Europe in brief: EU court gives decision on Sea Watch control, the Eurozone is growing and there’s a lot of catching up to do in digitization

Europe in brief: EU court gives decision on Sea Watch control, the Eurozone is growing and there’s a lot of catching up to do in digitization

by AFP, ANSA, dpa, EFE, FENA, STA | 02.Aug 2022 | Europe in brief

The EU Court of Justice has decided: Vessels belonging to humanitarian organizations such as Sea Watch can be inspected, if the state can prove “serious indications” of a risk. More news of this week: According to the Digital Economy and Society Index, even the most advanced EU countries have gaps in digitization, and Slovenia plans to apply to EU fund for the mitigation of damage caused by fires.

Posts misleadingly claim human-caused CO2 emissions are too small to warm planet

Posts misleadingly claim human-caused CO2 emissions are too small to warm planet

by AFP | 02.Aug 2022 | Fact check

A graphic shared over a thousand times on Facebook claims the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) released by humans into Earth’s atmosphere is too small to cause climate change. This is misleading: the claim miscalculates the human input and scientists agree that CO2 has a big impact on the planet’s temperature. The level of CO2 in the atmosphere has grown sharply due to humans burning fossil fuels and is driving global heating.