Climate

China leads the green ranking of Asian central banks

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Some currencies are greener than others, and among the Asian ones, the Chinese yuan is currently t...

Climate change denier influencer Charlie Kirk murdered

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The spiral of violence in the United States escalates with the assassination of right-wing influen...

ECB, from 2026 a climate factor in collateral

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano At a time when the European Union’s commitment to climate action shows signs of wavering, th...

American Pastoral

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano On 4 November 2008, I was among the thousands who gathered in Grant Park, Chicago, to witness the ...

Flood risk prevention, Günter Bloschl: “Statistics are useful but not sufficient”

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in iitaliano On 27 August, during the 2025 edition of World Water Week, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden awarded...

COP30 chaos: a logistical fiasco that undermines negotiations and democracy

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponible anche in italiano This year, I will not attend COP30. After 15 years of negotiations, which I began following in 2009...

The US threatens retaliation against states that will support the IMO Net Zero Framework

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The United States announced that it will retaliate against countries that next October will confir...

Reinventing industry: carbon capture technologies lead the charge against climate change

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In a potential game-changer for heavy industry, a magnesium-oxide mine in Greece received seven sp...

Africa, over 10 billion pledged for water at AIP Water Investment Summit 2025

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Seven years after coming close to “Day Zero”, when Cape Town risked running out of wat...

How does climate change affect coral reefs?

This article is also avilable in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Coral reefs, often described as the “rainforests of the sea,” are critical to marine bi...

Global Plastics Treaty, INC-5.2 ends without agreement and amid controversy

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano After a night of closed-door meetings and a day later than scheduled, the final plenary session of...

United Nations, is UN80 the start of a new era?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche italiano “The Trump presidency is seriously destabilising the UN system, and many heads of state are fol...

States have an obligation to combat climate change: landmark UN ruling

Questo articolo è disponibile anche in inglese / This article is also available in English Ralph Regenvanu was present in the courtroom of the International Court of Justice in The Hague on ...

Sounds of the Dolomites, 30 years of music amongst the peaks

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano I Suoni delle Dolomiti (Sounds of the Dolomites) festival turns 30 in 2025 and returns, from 27 Au...

Drought, Climate Change, and Scientific Diplomacy: A Collective Response from Latin America

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Drought is no longer just a natural or cyclical phenomenon: it is one of the most destructive impa...

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...

How CO₂ storage at sea works

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Roughly half of the oxygen we breathe comes from the oceans, which also serve as the planet’...

China’s CO₂ emissions begin to fall: have they finally reached the peak?

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano A clear and unmistakable downturn. The once sharply rising line on the graph comes to a sudden hal...

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

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...

Climate litigation: what to expect in 2025

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Climate litigation is expanding at a steady pace, with significant developments expected in nation...

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