EU targets 15 pct reduction in gas use by next spring

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 21, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

With Europe facing the risk of further gas supply cuts by Russia, the European Commission put forward Wednesday a European Gas Demand Reduction Plan to reduce gas use in Europe. Almost half of the EU’s Member States have already affected by reduced deliveries,...

Sustainable consumption: Commission publishes the first progress reports under the Green Consumption Pledge

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 20, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

A year after its launch, the European Commission published the first progress reports of enterprises participating in the Green Consumption Pledge. This initiative encouraged companies to take a voluntary pledge to further support sustainable consumption, beyond the...

Almost half of the EU + UK territory at risk of drought

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 19, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

  A staggering portion of Europe – (44% of EU+UK) and alert (9% of EU+UK) -is currently exposed to warning drought levels, an assessment of Europe’s drought situation reported on Tuesday. ”Drought in Europe – July 2022” is an...

Neste mukana luomassa EU:n vihreän vedyn arvoketjua – Porvoon jalostamon vetyhankkeille Euroopan komissiolta IPCEI-status

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 18, 2022 | Kestävän kehityksen tiede- ja tutkimusuutiset

Neste on saanut ensimmäisenä suomalaisena yrityksenä Euroopan komission hyväksymän IPCEI-statuksen (Important Project of Common European Interest; Euroopan yhteistä etua koskeva tärkeä hanke), joka mahdollistaa kansallisen julkisen rahoituksen Nesteen Porvoon...

Russia’s war hits EU economy, hikes inflation

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 15, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to negatively affect the EU economy, as Thursday’s interim Summer Economic Forecast points to lower growth and higher inflation. The Summer 2022 (interim) Economic Forecast projects that the EU economy...