Democrats reclaim control of the US Congress
Texas has elected Democrat James Talarico to the Senate for the first time in 38 years, Keisha Lange has become the first Black woman to serve as governor, Abdul al-Sayer is the first Muslim senator...
Biodiversity: Europe spends far too little and continues to fund harmful subsidies
With just four years left to the2030 deadline, global biodiversity negotiations are seeking to move beyond promises and addressing implementation and international finance. From 19 to 30 October, th...
Trawling in protected areas: the legal battle reaches Italy
On a map, the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea off Tuscany and of the Ionian Sea off Apulia are designated under Natura 2000, the EU network meant to protect vulnerable habitats and species. Underwater,...
Nature loss could put 140M jobs at risk across the EU, UK and Switzerland
Yerevan - Perhaps the Kunming-Montreal Global Agreement on Biodiversity should have been called the ‘Agreement on Food Security and Nature’s Services to the Economy’. Brutal and Ca...
COP17 seeks consensus on nature finance and tackling environmentally harmful subsidies
Yerevan - With the high-level segment of the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP17) now underway, attention is turning to a key issue: financing for nature, including the mobilisation of ...
PFAS: a study finds TFA in the blood of all Europeans tested
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 hundred and ten European citizens; not a...
COP17: the key challenge after the first week is to turn words into action
Yerevan - Monday, 26 October marked the start of the second week of COP17, the UN negotiations on biodiversity. The Meridian Expo in Yerevan, Armenia, is ready to welcome ministers from member count...
Saving the Amazon by bending the economy to environmental interests: Lula’s challenge
Lula has been elected president of Brazil for the fourth time. Yesterday, Sunday 25 October, at the end of a gruelling election campaign marred by irregularities, he beat his right-wing opponent Fla...
Businesses and investors keep focusing on the climate
So the idea that major investors do not care about the climate, and that the world of finance is turning its back on the energy transition, is not true. Despite Trump and his followers, the people w...
Emissions Gap Report 2026: current climate commitments are not enough
“The world can no longer avoid exceeding the 1.5°C threshold, and the consequences are already devastating: deadly floods, brutal heatwaves, uncontrolled wildfires, lives lost, economies c...
Biodiversity, Guterres: “The war on nature is far from over”
Fewer than half of national biodiversity targets are on track. This is the most significant finding in the report State of Biodiversity Action, presented on 15 October in Yerevan by United Nati...
Rigid plastics: Aliplast’s new plant for high-performance recycling
Fifty million euros to increase both the quantity and quality of recycled rigid plastics: this is the investment made by Aliplast (a subsidiary of the Hera Group), which also received a €7.7 mi...
Ecomondo 2026: circular economy, climate resilience and green growth
From 3 to 6 November, Ecomondo will return to the Rimini Expo Centre for its 29th edition, bringing together companies, researchers, institutions and organisations working across the circular and re...
Extreme heat will become increasingly common in Europe
The summer of 2026 saw extreme heatwaves and prolonged droughts that affected the European continent on several occasions. According to Copernicus, by the end of the summer, 52% of Europe had e...
STEP by Pollutec: accelerating decarbonisation and circularity
More than 9,000 participants and 200 exhibitors are expected at STEP by Pollutec, a new trade show dedicated to the ecological transition, taking place at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles on 1 an...
Electricity: clean sources curb price rises in the EU, but the challenge is to strengthen grids and storage
Gas prices are rising, while electricity is holding up better. But the gap between the two curves is not enough to safeguard Europe’s energy system. Between February and August 2026, EU electr...
Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Robert E. Hall of Stanford University and Michael Woodford of Columbia University have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their contributions to the microeconomic foundations...
The Mediterranean seeks a common strategy built on resilience, investment and governance
This article is part of the thematic channel The Water Observer: subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water More than 5,000 registrations, 700 speakers ...
Rome Initiative on Water launched to strengthen water security in the Mediterranean
This article is part of the thematic channel The Water Observer: subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water Rome - The Mediterranean is entering a phase...
Technology and the transition: China’s lead over the US is difficult to close
September 2015: for the first time, Xi Jinping is received at the White House by Barack Obama. In Washington, climate and the energy transition are at the heart of a rare period of cooperation betwe...