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The biomethane challenge: limitations and opportunities of the European strategy

The biomethane challenge: limitations and opportunities of the European strategy

Thirty-five billion cubic metres of biomethane per year by 2030. That is the goal Europe has set with the REPowerEU plan, the major project launched in 2022 to reduce dependence on Russian gas and a...

The US government shut down: this is why it matters

The US government shut down: this is why it matters

The United States government shutdown is leading to more pollution and announcements of clean energy project cuts. Beginning on October 1, the US federal government ceased all activity after the Rep...

Startup, ENDOless: Artificial Intelligence and Data to Treat Endometriosis

Startup, ENDOless: Artificial Intelligence and Data to Treat Endometriosis

“I spent years battling exhaustion, brain fog, and chronic pain. Doctors ignored it, colleagues didn't get it. Until I finally left corporate life and created a platform where women's pain is ...

Asbestos, thousands of schools contaminated: Italy is lagging behind in removal

Asbestos, thousands of schools contaminated: Italy is lagging behind in removal

The bell doesn't ring. Doors are closed and classrooms are empty, not because of a strike or technical malfunction, but because of asbestos lurking in the floors. This happened at the Tasso Institut...

A New Global Map Reveals 426 Shared Aquifers Crossing Borders

A New Global Map Reveals 426 Shared Aquifers Crossing Borders

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The world’s hidden water reserves have just been mapped with unprecedented detail. The Inter...

PFAS, the “forever chemicals” that challenge science and the environment

PFAS, the “forever chemicals” that challenge science and the environment

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Resistant to water, grease and high temperatures. But also indestructible, “silent” an...

From whales to algorithms: why Latin America can lead a nature-inspired AI

From whales to algorithms: why Latin America can lead a nature-inspired AI

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Latin America and the Caribbean are undergoing a vertiginous digital transformation. Social media,...

Startup, Wovenbeyond: natural fibres for fashion that regenerates the Earth

Startup, Wovenbeyond: natural fibres for fashion that regenerates the Earth

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Wovenbeyond is a British startup that combines regenerative wool, natural fibres and traceability ...

How Companies Can Achieve Equality and Inclusion

How Companies Can Achieve Equality and Inclusion

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano ‘If a company wants to be able to compete in an international market, it has to think about ...

Animal Testing: A Still Necessary Evil?

Animal Testing: A Still Necessary Evil?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Penicillin, insulin, HIV treatments, organ transplants and prosthetic surgeries, chemotherapy, vac...

From plate to policy: how social norms can halve food waste in cities

From plate to policy: how social norms can halve food waste in cities

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Across Europe, cities are rethinking how to tackle food waste. In Bruges, trained residents workin...

Startup, Refiberd improves fabric recycling with AI to recognise fibres

Startup, Refiberd improves fabric recycling with AI to recognise fibres

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano California-based Refiberd, founded in 2020 by Sarika Bajaj and Tushita Gupta, has developed a text...

Europe Eyes Billion-Dollar Opportunity in Textile Waste Recycling

Europe Eyes Billion-Dollar Opportunity in Textile Waste Recycling

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The European textile sector faces a dual challenge: mounting waste volumes and the urgent need for...

Cyclus: A Circular Economy Network for the Automotive Sector

Cyclus: A Circular Economy Network for the Automotive Sector

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano According to Eurostat, 6 million end-of-life vehicles are generated annually in the European Union...

Reinventing industry: carbon capture technologies lead the charge against climate change

Reinventing industry: carbon capture technologies lead the charge against climate change

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In a potential game-changer for heavy industry, a magnesium-oxide mine in Greece received seven sp...

Smart Mountains by Design: The Example of Madonna di Campiglio

Smart Mountains by Design: The Example of Madonna di Campiglio

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano One of the most significant challenges for tourism in Alpine ski resorts is mobility. By definitio...

Startup, Neurotechnologies for Mindfulness with Muse

Startup, Neurotechnologies for Mindfulness with Muse

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Muse is a technological headband equipped with brain sensors designed to support meditation, relax...

Beyond Profits: Ethical Banks Reshape Europe’s Financial Future

Beyond Profits: Ethical Banks Reshape Europe’s Financial Future

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, the European debate on the role of finance has intensified, driven by the need to...

From the Pacific to Sicily: the relentless Mediterranean odyssey of the Asian seaweed

From the Pacific to Sicily: the relentless Mediterranean odyssey of the Asian seaweed

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Edoardo Piretto’s weathered hands have been scraping scales off fish since he was nine, in t...

CONOU: How Biofuel is Decarbonising Used Oil Transport

CONOU: How Biofuel is Decarbonising Used Oil Transport

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano For over 40 years, CONOU, Italy's National Consortium of Waste Oils, has been a reference point na...