Gender inequality ingrained in global climate negotiations, say researchers

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 12, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Climate governance is dominated by men, yet the health impacts of the climate crisis often affect women, girls, and gender-diverse people disproportionately, argue researchers ahead of the upcoming 29th United Nations Climate Summit (COP29) in Azerbaijan. In an...

EU to support continued global climate action and push for ambitious finance and investment goals at COP29

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 11, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

At the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference on 11-22 November in Azerbaijan, the European Union will work with international partners to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to as close as possible to 1.5C. Climate...

Atlantic Killer Whales Show Dangerously High Levels of Toxic Chemicals: Study

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 11, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Killer whales off Canada’s Atlantic coast continue to be contaminated with dangerously high levels of toxic chemicals that put them at elevated risk of severe immune-system and reproductive problems, a recent McGill-led study has found. The study, published in Science...

Bio-Based Fibres Could Pose Greater Threat to the Environment Than Conventional Plastics

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 7, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Bio-based materials may pose a greater health risk to some of the planet’s most important species than the conventional plastics they are designed to replace, a new study has shown. Such materials are increasingly being advocated as environmentally friendly...

Europe missing out on the potential of food waste, with almost 75% ending up in landfills or incinerated

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 6, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The latest edition of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) report, published by and done in collaboration with Zero Waste Europe, reveals that the 2022 capture rate of food waste across the EU stood at only 26%. The capture rate of total bio-waste, including...