EU competitiveness: MEPs propose new legal framework for innovative companies

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 22, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

A single set of pan European harmonised rules should deepen the single market and boost cross-border investment. With 492 votes in favour, 144 against and 28 abstentions, MEPs adopted a series of recommendations on Tuesday that will feed into the Commission proposal...

Strategic EU projects on critical raw materials gain momentum

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 21, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The second call for strategic projects under the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, which aims to ensure secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials for European industry, has now closed. The call under the European Raw Materials Act (CRMA) received more...

Swiss food bank saves 8,500 tonnes of food from going to waste

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 20, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Last year the Schweizer Tafel food bank saved around 8,500 tonnes of food from going to waste and gave it to people in need. This represents an increase of 11% compared to 2024. Products from the food industry were a key driver of this development, Schweizer Tafel...

Will AI kickstart a new age of nuclear power?

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 19, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence worldwide is putting electrical grids under huge pressure and many believe that, to meet that need without contributing to the climate crisis, a full-scale expansion of nuclear energy is essential. The global demand...

Joint Statement by President von der Leyen and President Costa on Greenland

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 19, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole. We have consistently underlined our shared transatlantic interest in peace and security in the Arctic,...

Study finds ocean impacts nearly double economic cost of climate change

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 16, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions....