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The shock suffered from the start of the health crisis linked to Covid-19 has a lasting impact on the public works sector. It will be impossible to make up for the loss of activity by the end of the year. The sector could post an annual decline of between -15% and -20% depending on the scenarios of the FNTP for the end of the year. The impacts are also likely to be very heavy for employment in the sector:

Covid-19 : bilan et perspectives sur l’activité des TP

Technology

In the United Kingdom, water companies have reduced the volume of network leaks by 7%. These losses are at their lowest since recordings began in the mid-1990s. This improvement is in part the result of the appropriation of a number of technological innovations:

Water companies in UK record lowest leakage levels from pipes

Regulation

To become climate neutral by 2050, Europe must transform its energy system, which accounts for 75% of greenhouse gas emissions. The EU’s strategies to achieve this ambitious goal are presented in this press release:

Powering a climate-neutral economy: Commission sets out plans for the energy system of the future and clean hydrogen

Financing

As part of the “International Region Ambition: Participate in a European project” scheme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Entreprises offers a training workshop on the theme “how to develop your network and your strategy to become a partner in a European project”. The workshop took place on July 21 but is accessible to all in replay:

Atelier de formation sur les projets européens : stratégie et partenariats

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