Sold out. The first clear sign of success from this year's European Carbon Farming Summit (ECFS), now in its third edition, which will be held from 17 to 19 March 2026 at the Padova Congress Ce...
The Think Tank section of Renewable Matter #61, devoted to gases, offers a broad perspective covering the history of science, climate policy and the geopolitics of energy. We start with a long ...
Excitement surrounding green hydrogen is fading. A string of project cancellations and suspensions, particularly in the transport sector, has made 2025 an annus horribilis for many companies in...
Some of the most fascinating explanations are often found in the etymology of a word. When Jean Baptiste van Helmont first coined the word “gas” in the 17th century, he took it from &chi...
From Brussels - Heating and cooling already account for half of Europe’s energy use, and most of that demand is still met by fossil fuels. At the same time, an amount of heat equivalent t...
“Investing in sustainable solutions is the most effective way to combat ocean plastic pollution. Charitable initiatives alone are not enough. We must put capitalism at the service of a cleaner...
Apple has prevailed in a major greenwashing lawsuit in the United States concerning its “carbon neutral” marketing claims for certain Apple Watch models. On 20 February, U.S. Distri...
As the coffee sector faces increasing pressure to reduce environmental impacts while improving economic resilience, focus is shifting towards a largely overlooked resource: cascara, the outer layer ...
E-waste is not just a recycling problem. It is a consumption problem, a governance problem, and ultimately a responsibility problem that Europe quietly and efficiently outsources. Not into statistic...
At twenty-five years old, Valerie Langer lived in a village of a thousand people on the edge of a Canadian forest, organising road blockades to stop logging trucks. It was the late 1980s, and Clayoq...
On 4 and 5 March, Beijing has begun the Two Sessions, or Lianghui (两会), the key event in the Chinese political calendar, eagerly awaited this year for the official unveiling of the 15th Five-Yea...
From Brussels - As Europe revisits parts of its electrification transition for private cars, another segment risks slipping into the background: corporate fleets. Yet this is precisely whe...
Geopolitical tensions have once again brought energy to the forefront of global debate. The escalation in the Middle East, with the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran and the i...
From Brussels – Today, Wednesday 4 March, the European Commission unveiled the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), one of the pillars of the new Clean Industrial Deal, designed to strengthe...
“The international community should make clear and unequivocal voice in opposing the regression of the world to the law of the jungle.” This was how Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi resp...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is often described as a singular, monolith...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. Singapore has emerged as a leader in recent carbon diplomacy efforts under ...
Since Saturday, 28 February, three oil tankers have been bombed, a crew member aboard a Marshall Islands–flagged cargo vessel has been killed, and around two hundred merchant ships have been l...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. I recently published Part I of this short series on the words “qualit...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. The new GHG Protocol standard, Land Sector and Removals Standard, provides ...
