Floating solar’s potential to support sustainable development by addressing climate, water, and energy goals holistically

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 19, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The study, published in Nature Energy, is among the first to explore the FPV at the continental scale, finding that FPV installed at existing major reservoirs could produce 20-100% of the electricity expected from Africa’s planned hydropower dams. Using a...

EU sets up Investment Framework under its Ukraine Facility, to boost investments for the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 19, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU has just set up the Ukraine Investment Framework, the financial arm and an integral component of the €50 billion Ukraine Facility to incentivise public and private investments for the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine. At the inaugural meeting of the...

How the world can make the transition to a circular economy

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 18, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

According to a report released at UNEA-6, resource use has tripled over the last 50 years and is expected to increase by 60 per cent by 2060. The good news, said experts, is that humanity can reduce resource use while creating jobs and growing the economy by...

Greece to Expand Protected Waters, End Bottom Trawling

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 18, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Greece plans to create two large marine parks and end bottom trawling, it announced Tuesday. It also aims to cut the volume of plastic waste flowing into Greek waters in half. “The ocean has paid a heavy price for its service to humankind. It has been a vital source...

Brussels offers young people 35,500 free train travel passes

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 17, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU Commission launched the latest DiscoverEU application round Tuesday, offering thousands of young people free train travel around Europe in its latest call under the DiscoverEU programme. To get a travel pass, young people born between 1 July 2005 and 30 June...

Plastic Pollution can Kill Variety of Ocean Embryos

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 17, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows. Scientists tested the effects of new PVC pellets (pre-production “nurdles” used to make many plastic products) on the development of seven species, spanning all...