China, Iranian oil (and Venezuelan oil)
“The international community should make clear and unequivocal voice in opposing the regression of the world to the law of the jungle.” This was how Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi resp...
CCS, how to resolve the incomplete carbon management chain
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is often described as a singular, monolith...
Shaping Article 6 from a National Perspective: Singapore’s Carbon Tax
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. Singapore has emerged as a leader in recent carbon diplomacy efforts under ...
Land use and CO₂, the GHG Protocol fills the gap in corporate inventories
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. The new GHG Protocol standard, Land Sector and Removals Standard, provides ...
Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project, a soil carbon market
This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer. Subscribe to the newsletter or update your preferences. The Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project (NKRCP), led by the Northern R...
Conflict in Iran: reactions from the US and the energy markets
The peaceful weekend of the US capital, which woke up to its second day of war on a sunny Sunday, contrasts with the scenes seen in Tehran, Tel Aviv, and various capitals of the Gulf countries. Unti...
KEY 2026 grows and eyes Europe next: “Transition is a system, not one single technology”
Twenty-four pavilions, 125,000 square metres of exhibition space, and 1,056 exhibiting companies, including 315 from abroad. These are the numbers behind Key – The Energy Transition Expo 2026,...
Piunti (CONOU): the revision of the POPs Regulation is detrimental to the circular economy
The most recent proposal to revise the European Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (1021/2019 POPs) places a crucial issue for European environmental policies back at the centre of the deba...
Stopping the rise of the lakes in the Rift Valley
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...
Ocean Economy, without reporting obligations, biodiversity and ecosystems are at risk
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 ...
Startup, Ager Oliva: regeneration of abandoned olive groves in Tuscany
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 ...
Carbon insetting: decarbonising the supply chain by regenerating ecosystems
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...
The secret weapon of timber construction
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...
Heidelberg Materials in Brenner: How Concrete Supports the European Tunnel
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...
2026 will be a turning point for climate litigation
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, ...
Safer Tap Water Thanks to Water Safety Plans
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...
Startup, Molg: towards circular production for electronics
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...
Certifying gender equality also strengthens a company's stability
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...
Free to Flow: The Fragile Success of River Renaturalisation
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...
Critical Raw Materials, the complex European challenge
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...