Ukraine: EU report notes important steps taken in the implementation of the reform agenda

mennessä CrNet Oy | heinä 27, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

Ahead of the EU-Ukraine Association Council planned to take place on 5 September, the European Union today published its annual Association Implementation Report on Ukraine. The report outlines Ukraine’s implementation of reforms under the EU-Ukraine Association...

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,...

Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD

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

  Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation and increasing debt, leaving the most vulnerable consumers in a dire situation, said the UN trade and development body,...

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...