Sea ice that slowed the flow of Antarctic glaciers abruptly shatters in three days

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 15, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

  In just three days in late January, a mass of ice the size of Philadelphia fragmented from the Larsen-B embayment on the Antarctic Peninsula and floated away, after persisting there for more than a decade. NASA satellites captured the break-up between January...

Study suggests pyrolysis solution for face masks

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 10, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

  A team of researchers says it has demonstrated that discarded surgical masks can be converted into value-added chemicals through a pyrolysis thermal decomposition process. The international team of scientists was led by Professor Yong Sik Ok and Dr. Xiangzhou...

Six key lifestyle changes can help avert the climate crisis, study finds

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 8, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

  Research shows that governments and individuals making small changes can have a huge impact in reducing emissions. People in well-off countries can help avert climate breakdown by making six relatively straightforward lifestyle changes, according to research...

Research Team to Study Climate Change Effects in West Africa

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 7, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A team of University of Florida faculty members has been awarded a $1.6 million grant to study the impact of climate change in West Africa, the Minerva Research Initiative announced on Friday. A team of University of Florida faculty members has been awarded a $1.6...

Commission suspends cooperation with Russia on research and innovation

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 7, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Following the Russian invasion against Ukraine and in solidarity with the people of Ukraine, the Commission has decided to suspend the cooperation with Russian entities in research, science and innovation. The Commission will not conclude any new contracts nor any new...

EU Ship Recycling Rules Need “Major Surgery” Not A “Band-Aid”

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 3, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

    The EU Ship Recycling Regulation needs “major surgery”, but the current proposals offer little more than a sticking plaster, says Gudrun Janssens Head of Environmental & Technical Affairs, Royal Belgian Shipowners’ Association on the latest GMS...