Even if it is a virtual currency, bitcoins use an enormous amount of energy and are not ecological at all. So much so that last year they consumed the energy equivalent of the whole of Argentina.
This was stated in...
By using less energy to perform the same task, we can make significant energy savings and reduce waste. This is the basic principle of energy efficiency, and it is one of the most essential ways for the EU to...
There is too much nature sacrificed in many consumer products, some of which are typically Italian, such as coffee: 80% of the world's deforestation is, in fact, due to the need to make room for pastures for the production...
The growth of cities is causing the consumption and loss of a fundamental environmental resource: the soil. However, the phenomenon can be countered by investing in redevelopment and regeneration works capable of transforming abandoned urban areas into active neighborhoods...
Running shoes made with 100% recyclable material: Adidas strengthens its commitment to tackling plastic waste with the reveal of FUTURECRAFT.LOOP - a 100% recyclable performance running shoe.
“Taking
plastic waste out of the system is the first step, but we can’t...
Ford Motor Company and McDonald’s USA will soon be giving
vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning
routine, coffee beans, in vehicle parts such as headlamp housing.
Every year, millions of pounds of coffee chaff...
With the launch of the European Green Deal, there will be increasing interest in the use of renewable sources and consequently in the policies to contain emissions from non-renewable and polluting sources, such as coal. Here it becomes increasingly...
The European Commission presented on 22nd June a new approach to EU trade agreements to promote green and fair growth; an important step towards making EU trade greener, fairer and more sustainable with a focus on climate protection, the...
The circular economy for more sustainable growth
The linear economy model (take-make-use-dispose) which doesn’t provide for the recovery, recycling and reuse of waste, is imperfect since it considers the natural resources of our planet to be infinite, but, unfortunately, this...
Since 2017, the Ri-generation project, initiated by
Turin-based Astelav, has given new life to washing machines, ovens, dishwashers
and refrigerators now destined for landfill, doing good for the environment and
creating jobs and inclusion. The remanufactured appliances were sold at an
average price...
