75.8m employed by EU’s micro & small businesses

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 10, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In 2021, 98 per cent of the European Union’s 31 million enterprises were micro and small enterprises employing 75.8 million people, or half the total number employed, EU statistics agency Eurostat reports Thursday. The micro and small enterprises generated €3.3...

EU agrees deal on regulation of political advertising

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 9, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

EU Council and Parliament negotiators reached a provisional deal Monday on new rules to make election and referenda campaigns more transparent and resistant to interference. The new rules will regulate political advertisements, notably online ads, while also providing...

2023 likely hottest year on record; further spike expected with El Niño

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 9, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

2023 is “almost certain to be the warmest year on record” after October smashed temperature highs, while the mercury will keep rising as the warming El Niño effect continues well into next year. That’s the message from UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which...

EU targets combined transport for more sustainable freight

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 8, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission set out plans Tuesday to shift transport of goods from road-only to use of two or more transport modes, aiming to make freight transport more sustainable. The proposal updates the current Combined Transport Directive and completes the Greening...

The world agrees on full phase-out of fluorescent lamps

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 8, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

At last week’s Conference of the Parties (COP5) of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the delegates from 147 countries agreed decided to phase out all fluorescent lamps by 2027. This decision will accelerate adoption of LEDs, but the delayed phase out period of four...

UN chief calls for ‘united, sustained, global’ strategy for AI

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 6, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a “united, sustained, global” strategy to tackle the risks posed by artificial intelligence’s rapid development, as world leaders met in the UK. He called for “new solutions” to close the gap between AI and...