La Niña Looking Less Likely as Ocean Waters Stay Balmy

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 16, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

As ocean temperatures remain stubbornly high, forecasters see a diminished chance that the Pacific Ocean will enter its cooler La Niña phase this fall, as was predicted. After a particularly warm El Niño ended in early summer, the Pacific entered its neutral phase....

Commission approves €520 million Luxembourgish State aid schemes to foster the transition to a net-zero economy

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 14, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission has approved two Luxembourgish schemes with a total budget of €520 million to help manufacturing companies to decarbonise their production processes and to support investments in strategic sectors to foster the transition to a net-zero economy....

We are near tipping points that will make the climate crisis worse

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 14, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

As Hurricane Milton hits the United States, leading climate scientists warn we are close to crossing crucial tipping points. William J. Ripple is a distinguished professor at Oregon State University and Director of the Alliance of World Scientists. Johan Rockström is...

World’s Rivers Are Driest They Have Been in Decades

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 8, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Last year, the world’s rivers had their driest year in at least three decades, according to a new U.N. report, which warns that heat and drought are sapping vital waterways. Warming is fueling both heavier rainfall and more intense drought globally. As the planet...

New Synthesis Strategy Could Speed up PFAS Decontamination

mennessä CrNet Oy | loka 2, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Rice University engineers have developed an innovative way to make covalent organic frameworks (COFs), special materials that can be used to trap gases, filter water and speed up chemical reactions. COFs have the potential to address significant environmental...