Pollution from industrial installations and intensive livestock to be reduced thanks to modernised permitting

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

On 4 August, the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive will enter into force, modernising the way national and local authorities give permits for installations which are a major source of pollution across the EU. In line with the European Green Deal’s...

Commission adopts financial package to support Lebanon’s stability and economy

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 2, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Thursday, the European Commission adopted a €500 million financial support package for Lebanon. This is the first part of the overall €1 billion support announced by President von der Leyen during her visit to Beirut in May 2024. This financial package builds on...

Green Hydrogen: ‘Artificial Leaf’ Becomes Better Under Pressure

mennessä CrNet Oy | elo 1, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Hydrogen can be produced via the electrolytic splitting of water. One option here is the use of photoelectrodes that convert sunlight into voltage for electrolysis in so called photoelectrochemical cells (PEC cells). A research team at HZB has now shown that the...

Brussels consults on Code of Practice for general-purpose Artificial Intelligence

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 31, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission launched a consultation Tuesday on a Code of Practice for providers of general-purpose Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) models. The EU executive is inviting GPAI providers with operations in the EU, businesses, civil society representatives,...

Millions of young women suffer at the hands of their intimate partners: WHO

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 31, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Nearly a quarter of all adolescent girls who have been in a relationship – close to 19 million – will have experienced intimate partner violence by the time they turn 20, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new analysis on Monday. The study, published in...

Warming Has More Impact Than Cooling on Greenland’s “Firn”

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 30, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Scientists have known from ice core research that it’s easier to melt an ice sheet than to freeze it up again. Now, they know at least part of the reason why, and it has to do with ice’s “sponginess,” according to a new study published today in...