Phasing out a third of coal power plants in Asia can reduce around 1 billion tonnes of CO2 each year

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 11, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Phasing out about a third of pollutive coal power plants in over a dozen Asian countries through a novel form of carbon credits can reduce emissions by around one billion tonnes annually, an initiative led by Singapore’s central bank has found. This is equivalent to...

In the US, Western Rivers May Be Allies in the Fight Against Climate Change

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 10, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

New study reveals underestimation of carbon uptake in rivers in arid areas, with global implications. For decades, scientists have generally thought that rivers emit more carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, than they take in. But a new analysis of every river network in...

EU to speed up plans for Europe’s high-speed rail network

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 10, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

A comprehensive transport package adopted by the Commission will accelerate the roll-out of Europe’s high-speed rail network and boost investment in renewable and low-carbon fuels for the aviation and waterborne sectors. The new High-Speed Rail Action Plan sets out...

Gender Equality Week: the way forward for women’s political participation

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 6, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

The need for stronger support systems to make political representation more inclusive across Europe was highlighted by MEPs and experts in a public hearing on Wednesday. In the framework of Gender Equality Week 2025, the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality...

Pohjoisesta kestäviä ratkaisuja kaivosvesien puhdistamiseen uudella tutkimushankkeella

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 5, 2025 | Kestävän kehityksen tiede- ja tutkimusuutiset, Yleinen

Oulun yliopistossa kehitetään ratkaisuja kaivosvesien käsittelyyn ja prosessien hallintaan. Maailmalla käytettäviä puhdistusmenetelmiä muokataan toimimaan paremmin kylmässä, ja kokeillaan uusia mittausmenetelmiä sekä kierrätettäviä puhdistusmateriaaleja. Ratkaisujen...

Plastic-eating bacteria discovered in the ocean

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 5, 2025 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development, Yleinen

Far beneath the ocean’s surface, researchers have found bacteria that can digest plastic, using specialized enzymes that evolved alongside humanity’s synthetic debris. A large-scale global study by scientists at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science...