Food Wastage Problem Needs to be Addressed Urgently, Say Experts

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 17, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Urgent changes are needed to solve the increasing problem of lost and wasted food, according to UNSW experts. A recent report from the Australia Institute highlighted the fact that more than 7.5m tonnes of food is wasted in this country each year, costing households...

EU law on combatting violence against women enters into force

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 14, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Thursday, the first ever EU rules on combating violence against women and domestic violence enter into force. Violence against women and domestic violence affect an estimated one in three of the 228 million women in the EU. By criminalising certain forms of...

Final green light for Europe’s sustainable transport network

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 14, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU Council adopted a revised regulation Thursday regarding EU guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), focusing on efficient and green mobility. The new law aims to build a reliable, seamless, and high-quality transport...

Soil Bacteria Respire More CO2 After Eating Non-sugar Organic Matter

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 13, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

When soil microbes eat plant matter, the digested food follows one of two pathways. Either the microbe uses the food to build its own body, or it respires its meal as carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. Now, a Northwestern University-led research team has, for...

2024 EU Prize for Citizen Science goes to three projects addressing marine pollution, agricultural biodiversity, and mental health

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 13, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The winners of the EU 2024 Prize for Citizen Science were announced. Citizen science – the general public engagement in scientific research activities – contributes to a vibrant civil society and is getting increasingly popular with Europeans. Out of the 288...

New Zealand ends plans to price agricultural emissions

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 12, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

New Zealand on Tuesday ended a plan to put a price on agricultural emissions including methane produced by belching sheep and cattle, relenting to farmer pressure that the plan would make their business unprofitable. The conservative government said in a statement it...