Europe’s buildings are off track to climate neutrality

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 24, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Negotiations for the EU’s Building Directive, the EPBD, are near their tail end, with the next trilogue meeting between the EU institutions planned for 7 December. We understand that co-legislators are keen to wrap up discussions before the new year and reach a final...

Step up investment to end violence against women and girls: UN deputy chief

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 23, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed has called for greater investment in preventing violence against women and girls, an issue that transcends all borders and cultures. Such investment is not just practical but transformative, she said in a video message to the...

Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 21, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Stronger action is needed to uphold children’s rights in a world where they are increasingly under threat due to conflicts, rising poverty and climate impacts, the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Monday. Catherine Russell made the appeal in a statement...

EU to strengthen criminal law response to environment crimes

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 17, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

EU Parliament and Council negotiators reached a provisional agreement Thursday on an update of EU environmental crimes and sanctions rules to strengthen ecosystem protection. The new rules provide an updated list of acts related to the environment that qualify as...

Reuse could eliminate 1 trillion single-use plastic bottles – report

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 17, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The report, produced by ocean advocacy group Oceana, says this 10 percentage-point increase in reusable beverage packaging would prevent up to 153 billion single-use plastic containers from entering the world’s oceans and waterways. The report says other ideas “more...

A not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 16, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

From the depths of the seas to snow on mountains and even the air above cities, microplastics are turning up increasingly often. Now, in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, researchers have analyzed microplastics in clouds above mountains. They suggest...