More than three quarters of European aviation emissions aren’t subject to a carbon price, new study shows

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 22, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Ryanair is Europe’s top polluting airline for the third year in a row, a new study on 2023 aviation emissions by green group Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. Lufthansa and British Airways are the second and third biggest polluters, but are still below...

EP President Metsola at EUCO: The Single Market is Europe’s greatest economic driver

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 22, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Doubling down on the Single Market ensures Europe’s long-term competitiveness, prosperity and leadership on the global stage, said President Metsola at the Special European Council. Addressing the Special European Council today in Brussels, European Parliament...

Floating solar’s potential to support sustainable development by addressing climate, water, and energy goals holistically

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 19, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The study, published in Nature Energy, is among the first to explore the FPV at the continental scale, finding that FPV installed at existing major reservoirs could produce 20-100% of the electricity expected from Africa’s planned hydropower dams. Using a...

EU sets up Investment Framework under its Ukraine Facility, to boost investments for the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 19, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU has just set up the Ukraine Investment Framework, the financial arm and an integral component of the €50 billion Ukraine Facility to incentivise public and private investments for the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine. At the inaugural meeting of the...

How the world can make the transition to a circular economy

mennessä CrNet Oy | huhti 18, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

According to a report released at UNEA-6, resource use has tripled over the last 50 years and is expected to increase by 60 per cent by 2060. The good news, said experts, is that humanity can reduce resource use while creating jobs and growing the economy by...