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Startup, Kuori: Bioplastics from Olive Pits and Nut Shells

Startup, Kuori: Bioplastics from Olive Pits and Nut Shells

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Founded in 2022, Kuori is a Swiss cleantech company that uses food byproducts such as olive pits a...

China, Two Sessions: deficit increases, but the government focuses on AI and clean tech

China, Two Sessions: deficit increases, but the government focuses on AI and clean tech

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Widely anticipated, awaited, discussed, and analysed, the 2025 Two Sessions (Lianghui) were formal...

All the Benefits of a Bamboo Forest

All the Benefits of a Bamboo Forest

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in Italiano Forever Bambù is an Italian company that combines environmental restoration and circular ec...

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

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 ...

Green Deal, where are we at? The JRC study

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...

Startup, Again: Turning CO₂ Emissions into Carbon-negative Chemicals

Startup, Again: Turning CO₂ Emissions into Carbon-negative Chemicals

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Founded in 2021, with offices in Copenhagen and Berlin, Again is a startup that has developed a bi...

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

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

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...

Why Trump wants Ukraine’s rare earths

Why Trump wants Ukraine’s rare earths

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano "We cannot keep spending hundreds of billions to defend Ukraine without getting something in retur...

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

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 ...

Do trade and tariffs decide what we eat?

Do trade and tariffs decide what we eat?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Threats of new tariffs from US President Donald Trump are on the front pages of all newspaper...

Startup: Restoring Biodiversity and Storing CO2 through Mycorrhizae with Funga

Startup: Restoring Biodiversity and Storing CO2 through Mycorrhizae with Funga

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Funga is a startup that harnesses recent developments in mycology to increase the carbon storage p...

Biodiversity loss in Latin America, the burden of international trade

Biodiversity loss in Latin America, the burden of international trade

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano What do a German eating his traditional sausages, a Frenchman tasting his typical cheeses and an I...

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

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

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...

Ecological transition: key events to watch in 2025

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

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

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...

Startup, NARA Climate: Restoring Productive Ecosystems with Saltwater

Startup, NARA Climate: Restoring Productive Ecosystems with Saltwater

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Founded in 2021, NARA is a Scottish agro-ecology company that works all over the world to restore ...

CONOU and the Circular Economy: A 40-year Story

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...

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