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At the NATO Summit, Energy Security Got a Word: Climate Got None

At the NATO Summit, Energy Security Got a Word: Climate Got None

NATO leaders used the 32nd summit in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, to showcase the alliance’s growing military ambitions, reaffirming higher defence spending targets, fresh support for Ukrai...

EurEau presents the state-of-the-art of european water services in 2026

EurEau presents the state-of-the-art of european water services in 2026

This article is part of the thematic channel The Water Observer: subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water One year after the presentation of the Europ...

Energy, China puts security first: more renewables, but coal remains

Energy, China puts security first: more renewables, but coal remains

"Energy security will always be our priority." Wang Hongzhi, head of China's National Energy Administration, wasted no time in getting to the point when presenting the details of the country's 15th ...

Plastic treaty: civil society and science excluded from Nairobi talks

Plastic treaty: civil society and science excluded from Nairobi talks

When Chilean ambassador Julio Cordano was elected the new President of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) tasked with drafting an international plastics treaty, on 7 February in Genev...

Nextchem expands into strategic metals recycling with ETEK acquisition

Nextchem expands into strategic metals recycling with ETEK acquisition

Maire has announced that its subsidiary Nextchem, through Cirqlar Tech S.r.l., has acquired a 70% stake in the Italian technology company ETEK S.r.l., which fully owns SISEMTEK S.r.l. The transactio...

Applications Now Open for the Ecomondo International Press Tour 2026

Applications Now Open for the Ecomondo International Press Tour 2026

There is a precise moment, every November, when Rimini stops being an off-season seaside town and becomes the European capital of the circular economy. The exhibition halls fill with optical sorting...

Bidirectional charging: E.ON launches BDL Next

Bidirectional charging: E.ON launches BDL Next

E.ON has announced the launch of BDL Next, a project designed to take bidirectional charging to the mass market. As the name suggests, the technology allows energy to flow both ways, effectively tur...

Le Terre d'Acqua: a convention on water planning, technology and governance at the Marazzato Foundation

Le Terre d'Acqua: a convention on water planning, technology and governance at the Marazzato Foundation

On 11 June, in Stroppiana (in the northern Italy province of Vercelli), the convention “Le terre d’Acqua” (Lands of Water), hosted by the Marazzato Foundation and moderated by ...

Twenty Years of EUSEW: the new foundations for Europe’s energy future  


Twenty Years of EUSEW: the new foundations for Europe’s energy future 


The European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), Europe’s biggest annual event dedicated to renewables and efficient energy use, was held in Brussels on 9-11 June. Organised by the European Commi...

Italy-China Circular Economy Forum: addressing the challenges of the transition

Italy-China Circular Economy Forum: addressing the challenges of the transition

Shanghai – Circular economy, water security, decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors. A packed agenda of B2B talks and meetings awaited participants at the “Italy-China Circular Ec...

The social cost of carbon is now a factor in transition decisions

The social cost of carbon is now a factor in transition decisions

This article is part of the thematic channel The Carbon Observer: subscribe to the newsletter Translating CO₂ emissions into economic and social value to help businesses and institution...

World Environment Day 2026: A Global Call for Climate Action

World Environment Day 2026: A Global Call for Climate Action

On 5 June 2026, governments, institutions, businesses and civil society organisations worldwide will mark World Environment Day, one of the United Nations’ most important environmental awarene...

AI and power grids: Europe in search of a balance between demand and infrastructure

AI and power grids: Europe in search of a balance between demand and infrastructure

Helsinki – Electrification is an existing competitive advantage for Europe, yet without integrated models for investment, grid development and industrial policy, it is at risk of slowing down ...

Gruppo CAP boosts green infrastructure investments through 2037

Gruppo CAP boosts green infrastructure investments through 2037

Water infrastructure, renewable energy and circular economy projects are becoming increasingly central to the long-term strategies of Italian public utilities. Against this backdrop, Gruppo CAP has ...

A farewell to Carlo Petrini, the visionary who brought political dignity to food

A farewell to Carlo Petrini, the visionary who brought political dignity to food

“Those who sow utopia reap reality”: this is the phrase that Carlo Petrini often repeated, and it perhaps sums up his life spent turning ideas once considered on the fringes into global ...

Biodiversity Day 2026, acting locally for global impact

Biodiversity Day 2026, acting locally for global impact

Biodiversity is increasingly recognised as one of the most strategic resources for the stability of ecosystems, economies and public health systems worldwide. Yet global biodiversity loss continues ...

Italy’s Solar Power Surge Reshapes the National Energy Mix

Italy’s Solar Power Surge Reshapes the National Energy Mix

Italy’s electricity demand continued its upward trend in April 2026, reaching 23.9 billion kWh, a 1.9% increase compared with the same month in 2025. According to data published by Terna, the ...

Putin in China: the friendship is solid, but the pipeline remains on hold

Putin in China: the friendship is solid, but the pipeline remains on hold

The timing couldn’t have been better. Although Vladimir Putin’s visit to China had been planned for some time, the fact that it took place on May 20, just six days after Donald Trum...

Trump-Xi: A summit of ambiguities - one meeting, two interpretations

Trump-Xi: A summit of ambiguities - one meeting, two interpretations

Maybe it was the visit to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, a symbol of good harvest and prosperity in the Chinese imperial tradition. Or perhaps it was simply the international situation and economi...

GRI Introduces New Sustainability Standard on Soil Pollution

GRI Introduces New Sustainability Standard on Soil Pollution

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is undergoing a significant process of innovation. A key part of this process is the introduction of new standards covering ESG issues that had previously not b...