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Climate: US announces historic investment in resilience

Climate change is here and now. And taking action means investing in resilience. That is the summary of the statement issued by the White House on June 19th and a harbinger of new endowments. In the...

Lula in Rome: we need new geopolitics that will give space to the Global South

A need for peace, in Ukraine and everywhere, and a need to build a new utopia for the global left. Plus the role of the UN and that of the Pope in a world of unprecedented geopolitical balances, the...

Startup: Nanofibers for lab-grown meat from Gelatex Technologies

Estonian startup Gelatex Technologies has patented a new high-capacity spinning method and a device for the production of nanofibers to innovate lab-grown meat, tissue engineering, energy storage, a...

Europe approves new rules for sustainable and circular batteries

Europe will be getting more sustainable and circular batteries. It has taken two and a half years, but the process for the new EU regulation on the design, manufacture, and management of both batter...

Toilets may provide an alternative to chemical fertilizers

The answer to the demand for natural, low-cost fertilizers could lie in our toilets, according to a German research published in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science. Human excreta –...

Startup: measuring biodiversity through drones and sensors with Pivotal

Pivotal is the British startup building a reliable and scalable platform to track biodiversity and enable farmers and beyond to be compensated for the ecosystem services they provide. Tracking biod...

Fragility in the Depths

The deep sea is only partially explored for less than 1% of its area, making it practically like another planet on Earth. Thousands of meters underwater, deep canyons, towering mountains and boundle...

Delicius, the Sustainable Anchovies

The sea is the only source of supply for the fishing industry, and its protection should be the core of any and all activity in this sector. Fish sampling methods and water health are among the fact...

The Ocean Inside

On the island of Inhaca, Mozambique, lies one of the most extraordinary observatories of ocean life I have visited as a journalist. Since 1951, the Estação de Biologia Marinha Eduardo ...

From vision to reality: here is Ireland’s circular transition

Put public policies into practice, involve citizens, innovate but with responsibility. From the Circular Economy Hotspot 2023 in Dublin, held from 29 May to 1 June, comes a strong and clear message:...

The Sea and Humankind: an Interdependent Relationship

The sea is a natural resource with which we have increasingly lost contact over time.Yet, 50% of what we breathe comes from the sea and is produced by the marine organisms that inhabit it. The ocean...

Startup: on-demand clothing repair and home delivery with Sojo App

Sojo connects customers who need to make alterations or repairs to their garments with an in-house team of tailors.Customers can book the service through the website or the app, and the repaired or ...

Global Plastics Treaty: upsides and downsides of the second round of negotiations

The second round of negotiations (INC-2) for a Global Plastics Treaty, held from May 29 to June 2 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, concluded with the adoption of a mandate to create a “zero dr...

World Circular Economy Forum 2023: it's time to accelerate the transition

The transition towards a global circular economy is gaining more and more traction, but it’s not fast nor widespread enough yet. That’s what emerged from the first two days of the World ...

Startup: Resale as a Service for fashion with ReFlaunt

ReFlaunt is a company founded in 2018 for the resale of clothes and fashion items. Today, it is a leader in resale-as-a-service technology and the construction of digital resale ecosystems for fashi...

Global plastics treaty: the second round of negotiation is underway

The second round of negotiations (INC-2) for the development of a treaty on plastic pollution is being held between 29th May and 2nd June in Paris. Although the 2022 mandate defined by the United Na...

Decent Work in the Circular Economy: the Circle Economy Report

A new report by Circle Economy, presented on May 9th found that 84% of current studies on jobs in the circular economy has been developed in northern countries. Decent work in the circular economy:...

Startup: enhanced rock weathering for carbon sequestration with UnDo

UnDo helps individuals and companies reduce their carbon footprint by spreading basalt rock on farmland, thus accelerating the natural geologic process known as weather degradation or weathering. On...

Agromining: What if we Farmed Metals?

To pluck three golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides, Hercules had to hold the sky on his shoulders instead of Atlas. The pioneers of agromining, on the other hand, hope to have to go thro...

Startup: Eco-friendly and Recyclable Sneakers from Miret

Miret is a Croatian startup whose aim is to design and manufacture compostable and recyclable sneakers using natural, renewable, and sustainably-grown materials. Winner of the Sustainable Fashion Go...