A not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 16, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

From the depths of the seas to snow on mountains and even the air above cities, microplastics are turning up increasingly often. Now, in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, researchers have analyzed microplastics in clouds above mountains. They suggest...

‘No end in sight’ to rising greenhouse gas emissions: World Meteorological Organization

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 16, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Greenhouse gas emissions reached a record high in 2022 with “no end in sight to the rising trend”, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a report published on Wednesday. The Greenhouse Gas Bulletin comes ahead of the UN climate change conference COP28...

UNSW Researchers a Step Closer to Making Green Ammonia a Reality

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 15, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Green ammonia has the potential to drastically reduce the carbon footprint needed to produce fertiliser vital for crop-growing. The production of ammonia for fertilisers – which has one of the largest carbon footprints among industrial processes – will soon be...

Non-native species likely to continue spreading in North America, Australia and Europe

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 15, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Naturalized species, which are not native but have established themselves in new locations, have the potential to spread even further to suitable habitats in many parts of the world, reports a new study by Henry Häkkinen, Dave Hodgson and Regan Early at the University...

Brussels asks Meta, Snap about measures to protect children

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 13, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU Commission requested information from Meta and Snap Friday on measures taken to comply with obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA) related to protection of minors. The Commission is requesting the American tech companies to provide more information on...

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...