Germany’s heating reform would widen gap between emissions and climate targets – researchers

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 6, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The German government’s proposed heating reforms would lead to a substantial increase of projected emissions and make it more difficult to reach climate targets, according to a report by environmental think tank Öko-Institut. Compared to the current legal framework,...

Deal on measures to reinforce farmers’ position in the food supply chain

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 6, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

On Thursday, Parliament and Council negotiators agreed on new provisions to strengthen the contractual position of farmers to help stabilise their income. The informal agreement reached by the co-legislators seeks to ensure that the final prices of food products...

EU adopts maritime strategy for ports, shipping and shipbuilding

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 6, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The EU Commission has adopted an Industrial Maritime Strategy and a Ports Strategy intended to drive competitiveness, sustainability, decarbonisationand security within the EU’s wider waterborne sector. “With our EU Ports and Industrial Maritime Strategies, we are...

EU boost for manufacturing with clean products ‘made in Europe’

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 5, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission has unveiled its long-awaited Industrial Accelerator Act with the aim of increasing demand for low-carbon, European-made technologies and products. The Commission says the legislative act will boost manufacturing, grow businesses and create...

Women’s rights are regressing worldwide, warns UN gender equality chief

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 5, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

“As the world navigates democratic backsliding, rising conflicts, economic pressures and shrinking of civic space, there is an increasingly organised pushback at gender equality and regression of women’s rights,” Sarah Hendriks, UN Women Director, Policy,...

Commission launches EU Industrial Maritime and Ports Strategies to boost competitiveness across the maritime sector

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 5, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

On Wednesday, the European Commission adopted a EU Industrial Maritime Strategy and a Ports Strategy to drive competitiveness, sustainability, decarbonisation, security and resilience within the EU’s wider waterborne sector. The Strategies focus on ports,...