Economy

Circularity at Waste Management Europe 2025: Interview with Gavin Sutcliffe

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Waste Management Europe Exhibition & Conference 2025 will take place in Bologna, from the ...

Circularity 2025, the US circular economy event heads to Denver

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Following the success of its Chicago edition, Circularity will be back in 2025, with a new event i...

What is the impact of the climate crisis on banks? An interview with Rong Ding

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Floods, fires, and other extreme events: the climate crisis is not only an emergency for people an...

Omnibus Package: does the EU still have sufficient power to enforce its vision?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the 26th of February, the European Commission will unveil the much-debated Omnibus Package, an ...

CBAM, Commissioner Hoekstra announces exemptions for 80% of EU companies

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Following the increasingly probable step back of the Omnibus package on CSRD, CSDDD, and the Taxon...

Jon Smieja, “Join us at Circularity25”!

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in Italiano It's the largest circular economy event for corporations and professionals in the US: Circularity2...

The US is threatening a war against European ESG directives

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano European companies don’t like the directives on corporate sustainability (CSRD and CSDDD), a...

Ireland’s booming economy is ruining its nature. Can it restore the balance?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Ireland has every reason to be proud of itself. The global financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 dealt ...

What will be the consequences of Trump's tariffs? Interview with Lucia Tajoli

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in Italiano  In the last few days, the new President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced th...

Ecological transition: key events to watch in 2025

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano This year, the transition has reached a mature phase, with an increasing number of events bri...

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...

CONOU and the Circular Economy: A 40-year Story

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano CONOU has been collecting and regenerating used mineral oils in Italy for exactly forty years. Thr...

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...

Journey through the material world: RM54 interviews

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Think Tank section of issue 54 of Renewable Matter offers an in-depth exploration of the ...

Why We Must Proceed Cautiously in the Bio-based Material Transition

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A few years ago, I remember reading about houses on a Danish island thatched with thick layers of ...

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...

Biomethane, energy from circularity

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, driven by the decarbonization goals of the Fit for 55 package and the energy cris...

The circular economy of grapes

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From grapes we naturally derive vinegar; it is the art of man that turns it into wine. But it is t...

Circular economy and sustainability: how do we measure them?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Measurement and reporting are crucial to the success and growth of the circular economy, requiring...

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