Political agreement on EU-wide certification scheme for carbon removals

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 21, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Parliament and EU Council reached a provisional agreement Tuesday on a first EU-wide voluntary framework for the certification of high-quality carbon removals.  The new certification framework is aimed at boosting innovative carbon removal technologies...

Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 20, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, was among the human rights experts who issued the statement. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, was among the human rights experts who...

Kick-off for a New Polar Research Project

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 16, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The new research project YESSS – Year-round EcoSystem Study on Svalbard – is focusing on how Arctic warming is changing over the seasons in Svalbard. The team of around 30 scientists observes the life cycles, foraging and overwintering strategies of...

Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars?

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 14, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In part six of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we weigh up what will be the power of the future. Hydrogen is a beguiling substance: the lightest element. When it reacts with oxygen it produces only water and releases abundant energy. The invisible gas...

Scientists launch ambitious roadmap for circular carbon plastics economy

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 1, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Researchers from the Oxford Martin Program on the Future of Plastics, University of Oxford, have outlined ambitious targets to help deliver a sustainable and net zero plastic economy. In a paper published in Nature, the authors argue for a rethinking of the technical,...