EU economy’s greenhouse gas emissions down 7 pct in Q3 2023

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 15, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

EU economy greenhouse gas emissions showed a 7.1% decrease compared Q3 in 2022, at 787 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (CO2-eq), Eurostat, the EU’s statistics agency reported Wednesday. Eurostat’s data on quarterly estimates for greenhouse gas emissions...

Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 15, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localized violence, amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces and the M23 armed group, the UN refugee agency reported on Wednesday. Fresh fighting since...

Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars?

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 14, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In part six of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we weigh up what will be the power of the future. Hydrogen is a beguiling substance: the lightest element. When it reacts with oxygen it produces only water and releases abundant energy. The invisible gas...

Nearly Half of Migratory Species in Decline, UN Report Finds

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 13, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A sweeping new report, unveiled at the start of a major U.N. conference on the conservation of wildlife, held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, finds that nearly half of migratory species are in decline, from Egyptian vultures to steppe eagles to wild camels. The report is...

There is no proof that AI can be controlled, according to extensive survey

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 12, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

There is no current evidence that AI can be controlled safely, according to an extensive review, and without proof that AI can be controlled, it should not be developed, a researcher warns. Despite the recognition that the problem of AI control may be one of the most...

Nanoscale research might help convert CO2 waste into usable products

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

The drive to capture airborne carbon dioxide from industrial waste and make it into fuel and plastics is gaining momentum after a team of researchers at McMaster University and computational chemistry experts at Copenhagen’s Danish Technical University uncovered...