Buildings decarbonisation can make or break the Green Deal

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 10, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Buildings and transport are the two most crucial sectors to decarbonise to meet EU’s 2030 climate targets. However, they are also have the most directly affect on EU citizens in their daily lives, as the choice to undertake energy renovations or buy a new electric...

Study: Weaker ocean circulation could enhance CO2 buildup in the atmosphere

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 9, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

As climate change advances, the ocean’s overturning circulation is predicted to weaken substantially. With such a slowdown, scientists estimate the ocean will pull down less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, a slower circulation should also dredge up less...

Europe’s innovation performance steadily improving but at different speeds between Member States

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 9, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Europe’s innovation performance steadily improving but at different speeds between Member StatesThe innovation performance of the European Union continues to improve at a steady pace, reaching a 10% increase since 2017 and a growth of 0.5% between 2023 and 2024....

EU wields stick and carrot to drive South-Eastern Europe energy integration

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 8, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

While previous attempts to integrate South-Eastern Europe’s electricity markets appeared to have stalled, they have been given a new dynamism amid a collective push for EU membership and a looming punitive CO2 duty. South-Eastern Europe—including Ukraine, Moldova, and...

Refugees, migrants face violence, abuse and death on routes across Africa, new data shows

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 8, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Refugees and migrants continue to face extreme forms of violence, exploitation and death on sea and on land across Africa as they move through the continent, UN agencies said on Friday, in an appeal to border authorities to do more to protect them. Data from a new...

EU slaps tariffs on electric cars from China

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 5, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU Commission imposed provisional tariffs Thursday on imports of electric cars made in China, stating unfair subsidies they receive, but hopes for a resolution rest on ongoing discussions with China. The decision comes nine months after the initiation of an ex...