Drought in Sicily: what’s happening?
Livestocks drink mud, lakes dry up, grain and forage harvests are down to zero. These are the shocking images coming recently from Sicily, in the midst of a drought emergency. These hardships a...
Renewable, Circular Energy Thanks to Biomethane from Landfills
In countries with highly developed networks, such as the U.S.A., Italy, Japan, and Germany, it is best to promote the consumption of alternative fuels on existing networks in support of strong elect...
ITLOS: States have a legal obligation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the 21st of May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) issued an advis...
Circular economy, rethinking the built environment in the digital age
The list of digital innovations that can be applied to the construction sector, one of the most impactful on the environment, is long and varied. Digital twins, artificial intelligence, materials pa...
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...
Penelope's Lesson
After re-reading the myth of Penelope’s web, it is possible to find much more than a simple ruse to cheat the suitors, but a symbol of the reversibility and circularity of processes. Everything ca...
Bioeconomy: The Virtuous Cooperation between National Cluster and Regions
A national platform to promote a model of circular economy focussed on innovative, integrated and multisector value-chains: this is how the Italian National Technological Cluster of Green Chemistry ...
Rockström, 'Biomaterials: A Viable Alternative to Fossil Fuels'
Our ecological footprint surpasses the Earth’s absorption capacity. One of the less known elements of the planetary equation is the impact of the extraction of many raw materials.&nb...