Last year, around five thousand people were displaced by the rising water level of Lake Naivasha, 50 kilometres from Nairobi. Similarly happened on Lakes Nakuru and Lake Baringo, located further nor...
On 17 January, the High Seas Treaty (Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction, BBNJ) entered into force, aimed at protecting the ocean and managing maritime activities in international waters ...
Ager Oliva is a start-up based in Tuscany, surrounded by hills and centuries-old olive groves, reviving abandoned land with an innovative and sustainable approach. Founded by Tommaso Dami, Ana Soto ...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. Faced with the environmental, social and economic crises we are e...
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. The construction sector is one of the most polluting in Europe. Accord...
18 September 2025 marked a historic milestone for European engineering: the cross-border breakthrough of the exploratory tunnel in the Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT) for the first time created a continuo...
In 2026, the courts will be the new battleground for the climate crisis. This is not a metaphor: Ukraine is preparing to file the first claim for climate reparations in history against Russia, ...
Ensuring high-quality drinking water is one of the most pressing challenges for public health and environmental sustainability. But what does guaranteeing "safe" water mean? Until a few years ago, r...
Molg, a technology company operating at the intersection of robotics, design and sustainability, was founded with the aim of enabling a “circular manufacturing” model for electronic prod...
Although gender equality is now a central topic in public debate, dominating the news on a daily basis, some confusion still remains regarding the real implications behind this concept, often viewed...
Within days of the removal of four dams on the Klamath River, on the border between California and Oregon, silver salmon began swimming upstream again, and one year later – after nearly a cent...
Strategic critical raw materials are the Achilles heel of European industrial recovery. Commonly known by the acronym CRM, they are essential for the EU's competitiveness, as well as for clean energ...
The United States has set its sights on Greenland, and the matter can no longer be dismissed as a far-fetched provocation, especially by the European Union. As White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavi...
Achieving the UNI/PdR 125:2022 certification on gender equality means not only meeting a set of requirements, measured through specific KPIs, but above all promoting a corporate culture capable of s...
“It was a friendly meeting, reaffirming the strong bonds of friendship between China and Venezuela. In good and bad times!” The last words posted on Nicolas Maduro's social media profile...
Founded in December 2023 in San Sebastiano da Po, in the Province of Turin, Loki has developed Asfalto Sicuro (Safe Asphalt), a hardware and software platform for the predictive monitoring of road s...
As 2025 draws to a close, it is increasingly clear that this has been a year of transition, marked by overlapping crises, geopolitical uncertainty and structural shifts in the global economy. Climat...
While, contrary to popular belief, the famous Chinese anathema ‘May you live in interesting times’ is not Chinese at all, 2025 has certainly been a decidedly “interesting” ye...
The ocean, which supplies humankind with fundamental ecosystem services, from fishing to climate regulation, is increasingly central to international debates. The year 2025 has witnessed mixed resul...
The final weeks of the year are a time of suspension, allowing, for those who can afford it, to slow down the pace, open up room for reflection, and go back to the essential questions. It is also th...
