Global Plastic Treaty: Zero Draft Published
On September 4th, the zero draft of the Global Plastic Pollution Treaty was published, reflecting a wide range of options and viewpoints. Among the various options are mandatory reduction of virgin ...
The End of Rubble
A video gone viral in the summer of 2021 showed the simultaneous demolition of 15 new and never-lived-in skyscrapers in the southern Chinese city of Kunming in just 45 seconds. Certainly, the frenzi...
Startup: AI and Satellite Remote Sensing in Support of Fish Farmers with Aquaconnect
Founded in 2017 in Chennai, India, Aquaconnect is an integrated platform for aquaculture inputs and outputs, supported by a digital distribution network. To date, the Indian company collaborates wi...
Extended Producer Responsibility is Becoming Increasingly Extended
Waste management in Europe, especially when an EPR scheme is involved, is anything but a homogeneous affair. Under the umbrella of EU legislation, over the years member states have found flexible, d...
The Importance of Responsibility
In economics, “negative environmental externalities” occur when someone is responsible for something negative (e.g. a farmer using toxic chemicals that spread into the environment) and d...
Blue Economy in the Netherlands: A Sea of Potential
Working with the sea is part of the history, tradition, and culture of the Netherlands. For centuries, the Dutch have worked on the open sea, gaining a profound understanding of the specific co...
Kenya kicks off the first Africa Climate Summit
The first Africa Climate Summit kicks off on September 4. Summoned by the African Union and hosted by the Republic of Kenya in the capital, Nairobi, the summit aims to bring the continent's diplomat...
Worldcoin, groundbreaking currency or privacy risk?
The cryptocurrency Worldcoin, the digital currency created by Sam Altman, one of the founders of artificial intelligence giant ChatGPT, continues to create buzz. This week, the Kenyan governmen...
Water scarcity may become our everyday reality, but a circular economy can help
Humans are about 60% water. Water covers about 71% of the Earth's surface. It feels like water is all around us, forever available. But approximately 1.1 billion people lack access to it, and 2...
The Top Benefits of Home Composting
More and more people are turning to home composting as a way of being greener, improving their gardens and making use of organic waste which would ordinarily be sent for recycling or to landfil...
Startup: Finless Foods, plant-based and lab-grown fish products
Finless Foods is a pioneering company in the fish alternatives sector, renowned for having been the first to produce seafood from cell cultures and plant-based ingredients.Harnessing cellular b...
Ecuador, a referendum for the future
Leaving oil in the ground by popular demand. This is what Ecuadorians approved yesterday in a historic referendum to stop the development of all new oil wells in Yasuní National Park in the A...
The Netherlands, Circular by Design
According to the Circularity Gap Report – The Netherlands, https://www.circularity-gap.world/netherlands the Dutch economy is 24.5% circular. Targeted strategies, especially in the key sectors...
Space Mining
In Netflix's ironic and apocalyptic blockbuster Don't Look Up, a comet is determined to crash into Earth. Leonardo DiCaprio portrays an astronomer stuck somewhere between terrified and dumbfounded: ...
Lebiu, biobased materials from cork waste in Sardinia
Taking its name from the Sardinian word “lightness”, LEBIU is an innovative startup that develops cutting-edge materials by transforming cork waste from the local supply chain for h...
G20 India, the start of an industrial coalition for circular economy
Technological cooperation, partnership, and finance to enhance the impact and scale-up of initiatives on the matter of circular economy. These are the three pillars guiding the Resource Efficie...
Startup: Real Bowl, delivery pet food fresh and ready to eat
Real Bowl is the online platform allowing you to order and receive at home a tailormade diet for dogs containing no preservatives, prepared using only high-quality fresh ingredients. The food can be...
Rock and sustainability: Coldplay & C., this is how music reduces its impact
Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour, which has dramatically reduced the band’s carbon footprint, is setting new standards of sustainability. The seventh concert tour of the British grou...
For Italian Businesses, Investing in the Circular Economy Pays Off
For Italian businesses, environmental sustainability and the circular economy have become lucrative assets worth investing in. This is supported by the analysis of the second CleanTech Observatory c...
Startup: Circular Fiber, Karshof flour from artichoke waste
Circular Fiber is an innovative startup aiming to combat food waste through the transformation of agri-food scraps into value products. The company’s current main focus is the production of Ka...