Europe

EPR furniture system: the Italian supply chain foresees a possible European scheme

Extended producer responsibility (EPR), a cornerstone of the circular economy, places the onus on producers to financially support waste treatment and recovery systems, aimed at promoting product re...

How Green Is the New Silk Road?

It was back in 2013 that Xi Jinping first announced his vision of an “economic belt along the Silk Road” during a visit to Kazakhstan. What later became known as the Belt and Road Initia...

Postpone and improve: the timber supply chain debates the EUDR

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, better known as EUDR (European Union Deforestation Regulation), is the tool developed by the European Union to counter global forest degradation and, in particular, the so...

EU competitiveness: the call for flexibility opens the door to fossil fuels

Industrial transition is accelerating in Europe, but not all engines are running at the same speed. During the Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels in early October, Italy forged an alliance ...

The United States halted the adoption of the Net Zero Framework

The Net Zero Framework (NZF) is the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) plan for decarbonising the maritime transport sector, aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20-30% by 2020 and...

Renewable Matter launches its new “Features” section

Renewable Matter launches its new Features section, created to offer an important tool for in-depth analysis of a single topic or economic sector. Features also provide real-time updates on news and...

Gattoni (CIB): Biological CO₂ must be exploited, Italy should strive for biomethane

"Although attention at European level has somewhat shifted from climate issues to energy security, the climate objective remains central. In this sense, even the biological CO₂ produced by our pla...

The biomethane challenge: limitations and opportunities of the European strategy

Thirty-five billion cubic metres of biomethane per year by 2030. That is the goal Europe has set with the REPowerEU plan, the major project launched in 2022 to reduce dependence on Russian gas and a...

Biomethane, the transition’s missing link

There is a little-known climate lever already in existence in the energy sector: biomethane. This resource can be used to transform organic waste into energy, fertilisers and biogenic CO₂. The Wor...

Cities Rising to the Challenge: Building Food Security from the Ground Up

The European Union is becoming increasingly concerned about food security, as President von der Leyen reminded us in her Statement on Behalf of the Union. But framing this as a European concern requ...

Startup, Mitico and Heath Technologies Win HyAccelerator 2025 for Net Zero Innovation

The race toward Net Zero has gained new momentum with the announcement of Mitico and Heath Technologies as the winners of HyAccelerator 2025 – Net Zero Revolution Call4Startup, Snam’s fl...

Babiš’s victory in the Czech Republic is a defeat for Europe

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Andrej Babiš, the billionaire who won the elections in the Czech Republic, is the kind of p...

Tyrrhenian Link sets record with subsea cable between Sicily and Sardinia

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The Tyrrhenian Link, one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in Europe’s energy se...

Transition and the Green Deal: the 3 weak points of Mario Draghi's speech

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano It is well known that Mario Draghi has never been particularly sensitive to climate and ecological...

The Ocean Race, a competition to protect the sea

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Sailing is a sport that brings human beings face to face with the power and unpredictability of th...

From plate to policy: how social norms can halve food waste in cities

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Across Europe, cities are rethinking how to tackle food waste. In Bruges, trained residents workin...

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...

EU Commission gives green light to agreements with Mercosur and Mexico

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The European Commission has taken a decisive step to reshape the European Union’s trade land...

Iberian Wildfires Drive Spain’s Highest Emissions in Two Decades

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Summer is also, unfortunately, the season of fires, due to rising temperatures, dry soil and veget...

Europe Eyes Billion-Dollar Opportunity in Textile Waste Recycling

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The European textile sector faces a dual challenge: mounting waste volumes and the urgent need for...