomy’ and ‘cohesion’.
Huigens, Judith, Niemann, Arne
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Doing More With Less: Cutting Food Loss and Waste in the EU and Its Impact on Food Security
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In September 2025, the European Parliament and Council signed the law of the Revision of the EU waste framework directive, which includes also reductions for food loss and waste (FLW). This comes at a time of concern over the EU's strategic autonomy for its agrifood sector.
George Philippidis +3 more
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A window of opportunity? The relevance of the rotating European Union presidency in the public eye. [PDF]
Eur Union Polit, 2023 Eisele O +4 more
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Towards supranational governance in EU counter-terrorism? - The role of the Commission and the Council Secretariat [PDF]
, 2010 New security threats have emerged as major new areas of policy development in the European Union, especially during the 'war on terror'. This paper makes two significant points that counter theoretical expectations of EU counter-terrorism.
Kaunert, C
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Transforming the ways food systems are governed is key to achieving better social, environmental, and economic outcomes, all crucial to sustainable development. Strong multisectoral governance is critical to achieving this, but there is little evidence on the structure and function of governance mechanisms in this context.
Dori Patay +8 more
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