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...

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...