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China boosts investment in Europe, led by electric vehicles

by Giorgia Marino 24 JUN 2025 09:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano China is close, wallet in hand. After seven years of steady contraction, Chinese investment in Eur...

Nothing fishy about fish: consumer demand drives push for more sustainable seafood

by Michael Allen 23 JUN 2025 16:15

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano While consumers are often encouraged to eat more seafood for its nutritional benefits, such as ome...

European Sustainable Energy Awards 2025 Celebrate Clean Energy Leaders

by Editorial Staff 11 JUN 2025 07:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The European Sustainable Energy Awards 2025, held on 10 June in Brussels during the annual Europe...

ECESP annual conference 2025: what does a competitive circular economy mean?

by Giorgio Kaldor 10 JUN 2025 07:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Bruxelles - “Circularity is more than a plan: it's a destination. The EU stands wi...

Water Resilience Strategy EU: grand promises, no obligations

by Giorgio Kaldor 05 JUN 2025 17:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From Bruxelles - A 10% water efficiency target by 2030, but it’s not binding. No new legisla...

Air quality in Europe is still poor

by Elena Colombo 29 MAY 2025 08:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Air quality in Europe is still poor: despite some improvements in pollution reduction, new measure...

Waste Management Europe 2025 Returns to Bologna to Drive Circular Innovation

by Editorial Staff 28 MAY 2025 14:30

The Waste Management Europe Exhibition & Conference (WME) 2025 is set to take place from June 10 to 12 in Bologna, Italy, a city recognized among Europe’s top 100 greenest cities. Now in i...

Wastewater Directive: the race for circular biorefineries is on

by Giorgio Kaldor 06 MAY 2025 10:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The revision of the EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (2024/3019) sets increasingly ambitiou...

EU pellet regulation: environment and health sacrificed in the name of simplification

by Tosca Ballerini 11 APR 2025 15:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Started in October 2023 as part of the Zero Pollution Action Plan promoted by the former European ...

Circularity at Waste Management Europe 2025: Interview with Gavin Sutcliffe

by Simone Fant 21 MAR 2025 07:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Waste Management Europe Exhibition & Conference 2025 will take place in Bologna, from the ...

Every last drop: zero-waste water builds water resilience

by Helen Massy-Beresford 13 MAR 2025 12:50

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The 34 dairy cows chewing the cud on a floating platform in the port of Rotterdam probably aren&rs...

Agriculture, Cristina Guarda: Europe needs a more ambitious vision

by Emanuele Bompan 04 MAR 2025 11:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In mid-February, the European Commission unveiled its Vision for Agriculture and Food, a document ...

Corporate renewable procurement: greenwashing or key driver of the EU’s clean industrial deal?

by Simone Accornero 27 FEB 2025 13:00

In 2023, the amount of renewable energy purchased by businesses and corporations in Europe grew by over 52%, reaching 20 GWs. However, several academic papers like Bjorn, A. et al. (2022) have ...

Omnibus Package: does the EU still have sufficient power to enforce its vision?

by Giorgio Kaldor 26 FEB 2025 18:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the 26th of February, the European Commission will unveil the much-debated Omnibus Package, an ...

Green Deal, where are we at? The JRC study

by Giorgio Kaldor 21 FEB 2025 12:20

This article is also available in Italian / questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Since EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the Competitiveness Compass, discussio...

CBAM, Commissioner Hoekstra announces exemptions for 80% of EU companies

by Giorgio Kaldor 20 FEB 2025 17:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Following the increasingly probable step back of the Omnibus package on CSRD, CSDDD, and the Taxon...

Going with the flow: water becomes economic and biodiversity driver in Europe

by Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro 18 FEB 2025 17:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On the plains of Crau in southern France, EU-funded researchers are pioneering a new approach to w...

The US is threatening a war against European ESG directives

by Roberto Giovannini 17 FEB 2025 16:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano European companies don’t like the directives on corporate sustainability (CSRD and CSDDD), a...

Water is no longer business as usual

by Jessica Roswall 13 FEB 2025 13:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano We have entered an era of fierce global competition. To access energy. To access raw materials. To...

Ireland’s booming economy is ruining its nature. Can it restore the balance?

by Luba Glazunova 12 FEB 2025 15:25

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Ireland has every reason to be proud of itself. The global financial crisis of 2007 to 2009 dealt ...