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Putting Madrid and Barcellona  back into Circulation

Putting Madrid and Barcellona back into Circulation

I believe it is worth talking about it for several reasons. First of all, what is striking is the level of maturity of the societies we are talking about. Catalonia is the historical flag of cultu...

Fighting Starvation, Beyond Food

Fighting Starvation, Beyond Food

The issue of fighting starvation is still at the forefront, pushed by the quantitative rationale that caused the problem. We have often heard the old refrain that we need to produce more because pop...

Finance and the Circular Economy Flirting

Finance and the Circular Economy Flirting

Last February, Eric Solheim, the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme whom I interviewed for Repubblica, outlined a rather positive picture of the current state of affairs....

Athens' Mistake

Athens' Mistake

Excellent at exploring philosophy and art, Athens was not able to find the same balance in its relationship with nature. Twenty-five centuries later, can we really consider that lesson learnt? Can w...

Throwaway Culture

Throwaway Culture

Giuseppe Picone (Rome, 1926-2008), ceramic plate, Young Priests   Each of these themes deserve careful attention. First of all, the courage the Pope has shown in address...

Europe's Recovery Depends on Green Fuel

Europe's Recovery Depends on Green Fuel

The curb put by Jean-Claude Junker – President of the European Commission – stopping the directive on circular economy prohibiting the dumping into landfills of recyclables and imposing ...

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