Tag: European

The United States, the European Union and other major economies announced a new pledge to reduce global methane emissions. The pledge calls for countries to commit to reducing methane by at least 30% by 2030, relative to 2020 levels. The pledge will be formalized at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland in November. Other countries are being encouraged to join. Meeting the Global Methane Pledge targets will play an important role in slowing global warming over the next 20 years. Methane is the second most abundant human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) and is 86 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over 20 years in the atmosphere, and 34 times more powerful over 100 years. Because it exists for a relatively short time in the atmosphere, cutting methane ... Read more

Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed it has accepted for review applications for the use of its in-house discovered multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, lenvatinib mesylate (product name: LENVIMA / Kisplyx, “lenvatinib”), in combination with anti-PD-1 therapy pembrolizumab (brand name: KEYTRUDA), developed by Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A., (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) as a treatment for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and advanced endometrial carcinoma (EC), respectively. The application requesting an indication of lenvatinib in combination with pembrolizumab for RCC is based on the ... Read more

SMi Group Reports: Four expert speakers will be speaking on the topic of the importance of international rotary collaboration at the virtual event in May. (1888PressRelease) March 26, 2021 – Attendees of the Helicopter Technology Central and Eastern Europe conference taking place virtually on the 22nd and 23rd May 2021, will benefit from comprehensive briefings on the crucial topics of modernisation and readiness of regional rotary fleets, procurement goals, national security, operations and interoperability, platform, and programme upgrades, and much more. For those interested in attending, it is £499 for government, public sector, and military personnel and only £999 for ... Read more

     In light of Hong Kong’s pledge to strive to achieve carbon neutrality before 2050, the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, today (March 19) discussed prospects for European technology in contributing to a greener and carbon-neutral Hong Kong during a webinar with more than 170 entrepreneurs and business executives from different European countries.        During the webinar, Mr Wong said that Hong Kong has been exploring various solutions to combat climate change, including seeking more zero-carbon energy, adopting energy-saving technologies, promoting the wider use of electric vehicles, and enhancing waste reduction and recycling such as optimising the ... Read more