The food waste recovery chain in Europe
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Some 60 million people in Europe are food insecure. At the same time, each European wastes 132 kg ...
Drought: Here are the Global Hotspots. No Country is Safe
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano “No country is immune to drought and we need to be prepared.” Daniel Tsegai, Program O...
China boosts investment in Europe, led by electric vehicles
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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?
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
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
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
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
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...