Turning food and farm byproducts into compostable fibres

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 24, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A Canadian start-up that makes compostable fibres out of farm and food byproducts has won The Green Pursuit, a national sustainability and innovation challenge hosted by Dairy Farmers of Canada and Bioenterprise Canada. Aruna Revolution of Nova Scotia takes home the...

Europe’s buildings are off track to climate neutrality

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 24, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Negotiations for the EU’s Building Directive, the EPBD, are near their tail end, with the next trilogue meeting between the EU institutions planned for 7 December. We understand that co-legislators are keen to wrap up discussions before the new year and reach a final...

Reuse could eliminate 1 trillion single-use plastic bottles – report

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 17, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The report, produced by ocean advocacy group Oceana, says this 10 percentage-point increase in reusable beverage packaging would prevent up to 153 billion single-use plastic containers from entering the world’s oceans and waterways. The report says other ideas “more...

A not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather

mennessä CrNet Oy | marras 16, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

From the depths of the seas to snow on mountains and even the air above cities, microplastics are turning up increasingly often. Now, in Environmental Science & Technology Letters, researchers have analyzed microplastics in clouds above mountains. They suggest...

UNSW Researchers a Step Closer to Making Green Ammonia a Reality

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

Green ammonia has the potential to drastically reduce the carbon footprint needed to produce fertiliser vital for crop-growing. The production of ammonia for fertilisers – which has one of the largest carbon footprints among industrial processes – will soon be...