New Project Investigates Early Warning Signs of Climate Tipping Points

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 6, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

UKCEH climate modeller Dr Chris Huntingford is part of a team awarded £5 million by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) to investigate early warning signs of climate ’tipping points’. The University of Exeter-led project, Advanced Tipping...

New battery-related waste codes will boost circular management of batteries and their critical raw materials

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 6, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission updated the List of Waste on Wednesday (5 March) to keep batteries and their critical raw materials in the economy for longer. Batteries are a key technology to drive the green transition, support sustainable mobility, and contribute to climate...

First-of-its-kind AI tool can predict water quality across the US

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 5, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Every day, the United States’ extensive water supply system faces pressure to deliver safe water. Now, University of Vermont (UVM) scientists have invented a new tool using AI to help communities better predict threats to their supply. New research published...

New study challenges circular fashion’s economic and environmental claims

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 5, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

While the concept sounds promising, a new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainability, uncovers major flaws in how circular fashion is being implemented and discussed. Despite widespread claims that CF can recover over $500 billion in lost value...

Sustainable method converting waste into pharmaceuticals developed

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 4, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A team of researchers in Japan have developed a novel artificial photosynthesis method that transforms waste organic compounds into valuable pharmaceuticals and energy using sunlight and water. The approach, known as artificial photosynthesis directed toward organic...

US cuts mean ‘essential’ UN mental health teams in Ukraine risk closure

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 4, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Some 640,000 women and girls in Ukraine will be affected by cuts to psychosocial support, gender-based violence services, safe spaces, and economic empowerment programs following the confirmation from US authorities to end practically all financial contributions to...