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Global plastics treaty, third round of negotiations closes without agreement

Global plastics treaty, third round of negotiations closes without agreement

The third round of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty (INC-3) ended on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 19 without agreement on how to move forward. The INC Secretariat was mandated to draft ...

Startup: ShareWares Revolutionizes EPR Starting with Takeaway Cups

Startup: ShareWares Revolutionizes EPR Starting with Takeaway Cups

ShareWares is a pioneering company in the field of extended producer responsibility, which promotes the concept of shared property and facilitates the reuse and redistribution of products. The ...

Building a Wood Construction Culture in Italy with ARCA

Building a Wood Construction Culture in Italy with ARCA

Health, energy efficiency, sustainability, beauty. The advantages of wood construction are well known, and, with the development of new building technologies and constant materials research, they ar...

Global plastics treaty negotiations, more lobbyists than G7 delegates

Global plastics treaty negotiations, more lobbyists than G7 delegates

An analysis of the participants present at the third round of negotiations (INC-3) for the global plastics treaty found that the number of lobbyists related to the fossil fuel and chemical industrie...

Startup, The Knotty Ones: sustainable knitwear that helps women

Startup, The Knotty Ones: sustainable knitwear that helps women

The Knotty Ones is a sustainable clothing brand deeply rooted in Baltic culture and Lithuanian knitting traditions, committed to eco-friendly practices and using natural materials. Based in Vilnius,...

Global plastics treaty, Iran surprisingly announces new coalition

Global plastics treaty, Iran surprisingly announces new coalition

The third and penultimate round of intergovernmental negotiations (INC-3) for an Internationally legally binding instrument (ILBI) on plastic pollution that is expected to be ready for ratifica...

Man and Forests: It's All a Matter of Timescale

Man and Forests: It's All a Matter of Timescale

Time, complexity, resilience. These are the three key concepts on which the health and survival of any forest ecosystem is based. Three interrelated characteristics in a tight cause-and-effect chain...

Energy from Biomass? Yes, but Wisely

Energy from Biomass? Yes, but Wisely

If we look at the scenario of a zero-emission Europe in 2050, and study the various strategies to get there, forest and agricultural biomass are one of the most debated and divisive energy sour...

CIAL, Circular Responsibility for Aluminium

CIAL, Circular Responsibility for Aluminium

Indestructible, easy to collect and fully recyclable. Aluminium can be reused indefinitely and is suitable for multiple purposes such as mobility, construction, and food&beverage. Characteristic...

Startup, Pesky Fish: The Catch of the Day without Intermediaries, against Waste and Bycatch

Startup, Pesky Fish: The Catch of the Day without Intermediaries, against Waste and Bycatch

The United Kingdom, an island with over 19,000 miles of coastline, exports 73% of the fish it catches but imports 80% of the fish it consumes. This paradox drove Ben King and Aiden Berry to establis...

What are the Italian Government's priorities for the circular economy? Interview with Vice Minister Vannia Gava

What are the Italian Government's priorities for the circular economy? Interview with Vice Minister Vannia Gava

The Ministry of Environment and Energy Security will take part in the 26th edition of Ecomondo, a leading international event on green transition policies and solutions for the green and circular ec...

Global Plastics Treaty: the scientists' response to the zero draft

Global Plastics Treaty: the scientists' response to the zero draft

The zero draft of the Global Plastic Treaty released in early September offers a wide range of options, some of which have the potential to result in an effective legally binding instrument to ...

Full steam ahead for the EU Blue Deal

Full steam ahead for the EU Blue Deal

*from Brussels The European proposal for an EU Blue Deal picks up speed. On October 26, 2023, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), in a packed room at the Charlemagne Building in...

Startup: Regenerative Aquaculture and Certified Seafood Delivery with Seatopia

Startup: Regenerative Aquaculture and Certified Seafood Delivery with Seatopia

“Aquaculture has great potential for the production of healthy seafood in an environment where feed quality and exposure to toxins can be controlled. If done well, this system makes it po...

World Energy Outlook: global demand for coal, oil and gas will peak by 2030

World Energy Outlook: global demand for coal, oil and gas will peak by 2030

Peak emissions from fossil fuels could be reached by 2025, with the contribution to global energy supply falling to 73 percent by 2030, after for decades it had been stuck well above 80 percent...

2030 World Cup: the environmental impact of an event across three continents

2030 World Cup: the environmental impact of an event across three continents

“We will have a unique global footprint, three continents and six countries welcoming and uniting the world while celebrating together the beautiful game.” These are the words spoken by ...

Eco-Friendly Hotel Amenities: Reducing Waste Without Compromising Luxury

Eco-Friendly Hotel Amenities: Reducing Waste Without Compromising Luxury

As a hotel, becoming eco-friendly has never been more important. In 2022, almost 80% of global travellers surveyed were looking to stay in sustainable accommodation in the year ahead, with gree...

Startup, Kubik: plastic recycling for low-cost and low-carbon construction

Startup, Kubik: plastic recycling for low-cost and low-carbon construction

Kenyan startup Kubik transforms difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into low-cost and low-carbon-emission construction materials for building long-lasting and less polluting structures. From sch...

Innovation and startups at Ecomondo: prizes, conferences, and job opportunities

Innovation and startups at Ecomondo: prizes, conferences, and job opportunities

Scheduled to take place in Rimini between 7 and 10 November 2023, Ecomondo is the reference international event for technologies, services, and industrial solutions in the green and circular economy...

Water Utilities, the Italian technological mission in the Netherlands

Water Utilities, the Italian technological mission in the Netherlands

Dutch water management is well known worldwide for its efficiency, with water losses (the so-called Non Revenue Water) not exceeding 5% of the water supplied. Learning from the best is always valuab...

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