Denmark boosts Arctic defence spending by $2.1 billion, responding to US pressure

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 28, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish crowns ($2.05 billion) boosting its military presence in the Arctic, following renewed, opens new tab interest by U.S. President Donald Trump in controlling Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory. This...

Extreme weather failing to encourage political climate action, says activist Luisa Neubauer

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 27, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Fridays for Future organiser warns conspiracy theories are increasingly taking hold despite effects of global heating. The rise in extreme weather is not generating political support for climate action, Germany’s best-known climate activist has warned, as conspiracy...

Moment in the Sun: Why Greenspace Planning is Key to Better Health

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 27, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Researchers from The University of Queensland are shining a light on the link between greenspace exposure and better health in the hope of influencing future urban greening policies. Chinonso Odebeatu, a PhD candidate from UQ’s School of Public Health, led a recent...

Holocaust Remembrance Day: 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 27, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

On 29 January at noon, Parliament will commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a special address by Corrie Hermann at a plenary session in Brussels. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will open the solemn sitting to mark the International...

Vice President Kaja Kallas and Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos on the sham presidential election in Belarus

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 27, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today’s sham election in Belarus has been neither free, nor fair. The people of Belarus deserve a real say in who governs their country. The relentless and unprecedented repression of human rights, restrictions to political participation and access to...

‘We must be there for them now,’ says UN relief chief, highlighting plight of Gaza’s children

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 27, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In a rare moment of cautious optimism, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher addressed the Security Council on the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza on Thursday, emphasizing the plight of children who have borne the brunt of the conflict. ”Today marks...