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

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 ...

Every last drop: zero-waste water builds water resilience

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

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?

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?

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

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

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...

The US is threatening a war against European ESG directives

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...

Water is no longer business as usual

Water is no longer business as usual

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?

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

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 ...

What will be the consequences of Trump's tariffs? Interview with Lucia Tajoli

What will be the consequences of Trump's tariffs? Interview with Lucia Tajoli

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in Italiano  In the last few days, the new President of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced th...

The innovations set to reshape life in 2025

The innovations set to reshape life in 2025

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Whoever thinks research is not exciting might be in for a surprise. In 2025, we could witness gene...

Challenges and opportunities for the future of European fisheries

Challenges and opportunities for the future of European fisheries

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution are just some of the factors affecting the fi...

Uranium: Kazakhstan-Russia Axis Holds Europe in Check

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

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

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

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”

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

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

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...