Frontex: MEPs want an effective border agency compliant with fundamental rights

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

In a resolution, MEPs highlight the need for a well-functioning European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to help member states manage the EU’s external borders. On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted a resolution wrapping up the fact-finding...

EU sets up new authority to combat money laundering

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

The European Parliament and EU Council reached provisional agreement Wednesday to create a new European authority for countering money laundering and financing of terrorism (AMLA). The creation of the new authority is expected to transform AML/CFT supervision in the...

New Study Sheds Light on How Much Methane is Produced from Arctic Lakes and Wetlands

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 14, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

When it comes to greenhouse gases, methane is one the biggest contributors. Not only is it massively abundant — it’s about 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere. That makes tracking methane emissions critically important, and...

EU’s deforestation observatory goes live

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

An EU observatory on deforestation and forest degradation went online Monday, helping to protect and restore world’s forests and ensuring that Europeans consume deforestation-free products.  The observatory, managed by the EU’s Joint Research Centre, is...

COP28: The UN’s net-zero food plan to save the 1.5-degree goal, combat climate ‘doomisim’

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 11, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

As COP28 heads into its final working days in Dubai, the UN’s agriculture wing launched on Sunday a ground-breaking plan that looks to transform the world’s agrifood systems from a net emitter to a carbon sink by 2050. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...