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As part of the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (the Ocean Decade), UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission released ten White Papers, each addressing complementa...
Increasingly earlier, more intense and devastating, atlantic hurricanes, fuelled by steadily rising ocean temperatures, are becoming ever more dangerous and unpredictable. So much so that some ...
PFAS can penetrate the skin and reach the bloodstream, according to the paper Dermal bioavailability of perfluoroalkyl substances using in vitro 3D human skin equivalent models, published in June 20...
Promoting the efficient and renewable use of resources, in combination with reducing waste and energy use: these circular economy principles lend themselves well to the achievement of energy transit...
German startup Lendis offers a subscription-based rental service for furniture, acoustic solutions, laptops, smartphones and other office appliances, allowing equipment to be used in multiple c...
According to International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts in the Hydropower Special Market Report, global hydropower capacity is projected to increase by 17% between 2021 and 2030. A number equa...
Steel is one of the materials with the highest carbon footprint in the world. For every tonne produced, two tonnes ofCO2 are released into the atmosphere. This is a critical climate balance, but one...
UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission recently published ten White Papers addressing specific challenges of the Decade of the Ocean. These papers represent a collective effort to devel...
Extreme weather conditions, increasing temperatures, and decreasing rainfall are putting unprecedented stress on coffee plantations in Yemen. In the country's mountainous regions, where coffee crops...
The Think Tank section of issue 51 of Renewable Matter, dedicated to the Mountain, features an all-female panel. We have once again brought together some of the most authoritative voices at the...
“It’s only you townies who use the word nature. And it’s as abstract to you as the word itself. We say wood, meadow, river, rock, things that we can actually point to. Things that ...
"Mountains are mute teachers and make silent disciples," said Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, explaining in one sentence the intimate nature of the highlands and its people. Fragile giants, distant land...
The transition to a circular economy is not just a lofty environmental goal; it is a critical imperative for cities worldwide. Urban areas are the engines of global economic growth, responsible...
In the age of the green transition, the core business of Energy Service Companies is expanding. Created to provide energy services and offer solutions for efficiency and usage management, some of th...
At Circularity 24, the leading circular economy conference in the United States, one of the central themes was collaboration as a tool for promoting sustainability and innovation. Among the spe...
In 2026, Italy will host the first Euro Mediterranean Water Forum in Rome. The Forum, which has previously focused solely on Mediterranean countries, will for the first time include all European and...
The island of Vigur, in the Westfjords region, is home to one of the four hundred 'eider farms' in Iceland that produce nearly 80 per cent of the world's annual eiderdown, equivalent to about four t...
Progetto Manifattura, the historic Trentino-based cleantech incubator, has been part of the birth of many companies in the renewable energy sector. However, few of these have achieved the same degre...
The EmCoin project, developed by the Resconda Association (Conscious REStitution of the Environmental Debt) and the Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering (DISEG) at the Pol...
Africa has great potential. This is often heard in a variety of contexts, and this is particularly evident when considering the circular economy. A vibrant landscape of small businesses, many of whi...
