Where do we stand with CO₂ removal technologies?
When the World Resources Institute tasked American researcher Marx Trexler with overseeing the world’s first CO₂ offsetting project, carbon credits were seen as little more than a philanthro...
Circularity Gap Report 2026: the linear model wastes a third of the global GDP
The linear economic model is untenable not only for the environment, but also for our wallets. This is what emerges from the 2026 edition of the Circularity Gap Report, which for the first time...
Green Hydrogen: Revolution or Illusion?
Excitement surrounding green hydrogen is fading. A string of project cancellations and suspensions, particularly in the transport sector, has made 2025 an annus horribilis for many companies in...
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz also threatens the fertiliser supply chain
Since Saturday, 28 February, three oil tankers have been bombed, a crew member aboard a Marshall Islands–flagged cargo vessel has been killed, and around two hundred merchant ships have been l...
RESourceEU, 3 billions for Made in Europe critical minerals
Three billion euros towards diversifying the supply of critical materials such as rare earths, cobalt and lithium: this is what the European Commission will be putting on the table over the next 12 ...
Circular shoes: BASF presents recycled polyurethane, lightweight and high-performance
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The circularity of the footwear sector also involves the recycling of one of the lightest and high...
Circularity at Waste Management Europe 2025: Interview with Gavin Sutcliffe
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Waste Management Europe Exhibition & Conference 2025 will take place in Bologna, from the ...
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...
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...
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...
Uranium: Kazakhstan-Russia Axis Holds Europe in Check
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Whether one likes it or not, nuclear fission power plays a central role in the global decarboniSat...
Suriname and Guyana, when climate adaptation requires oil money
This article is also available in Italian / Qusto articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Baku - Marciano Dasai is the environment minister of Suriname, a small Caribbean country ...
COP Troika increases fossil fuels production despite promises
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano At COP28 in Dubai, all delegations agreed on the phrase “transitioning away”, calling ...
COP29, carbon market standards approved (with no negotiations)
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano After a troubled launch, as countries scrambled to discuss a few of the trickier points of the neg...
COP29 presidency pushes climate funding and energy storage goals
Less than two months before the highly anticipated COP29 United Nations Climate Summit in Baku, on Tuesday, 17 September, the Azerbaijani presidency laid out its plan to enhance ambition and enable ...
Andrea Battaglia: ‘Open source accelerates ecological transition by reducing costs’
Open source technologies linked to sustainability are one of the main drivers for accelerating the digital and ecological transition. Ahead of the FIWARE Global Summit to be held in Naples on 18-19 ...
Early Warning Systems: Tackling New Glacial Dangers through Prevention
In the unpredictable mountains, there is no such thing as zero risk. We have always known this. But now, because of global warming, the dangers have grown more severe. This can be understood by look...
The alliance between Trump and the fossil fuel industry to win the US election
Mar-a-Lago Club, 11 April, 2024. The exclusive resort in Palm Beach, Florida, is hosting a very important fundraiser for Donald Trump. The final rush of the election campaign requires money an...
What we know about the billion-dollar dispute between Kazakhstan and big oil
The Kashagan offshore oil field, located in the northeastern portion of the Caspian Sea, is at the center of a major legal dispute between Kazakhstan and some of the largest oil companies in the wor...
China adjusts climate targets to accelerate decarbonisation
China, the country with the biggest impact on climate, is changing the way it sets its climate targets. Beijing will gradually shift from an energy consumption reduction system that penalises renewa...