EU invests €5.4 billion in sustainable, safe, and efficient transport infrastructure

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 30, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission has today selected 135 transport infrastructure projects for EU grants, from 399 project proposals submitted under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s funding instrument for strategic investment in transport infrastructure. The funding...

EU states agree higher targets for renewables

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 28, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

EU ministers adopted a general approach on two legislative proposals that tackle energy aspects of the EU’s climate transition, the renewable energies directive and the energy efficiency directive. ”The agreement of the member states on these two proposals...

ICC at 20: Five things you should know about the International Criminal Court

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 27, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Trying the gravest crimes, involving victims, ensuring fair trials, complementing national tribunals: in its first 20 years of existence, the International Criminal Court has made notable progress in its crucial mission. Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Court on 1...

EU agrees new social, environmental reporting rules for large companies

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 27, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

MEPs and EU governments struck a provisional deal Tuesday on new reporting rules for large companies, with obligations to disclose their impact on environment, human rights, social standards and work ethics. Currently, non-financial information that companies are...

Melting Arctic Ice Could Transform International Shipping Routes, Study Finds

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 23, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

With climate change rapidly warming the world’s oceans, the future of the Arctic Ocean looks grim. Climate models show that parts of the Arctic that were once covered in ice year-round are warming so quickly that they will be reliably ice-free for months on end in as...

Migration and Asylum: Commission welcomes today’s progress in the Council on the New Pact on

mennessä CrNet Oy | kesä 23, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The Commission welcomes that Member States have agreed today to start implementing a voluntary solidarity mechanism by offering relocations, financial contributions and other measures of support to Member States in need. This is a significant step forward for the...