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...
Restoring marine ecosystems, the second challenge of the Ocean Decade
As part of the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (the Ocean Decade), UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission released ten White Papers, each addressing complementa...
Why Beryl is the earliest Atlantic hurricane ever (and will not stay an isolated case)
Increasingly earlier, more intense and devastating, atlantic hurricanes, fuelled by steadily rising ocean temperatures, are becoming ever more dangerous and unpredictable. So much so that some ...
PFASs can be absorbed through the skin and reach the bloodstream
PFAS can penetrate the skin and reach the bloodstream, according to the paper Dermal bioavailability of perfluoroalkyl substances using in vitro 3D human skin equivalent models, published in June 20...
Used Mineral Oils: How to Save Energy Thanks to Regeneration
Promoting the efficient and renewable use of resources, in combination with reducing waste and energy use: these circular economy principles lend themselves well to the achievement of energy transit...
Startup Lendis: office furniture and products for rent to fight waste
German startup Lendis offers a subscription-based rental service for furniture, acoustic solutions, laptops, smartphones and other office appliances, allowing equipment to be used in multiple c...
Dams, “Water Batteries” in the Mountains
According to International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts in the Hydropower Special Market Report, global hydropower capacity is projected to increase by 17% between 2021 and 2030. A number equa...
Decarbonising steel: An interview with Andrew Purvis (World Steel Association)
Steel is one of the materials with the highest carbon footprint in the world. For every tonne produced, two tonnes ofCO2 are released into the atmosphere. This is a critical climate balance, but one...
Marine pollution, the first challenge of the Ocean Decade
UNESCO's Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission recently published ten White Papers addressing specific challenges of the Decade of the Ocean. These papers represent a collective effort to devel...
Coffee from the Mountains to Revive Yemen's Economy
Extreme weather conditions, increasing temperatures, and decreasing rainfall are putting unprecedented stress on coffee plantations in Yemen. In the country's mountainous regions, where coffee crops...
Three Perspectives on Mountains: MR51 Interviews
The Think Tank section of issue 51 of Renewable Matter, dedicated to the Mountain, features an all-female panel. We have once again brought together some of the most authoritative voices at the...
Looking Upstream
“It’s only you townies who use the word nature. And it’s as abstract to you as the word itself. We say wood, meadow, river, rock, things that we can actually point to. Things that ...
Pushing the Mountains Away
"Mountains are mute teachers and make silent disciples," said Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, explaining in one sentence the intimate nature of the highlands and its people. Fragile giants, distant land...
Cities Advancing the Circular Economy through Pre-Commercial Procurement, AI & Digital Solutions
The transition to a circular economy is not just a lofty environmental goal; it is a critical imperative for cities worldwide. Urban areas are the engines of global economic growth, responsible...
E.ON: How Energy Service Companies Can Become Community Organisers
In the age of the green transition, the core business of Energy Service Companies is expanding. Created to provide energy services and offer solutions for efficiency and usage management, some of th...
Garry Cooper: From Circular Economy to Quantum Computing, Collaboration is the Key to Success
At Circularity 24, the leading circular economy conference in the United States, one of the central themes was collaboration as a tool for promoting sustainability and innovation. Among the spe...
The first Euro Mediterranean Water Forum will be held in Rome in 2026
In 2026, Italy will host the first Euro Mediterranean Water Forum in Rome. The Forum, which has previously focused solely on Mediterranean countries, will for the first time include all European and...
Eiderdown, a story of mutual relationship between species
The island of Vigur, in the Westfjords region, is home to one of the four hundred 'eider farms' in Iceland that produce nearly 80 per cent of the world's annual eiderdown, equivalent to about four t...
The Evolving World of Energy Storage Systems
Progetto Manifattura, the historic Trentino-based cleantech incubator, has been part of the birth of many companies in the renewable energy sector. However, few of these have achieved the same degre...
Startup EmCoin: Energy as a Currency to Protect the Environment
The EmCoin project, developed by the Resconda Association (Conscious REStitution of the Environmental Debt) and the Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering (DISEG) at the Pol...