Global trade reaches record $35 trillion despite conflicts

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 12, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

World trade reached a record $35 trillion in 2025 – but developing countries were held back from greater participation in the global economy because of new technological and policy barriers, the UN trade and development agency UNCTAD said on Friday. “Only a fraction...

Australia’s Bushfire Crisis Linked to Colonial Land-Use Change

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 8, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Forest expansion and thickening after British colonisation has created landscapes more prone to burning, amplifying the influence of climate change and propelling Australia’s bushfire crisis, a new study has found. Published today in Nature, University of Melbourne...

Commission disburses €1.24 billion to Ukraine for drones and missiles

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 8, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission today disbursed €1.24 billion under the defence component part of the €90 billion Ukraine Support Loan. The funding covers drones, drone interceptors, drone ammunition and missiles manufactured by Ukrainian entities. Ursula von der Leyen,...

Wildfire Ozone Pollution Weakening Amazon’s Ability to Absorb Carbon

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 8, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Soils are warming quickly and at considerable depth across Alaska, with temperatures rising fastest in the state’s permafrost region, a trend that could accelerate climate change and undermine the stability of roads, buildings and other infrastructure built on the...

Itching for a Solution: Addressing Mosquito-Borne Disease as Climate Change Bites

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 7, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Prevention measures, including vector control, vaccine deployment and cutting greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming are critical to counter the growing burden of mosquito-borne diseases in a changing climate, according to a new paper by Monash University...

COP31: Environment MEPs set out priorities ahead of Antalya climate summit

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 2, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Preparing for the COP31 in Antalya, the Environment Committee is calling for a faster fossil fuel phase-out, more climate finance and stronger support for vulnerable countries. The draft resolution on Parliament’s priorities for the 9-20 November UN Climate Change...