Green Deal, where are we at? The JRC study
This article is also available in Italian / questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Since EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the Competitiveness Compass, discussio...
Indigenous lands are key to conserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation have become priorities on the global agend...
Merchant of Doubt, the most actual book today celebrates 15 years
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The book Merchants of Doubt, written by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, remains highly relevant eve...
Climate, Indonesia launches its international carbon trading
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the 20th of January, Indonesia officially launched its international carbon market. Its domesti...
2025, Scientists sounds alarm over melting glaciers: interview with glaciologist Isabelle Gärtner-Roer
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Glaciers are powerful communicators, revealing much about what is happening on our planet. They wa...
The Trump avalanche on the economy, energy, and climate: what will change and what will remain
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A flurry of measures and proclamations marked Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th President of...
Climate and Trump: uncertainty looms over global food prices
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano After a 2.1% decline in global agricultural commodity prices in 2024, the outlook for the year ahe...
China in 2025: What to Watch
While the year marking the transition to the second quarter of the century carries symbolic weight for many, for China, 2025 stands as a critical moment of assessment and trial by fire. The tariff w...
Challenges and opportunities for the future of European fisheries
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution are just some of the factors affecting the fi...
Climate finance: major US banks exit the Net Zero Banking Alliance
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Within just one month, from December to early January, six of America’s largest banks decide...
Henkel: Accelerating the Energy Transition
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano To become climate-positive by 2030 means to go beyond carbon neutrality and generate more clean en...
COP16 Desertification Saudi Arabia, UN negotiations close in Riyadh
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water The world will have to wait two mor...
The Labour Party’s Key Climate and Environmental Policies
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The climate crisis is worsening week by week, yet the measures countries around the world are taki...
COP29, a half success for the climate finance negotiation
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Baku - The target is 1.3 trillion dollars a year by 2035 to help developing countries mitigat...
Suriname and Guyana, when climate adaptation requires oil money
This article is also available in Italian / Qusto articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Baku - Marciano Dasai is the environment minister of Suriname, a small Caribbean country ...
Italian Climate Fund: how Italy is really contributing
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Baku - Negotiations on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) − the post-2025 f...
An inconvenient Mediterranean truth: Rising tides and sinking futures
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The word “Mediterranean” evokes images of idyllic sun-soaked beaches and waters of var...
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: with Trump's return, will China be the new climate hero?
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano COP29 in Baku opened against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s re-election. While the announcem...