Atlantic Killer Whales Show Dangerously High Levels of Toxic Chemicals: Study

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 11, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Killer whales off Canada’s Atlantic coast continue to be contaminated with dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals that put them at elevated risk of severe immune-system and reproductive problems, a recent McGill-led study has found. The study, published in Science...

Record-breaking industrial interest under the 2024 round of the European Defence Fund

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 8, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

EU defence industry, including small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and research entities submitted a record high number of proposals under the 2024 European Defence Fund (EDF) calls for proposals. A total of 298 proposals compete for funding worth €1.1 billion...

One step closer towards a Single VAT Registration in the EU

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

Ecommerce Europe and EuroCommerce welcome the final adoption of the VAT in the Digital Age package by the EU Finance Ministers yesterday. This agreement is a great step toward delivering a simplified and modernised VAT system in the EU. Strong advocates for a Single...

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...