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 ...
Waste Oils and Biodiesel: A Cycle Worth Exploiting
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In Italy, the National Consortium for the Collection and Treatment of Used Oils and Fats (CONOE) i...
Aluminium in Packaging Means Prevention and Technological Innovation
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In December 2024, the EU Council formally adopted the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PP...
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...
A decade of hydropower in the Balkans
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano There are currently 3,188 planned hydropower projects across the Balkans, with around a hundred un...
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...
The shifting landscape of hydrogen: a reality check and the need for a coherent strategy
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In recent years, hydrogen has captivated the imagination of the energy sector, garnering significa...
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 ...
Aquatech 2025, Hardeman: “The scale of water challenges is underestimated”
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Amsterdam – In early March, water and technology took centre stage as Aquatech 2025 transfor...
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 ...
Decarbonization is not enough: energy efficiency is the key to true progress
This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Decarbonising our energy supply through renewable sources of energy is absolutely key. But if the ...
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...