Bio-Based Fibres Could Pose Greater Threat to the Environment Than Conventional Plastics

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 7, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Bio-based materials may pose a greater health risk to some of the planet’s most important species than the conventional plastics they are designed to replace, a new study has shown. Such materials are increasingly being advocated as environmentally friendly...

Council agrees reform of EU VAT rules for the digital age

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 6, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Council agreed its position Tuesday on a modernisation of EU VAT systems designed to help combat VAT fraud and ease administrative obligations for small companies and individual service providers. As a major revenue stream for Member State authorities, the latest...

Europe missing out on the potential of food waste, with almost 75% ending up in landfills or incinerated

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 6, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The latest edition of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) report, published by and done in collaboration with Zero Waste Europe, reveals that the 2022 capture rate of food waste across the EU stood at only 26%. The capture rate of total bio-waste, including...

Carbon markets could boost climate action in least developed countries

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 5, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

While carbon markets have played a limited role in boosting sustainable development for the world’s least developed economies, a new report from UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) shows that stronger domestic laws, regulations, and monitoring could pay big dividends....

US jobs data supports further rate cuts – Euro currency news daily

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 5, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The U.S. October jobs report, released on Friday, showed payrolls rising by only 12,000, falling well short of the 106,000 expected. The forecast had factored in potential setbacks from significant strikes and hurricane-related disruptions. The unemployment rate held...

85 per cent of journalist killings go unpunished

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 5, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 percent of the cases did not make it to court, according to a report by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The dangers faced by journalists,...