Commission proposes that EU becomes founding member of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 26, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for the European Union to become a founding member of the International Claims Commission, a body tasked with ensuring that victims of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine are compensated. The proposal will...

A Solution That Could Reduce Aviation Emissions by up to 30 Percent

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 25, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In the future, regional flights such as Trondheim-Oslo could become much more environmentally friendly with the help of a hybrid aircraft engine. This type of engine combines an electric motor and a combustion engine to drive a propeller. The innovation should be able...

Long-Term Warming Transforms Mountain Meadows Above and Below Ground

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 24, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

In the longest-running field warming experiment of its kind, researchers have documented dramatic shifts in high-elevation mountain meadows, revealing that changes in climate alter not only the plants we can see above ground, but the invisible world of fungi and...

ECB’s Lagarde receives 140,000 euros from BIS despite payment ban for ECB staff, FT reports

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 23, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde receives about 140,000 euros ($165,466) a year as a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) board member despite an ECB ban on third-party payments to staff, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Some ECB employees,...

How will a warming Arctic affect plant growth on Svalbard?

mennessä CrNet Oy | helmi 19, 2026 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

How will a warming Arctic affect plant growth on Svalbard? Researchers encased plant plots in a thick layer of ice during the winter and used little greenhouses to heat up those plots in the summer. The surprise? The plants that got the harshest treatment did just...