Dialogue and cooperation needed for ‘interlinked global crises’ UN chief says in Austria

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 12, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The world is facing “multiple and interlinked global crises,” the UN chief told journalists in Austria on Wednesday during a joint press conference with Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg. Expressing his “deep gratitude” for the...

New EU strategy to protect and empower children in the online world

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 12, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On Wednesday, the Commission has adopted a new European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+), to improve age-appropriate digital services and to ensure that every child is protected, empowered and respected online. In the past ten years, digital technologies...

European Farmland Could Be Biggest Global Reservoir of Microplastics, Study Suggests

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 11, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Farmlands across Europe are potentially the biggest global reservoir of microplastics due to the high concentrations found in fertilisers derived from sewage sludge, new research has shown. Scientists from Cardiff University and the University of Manchester estimate...

Commission steps up support to displaced researchers from Ukraine

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 11, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission has officially announced the launch of the MSCA4Ukraine scheme, part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. It will support displaced researchers from Ukraine for them to continue their work in academic or non-academic organisations in Europe. The...

Hydrogen: Commission supports industry commitment to boost by tenfold electrolyser manufacturing capacities in the EU

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 6, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today, Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton and European electrolyser manufacturers met in Brussels to discuss how to increase industry’s capacity to produce electrolysers used to produce clean hydrogen. The Commissioner and 20 industry CEOs signed a...

New Research Will Help Minimize Impact of Wind Energy Development on Migratory Birds

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 6, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The development of wind energy is expanding worldwide in an effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change. However, locations ideal for harvesting wind energy often overlap with wildlife concentrations, potentially leading to collisions and habitat...