Study: universities worldwide are still producing far more graduates for fossil fuels than for clean energy

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

Universities worldwide still produce more workers for fossil fuels than for renewable energy industries. Roman Vakulchuk and Indra Overland at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs summarise their new study on the energy transition in global higher...

Deal on new rules for more sustainable packaging in the EU

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 5, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The new measures aim to make packaging used in the EU safer and more sustainable, by requiring all packaging to be recyclable, minimising the presence of harmful substances, reducing unnecessary packaging, boosting the uptake of recycled content and improving...

Small Dietary Changes Can Cut Your Carbon Footprint by 25%

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 5, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

McGill researchers find evidence that partially replacing red and processed meat with plant protein foods can increase lifespan and mitigate climate change. The latest Canada’s Food Guide presents a paradigm shift in nutrition advice, nixing traditional food groups,...

World must move beyond waste era and turn rubbish into resource: UN Report

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 29, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

With municipal waste set to rise by two thirds and its costs to almost double within a generation, only a drastic reduction in waste generation will secure a liveable and affordable future, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Titled...

New Study Is First Step in Predicting Carbon Emissions in Agriculture

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 29, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

For the first time, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (UMN) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have demonstrated that it is possible to provide accurate, high-resolution predictions of carbon cycles in agroecosystems, which...