MEPs call for reform of EU’s emission trading system

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 18, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Euro-MPs called Tuesday for the EU’s Emissions Trading System to be reformed and its scope enlarged, in order to incentivise industries to reduce their emissions and invest in low-carbon technologies. The ETS is at the core of European climate policy and is an...

Study Develops Framework for Forecasting Contribution of Snowpack to Flood Risk During Winter Storms

mennessä CrNet Oy | touko 5, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In the Sierra Nevada, midwinter “rain-on-snow” events occur when rain falls onto existing snowpack and have resulted in some of the region’s biggest and most damaging floods. Rain-on-snow events are projected to increase in size and frequency in the coming years, but...

North America’s Largest Wind Project Now Operational

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 24, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

  Invenergy, a developer, owner and operator of sustainable energy solutions, and GE Renewable Energy have announced commercial operations for the 998-megawatt Traverse Wind Energy Center, the largest wind farm constructed in a single phase in North America....

Commission acts for global food security and for supporting EU farmers and consumers

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 24, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Today, the European Commission has presented a range of short-term and medium-term actions to enhance global food security and to support farmers and consumers in the EU in light of rising food prices and input costs, such as energy and fertilisers. The surge in...

New research report says systemic change in food packaging recycling only possible through public-private partnerships to drive innovation

mennessä CrNet Oy | maalis 23, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

  A new report from Finland’s Technical Research Center (VTT), “Recycling Food Packaging”, highlights those technology solutions expected to become commercially available in the next five years and says partnerships are essential to deliver the necessary...