Most of Europe’s bathing waters remain safe

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 29, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The vast majority of bathing water sites in Europe met the EU’s most stringent ‘excellent’ bathing quality standards in 2023, according to the latest annual Bathing Water report published Tuesday. The figure, which represents 85.4% of the EU’s...

EU and Australia sign partnership on sustainable critical and strategic minerals

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 29, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU and Australia signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a bilateral partnership to cooperate on sustainable critical and strategic minerals. The MoU was signed on behalf of the EU by Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade Valdis...

Net-Zero Industry Act makes the EU the home of clean tech manufacturing and green jobs

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 28, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission welcomes the final adoption of the Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) today, which puts the EU on track to strengthen its domestic manufacturing capacities of key clean technologies. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said: “With the...

A new Eurobarometer survey reflects opinion and expectations of the EU citizens ahead of the European elections

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 24, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The latest Standard Eurobarometer released today shows that Europeans want to see the EU stronger and more independent, especially in the face of the current global challenges, while they are growing optimistic about the future. More than three quarters of Europeans...

Eurobarometer survey confirms EU must reinforce cybersecurity skills

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 24, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A Eurobarometer survey   published today indicates that the cyber skills shortage is increasing, there is a need for more cybersecurity specialists and we need to increase the number of highly cybersecurity-aware staff in every company across the EU. This tallies with...

New polystyrene recycling process could be world’s first to be both economical and energy-efficient

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 23, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Engineers have modeled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable. The chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging material, cutting landfill waste. The team of chemical engineers, based...