Democrats reclaim control of the US Congress
Texas has elected Democrat James Talarico to the Senate for the first time in 38 years, Keisha Lange has become the first Black woman to serve as governor, Abdul al-Sayer is the first Muslim senator...
Interior design, from creativity to the market: interviews by MR65
For the Think Tank section of Renewable Matter #65, we spoke to representatives from the two distinct yet interdependent sides of the world of interior design: on one hand, creativity, design a...
Design has learned to talk about materials: now it must be held accountable
Between declared circularity and the marginal role of health, the furnishing and interior design sector has not yet come to terms with what it produces and the air it leaves behind in our homes. Tod...
A seat at the circular table
Throughout history, furniture has represented a category of material consumption. Just consider the contribution of Egyptian culture, which, as early as its first dynasties, was producing furnishing...
COP17: the overlooked biodiversity negotiations reach consensus to work on finance and implementation
Yerevan - COP17, the Conference of the Parties responsible for implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework, the global roadmap for protecting nature and the ecosystem services on which the human ...
Gruppo CAP: How Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Protect River Health
In Europe, less than half of the rivers are currently in good condition. Various factors are to blame: municipal and industrial wastewater, agricultural fertilisers, waterway fragmentation, climate ...
Biodiversity: Europe spends far too little and continues to fund harmful subsidies
With just four years left to the2030 deadline, global biodiversity negotiations are seeking to move beyond promises and addressing implementation and international finance. From 19 to 30 October, th...
Behind Turkey’s COP31: From Greenwashing to Shrinking Rights
Istanbul - As Turkey prepares to host COP31 in Antalya, criticism is growing over companies that are harming the environment, while sponsoring the summit and having prominent roles in it. The roles ...
COP17, Marco Lambertini: “For businesses, the state of nature is the ultimate indicator”
Yerevan - Finance for biodiversity is at the heart of COP17, both in the political negotiations and in the growing role of private finance. The latter was discussed primarily at side events hosted i...
Trawling in protected areas: the legal battle reaches Italy
On a map, the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea off Tuscany and of the Ionian Sea off Apulia are designated under Natura 2000, the EU network meant to protect vulnerable habitats and species. Underwater,...
Nature loss could put 140M jobs at risk across the EU, UK and Switzerland
Yerevan - Perhaps the Kunming-Montreal Global Agreement on Biodiversity should have been called the ‘Agreement on Food Security and Nature’s Services to the Economy’. Brutal and Ca...
COP17 seeks consensus on nature finance and tackling environmentally harmful subsidies
Yerevan - With the high-level segment of the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP17) now underway, attention is turning to a key issue: financing for nature, including the mobilisation of ...
PFAS: a study finds TFA in the blood of all Europeans tested
This article is part of the thematic channel The Water Observer: subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water One hundred and ten European citizens; not a...
COP17, the value of forests: an interview with Steve Edwards (FSC)
More than 7 trillion dollars a year flow into activities that damage nature, compared with roughly 220 billion for nature-based solutions: a ratio of more than 30 to one, according to UNEP's State o...
COP17: the key challenge after the first week is to turn words into action
Yerevan - Monday, 26 October marked the start of the second week of COP17, the UN negotiations on biodiversity. The Meridian Expo in Yerevan, Armenia, is ready to welcome ministers from member count...
Saving the Amazon by bending the economy to environmental interests: Lula’s challenge
Lula has been elected president of Brazil for the fourth time. Yesterday, Sunday 25 October, at the end of a gruelling election campaign marred by irregularities, he beat his right-wing opponent Fla...
Sustainable finance and biodiversity, Reuss: “The challenge? Connecting data and bringing projects together”
From risk assessment to the development of financial tools capable of supporting long-term initiatives, biodiversity raises challenges that call for greater integration between finance, public polic...
EU Ecolabel: consumer confidence meets the new anti-greenwashing rules
A totale of 81% of European consumers believe that products bearing the EU Ecolabel have a lower environmental impact than those without it. Furthermore, 72% of those surveyed would like to see the ...
The costs of the war with Iran (also) concern the energy transition
Dubai – The first train to cross the desert arrived in Dubai at the end of September, sparking a sense of wonder and evoking memories of days gone by – were it not for the ultra-modern d...
Businesses and investors keep focusing on the climate
So the idea that major investors do not care about the climate, and that the world of finance is turning its back on the energy transition, is not true. Despite Trump and his followers, the people w...