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RENEWABLE MATTER
Issue 60 of Renewable Matter is online
Rivers are our planet’s arteries. Crucial for life and ecological balance, river basins also happen to be the cradle of human civilisation, the very basis of our societies and economies. Yet today, pollution, exploitation and the climate crisis are threatening their health. RM60 recounts the many challenges of managing river systems all over the world in sustainable, resilient, and future-proof manner.
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Copernicus: 2025 has been the third hottest year ever recorded

by Elena Colombo 16 JAN 2026 07:00

2025 has been a particularly critical year for our planet: with an average global temperature of 14.97°C, which is 0.59°C above the 1991-2020 average, last year has been the third hottest ev...

The US pulls out of the UNFCCC, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

by Emanuele Bompan 08 JAN 2026 13:30

The Trump administration has launched yet another onslaught on international law and the fight against climate change. In a deeply troubling and unprecedented move, on Wednesday 7 January, Secretary...

Earth may be in crisis, but we can still choose our future: UNEP GEO-7

by Lucrezia Lenardon 10 DEC 2025 07:00

In one of Africa's major cities, Nairobi, Kenya, the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) is being held in early December. In this context, UNEP has published the new&...

The climate crisis exacerbates inequalities, especially for women and girls

by Stefania Divertito 27 NOV 2025 17:30

Walking for hours in the sun to fetch water. Giving birth without medical assistance because the clinic is unreachable after a flood. Giving up contraception as it is too expensive, while the family...

COP30, climate change and forced migration in Latin America

by Pía Riggirozzi 12 NOV 2025 15:00

Climate change not only destroys territories and ecosystems — it deepens historical inequalities and forces millions of people to move. In Latin America and the Caribbean, where structural pov...

The US closes its climate disaster database and enters hurricane season unprepared

by Giorgio Kaldor 27 MAY 2025 09:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Would you turn off your thermometer in the middle of a fever? That is what is happening in the Uni...

The new Pope, Robert Francis Prevost, Leo XIV, has already spoken about climate and the environment

by Elena Colombo 09 MAY 2025 16:20

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The 267th Pope has been elected. At 6.07 pm on Thursday, the 8th of May 2025, the long-awaited whi...

What is the impact of the climate crisis on banks? An interview with Rong Ding

by Lucrezia Lenardon 10 MAR 2025 17:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Floods, fires, and other extreme events: the climate crisis is not only an emergency for people an...

An inconvenient Mediterranean truth: Rising tides and sinking futures

by Grammenos Mastrojeni 18 NOV 2024 13:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The word “Mediterranean” evokes images of idyllic sun-soaked beaches and waters of var...