COP Troika increases fossil fuels production despite promises
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano At COP28 in Dubai, all delegations agreed on the phrase “transitioning away”, calling ...
COP29, carbon market standards approved (with no negotiations)
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano After a troubled launch, as countries scrambled to discuss a few of the trickier points of the neg...
COP29 presidency pushes climate funding and energy storage goals
Less than two months before the highly anticipated COP29 United Nations Climate Summit in Baku, on Tuesday, 17 September, the Azerbaijani presidency laid out its plan to enhance ambition and enable ...
Andrea Battaglia: ‘Open source accelerates ecological transition by reducing costs’
Open source technologies linked to sustainability are one of the main drivers for accelerating the digital and ecological transition. Ahead of the FIWARE Global Summit to be held in Naples on 18-19 ...
Early Warning Systems: Tackling New Glacial Dangers through Prevention
In the unpredictable mountains, there is no such thing as zero risk. We have always known this. But now, because of global warming, the dangers have grown more severe. This can be understood by look...
The alliance between Trump and the fossil fuel industry to win the US election
Mar-a-Lago Club, 11 April, 2024. The exclusive resort in Palm Beach, Florida, is hosting a very important fundraiser for Donald Trump. The final rush of the election campaign requires money an...
What we know about the billion-dollar dispute between Kazakhstan and big oil
The Kashagan offshore oil field, located in the northeastern portion of the Caspian Sea, is at the center of a major legal dispute between Kazakhstan and some of the largest oil companies in the wor...
China adjusts climate targets to accelerate decarbonisation
China, the country with the biggest impact on climate, is changing the way it sets its climate targets. Beijing will gradually shift from an energy consumption reduction system that penalises renewa...
Electric cars, Europe reacts to Chinese subsidies with tariffs
More than nine months have passed since the investigation into China's subsidised electric car batteries, a month since Europe imposed provisional tariffs on Chinese carmakers, and weeks since offic...
Why Beryl is the earliest Atlantic hurricane ever (and will not stay an isolated case)
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 ...
Decarbonising steel: An interview with Andrew Purvis (World Steel Association)
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...
Critical minerals, are volcanoes the mines of the future?
Soufrière Hills is a 1,467-metre volcano that dominates the Caribbean Island of Montserrat in the Lesser Antilles archipelago. Following a series of devastating eruptions between 1995 and 199...
Textile waste, the industry on alert: "Without aid, only incineration is left"
Unless adequate incentives and policies are put in place, companies that collect and sort used clothing risk collapse. This is the warning issued by EuRIC, the European association of recyclers...
Energise Europe: interview with Kadri Simson, EU Energy Commissioner
During her five years as Energy Commissioner in Brussels, Kadri Simson faced one of the most complex and decisive periods in European energy history. The feat of cutting off Russian gas supplies; fe...
"Biodegradable" tableware violates plastic pollution regulation
This is the second article of the three-part series Bioplastic: green innovation or another plastic problem? an international investigation jointly published by Renewable Matter ‒ a...
AMOC collapse is closer than expected: the consequences
The Atlantic Current circulation is getting closer and closer to collapse, and this could have devastating climate impacts. This is according to a study published in Science Advances that shows...
The "sustainable" bioplastic that pollutes Bangkok's air
This is the first article of the three-part series Bioplastic: green innovation or another plastic problem? an international investigation jointly published by Renewable Matter ‒ along with Eu Obs...
Satellites Watch Over Us from Above
On November 3, 2023, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck Karnali province in western Nepal. Immediately after receiving the news, the Nepalese Ministry of Home Affairs asked Sentinel Asia to send...
Lavazza Introduces the First Circular Transition Centre for Coffee
The time has come for the coffee sector to finally become circular, and the right synergies are needed to accelerate the transition. This is the focus of the new Centre for Circular Economy in ...
2030 World Cup: the environmental impact of an event across three continents
“We will have a unique global footprint, three continents and six countries welcoming and uniting the world while celebrating together the beautiful game.” These are the words spoken by ...