Uranium: Kazakhstan-Russia Axis Holds Europe in Check
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Whether one likes it or not, nuclear fission power plays a central role in the global decarboniSat...
Grosseto (Italy): the Green Pioneer that enchanted Europe
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Amid the vivid hues of the Maremma and the waves of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the city of Grosseto aston...
Waste not, want not: turning food waste into fertile soil for sustainable growth
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In Catalonia there are 7.7 million residents and approximately 7.9 million pigs. That’s over...
PFAS, European water is becoming increasingly polluted: the data from the first EEA briefing
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water On 9 December 2024, just a few week...
Pesticides, Europe uses “guidelines written by the chemical industry”
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In the last 22 years EU officials have failed to stop any single pesticide, despite laws supposed ...
Europe is not protecting its waters: the European Environment Agency report
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water Water and climate are closely inter...
Greek government announces €5.9 billion plan to address water crisis
This article is part of our thematic channel The Water Observer. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and receive exclusive contents from the world of water On September 11, the Greek governme...
Electric cars, Europe reacts to Chinese subsidies with tariffs
More than nine months have passed since the investigation into China's subsidised electric car batteries, a month since Europe imposed provisional tariffs on Chinese carmakers, and weeks since offic...
France heading to elections, the ecologist soul of the Nouveau Front Populaire
Just three weeks after the European elections, the French will return to the polls for legislative elections in a double round on June 30 and July 7. French President Emmanuel Macron made the d...
IFIB 2024, Bologna centre of gravity of the global bioeconomy
IFIB 2024 lands in Bologna. From 3 to 4 October, the city will host the new edition of the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bio economy, organised by the Italian circular bi...
Lanza (FEEM): “Mitigation and adaptation are key to the next EU Commission”
What impact will the new Parliament and EU Commission have on the Green Deal? This is the question that companies, finance, and analysts have been asking themselves for days, amidst the tense politi...
European elections: the strengthening of nationalism, the downsizing of the ecologists
The European election night sent shockwaves through many capitals, producing unexpected political outcomes: from the dissolution of the French parliament sought by Emmanuel Macron and the fall of Al...
European elections, what will happen to the Green Deal?
“This is Europe’s man-on-the-moon moment.” This is how European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the Green Deal, a plan of policies and laws aimed at reduci...
Textile waste, the industry on alert: "Without aid, only incineration is left"
Unless adequate incentives and policies are put in place, companies that collect and sort used clothing risk collapse. This is the warning issued by EuRIC, the European association of recyclers...
Energise Europe: interview with Kadri Simson, EU Energy Commissioner
During her five years as Energy Commissioner in Brussels, Kadri Simson faced one of the most complex and decisive periods in European energy history. The feat of cutting off Russian gas supplies; fe...
From Europe to the Global South, circular cooperation comes through Brussels
(Brussels) Cooperation, connections, social justice, sustainable futures: in a world increasingly at war, the circular economy stands today as a tool for peace and equitable development. This ...
Climate doesn't need nuclear power: new EEB report says so
Everyone's crazy about nuclear power, but the climate doesn't need it. So says a new report by the European Environmental Bureau, unsurprisingly released on March 21, the same day world leaders...
Nature Restoration Law stalled again: Italy among opponents
It appeared that the Nature Restoration Law, a key piece of the Green Deal, was a done deal. Yet a minority of EU members, including Italy and Hungary, once again prevented the adoption of legi...
Sustainability Report, the ESRS E5 Standard on resource use and circular economy explained
In the past few months, the European Union has made significant advancements towards transparency and comparability of sustainability data. Especially for what concerns the goal of standardising the...
CSDDD, agreement reached on the sustainability due diligence of businesses
On March 15, ambassadors from European Union member states gathered at the COREPER Permanent Representatives Committee voted in favor of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)....