Europe

Decarbonization is not enough: energy efficiency is the key to true progress

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Decarbonising our energy supply through renewable sources of energy is absolutely key. But if the ...

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...

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...

Going with the flow: water becomes economic and biodiversity driver in Europe

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the plains of Crau in southern France, EU-funded researchers are pioneering a new approach to w...

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...

Water is no longer business as usual

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano We have entered an era of fierce global competition. To access energy. To access raw materials. To...

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...

PFAS in Europe: the cost of contamination and the obstructionism of lobby groups

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 If PFAS restrictions are not enforc...

The innovations set to reshape life in 2025

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Whoever thinks research is not exciting might be in for a surprise. In 2025, we could witness gene...

EU Sustainable Energy Week 2025: a fair and competitive green transition

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), the biggest event dedicated to renewables and effici...

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...

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...

Grosseto (Italy): the Green Pioneer that enchanted Europe

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Amid the vivid hues of the Maremma and the waves of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the city of Grosseto aston...

Waste not, want not: turning food waste into fertile soil for sustainable growth

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In Catalonia there are 7.7 million residents and approximately 7.9 million pigs. That’s over...

Textile and Chemical Industries at Ecomondo

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From printing inks and dyes to fabric treatment, from synthetic fibres to whitening agents, from f...

Pesticides, Europe uses “guidelines written by the chemical industry”

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In the last 22 years EU officials have failed to stop any single pesticide, despite laws supposed ...

Europe is not protecting its waters: the European Environment Agency report

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 Water and climate are closely inter...

Advancing Malaysia’s Green Growth through Circular Economy

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent months, several countries in Asia experienced massive typhoon, flash flood, and extreme ...

PFAS, EU Commission restricts use of the ‘forever chemical’ PFHxA

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 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

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