Glacier Shrinkage Is Causing a “Green Transition”

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

Glacier-fed streams are undergoing a process of profound change, according to EPFL scientists in a paper appearing in Nature Geoscience. This conclusion is based on the expeditions to the world’s major mountain ranges by members of the Vanishing Glaciers project....

EU moves to bolster cyber security capacities

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 7, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU Parliament and Council reached provisional agreement Wednesday on the Cyber Solidarity Act to strengthen the EU’s capacities to prepare for, detect and respond to cybersecurity threats. The agreement comes at a time when the cyber threat landscape in the...

Pro-nuclear countries back total opening up of EU funding for nuclear

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 7, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Nuclear technologies should benefit from all types of EU funding, such as the European Investment Bank (EIB) and innovation funds, the French-led nuclear alliance, which now has 12 EU member states, said at its meeting on Monday (4 March). The nuclear alliance met for...

EU sets targets to reduce packaging consumption

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 6, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU Council and Parliament reached agreement Monday to revamp rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, including a ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in food contact packaging. EU packaging – generating a turnover of EUR 355 billion in 2018 –...

Deal on new rules for more sustainable packaging in the EU

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

The new measures aim to make packaging used in the EU safer and more sustainable, by requiring all packaging to be recyclable, minimising the presence of harmful substances, reducing unnecessary packaging, boosting the uptake of recycled content and improving...

Small Dietary Changes Can Cut Your Carbon Footprint by 25%

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

McGill researchers find evidence that partially replacing red and processed meat with plant protein foods can increase lifespan and mitigate climate change. The latest Canada’s Food Guide presents a paradigm shift in nutrition advice, nixing traditional food groups,...