EU to tackle ship-source pollution to clean up Europe’s seas

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 20, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU Council and Parliament reached political agreement late Thursday to amend Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for pollution offences. The co-legislators agreed to align the Directive with the International...

Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 20, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, was among the human rights experts who issued the statement. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, was among the human rights experts who...

Commission welcomes provisional agreement on tackling ship-source pollution to help make European seas cleaner

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

The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached last night between the European Parliament and the Council on the amendment of Directive 2005/35/EC on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of penalties for pollution offences. The co-legislators agreed...

EU growth, inflation set for further falls: winter forecast

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

The EU economy entered 2024 on a weaker footing than expected, the European Commission said Thursday, revising growth down to 0.5% in 2023, as inflation slows faster than projected in the autumn. The European Commission’s Winter Interim Forecast revises EU...

Kick-off for a New Polar Research Project

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 16, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The new research project YESSS – Year-round EcoSystem Study on Svalbard – is focusing on how Arctic warming is changing over the seasons in Svalbard. The team of around 30 scientists observes the life cycles, foraging and overwintering strategies of...

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...