mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 18, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
Greece plans to create two large marine parks and end bottom trawling, it announced Tuesday. It also aims to cut the volume of plastic waste flowing into Greek waters in half. “The ocean has paid a heavy price for its service to humankind. It has been a vital source...
mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 17, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows. Scientists tested the effects of new PVC pellets (pre-production “nurdles” used to make many plastic products) on the development of seven species, spanning all...
mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 15, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
The EU Council formally adopted a revised directive on the energy performance of buildings Friday, with the aim of helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy poverty in the EU. The revised directive sets ambitious targets to reduce the overall energy use of...
mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 10, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
The ongoing context has put a stronger focus on the EU’s water resilience and stewardship – yet, the European Commission in February decided to shelve the publication of its Water Resilience Initiative, largely because of protests from farmers across the bloc and...
mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 9, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
By 2050, about a quarter of the estimated 300,000—800,000 meteorites in Antarctica will be lost due to glacial melt. By end of the century, researchers anticipate that number could rise approaching a loss of meteorites closer to three-quarters of the meteorites on the...
