One year from the onset of the pandemic, recovery spending has fallen short of nations’ commitments to build back more sustainably. An analysis of spending by leading economies, led by Oxford’s Economic Recovery Project and the UN Environment Programme...
Networks
representing more than 7,000 higher and further education institutions from six
continents have announced that they are declaring a ‘climate emergency’, and
agreed to undertake a three-point plan to address the crisis through their work
with students.
The
declaration came in a letter —...
While the media headlines have rightly focused this year on
the many warning signs of a planetary emergency, WWF would like to end the year
on a more hopeful note. So here are some of their biggest success stories in
2019 from...
A memorandum of understanding signed by the Minister for Ecological Transition, Roberto Cingolani, and the President of the MAXXI Foundation, Giovanna Melandri, has made official the collaboration between the two institutions for joint programmes and initiatives on environmental information...
In Italy the production of special waste in Italy is growing: the latest available data indicate that production increases by 3.3% (about 4.6 million tons) reaching over 143 million tons. Non-hazardous waste, which represents 93% of the total produced...
The European Commission launched an initiative regarding a study on the relevance of biodegradable and compostable plastics in a circular economy. The project BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE will focus on sustainability strategies and solutions for bio-based products to support the Plastics...
Fighting the climate crisis with an ambitious energy and
climate plan, ecological reconversion of the country by abandoning fossil
fuels, combating pollution and illegal construction with ad hoc laws, urban
regeneration and active citizenship: these are the main objectives of the green
manifesto...
To restart the economy and support families in the post-Covid19 recovery, the Italian government is preparing to allocate various bonuses: for the purchase of bicycles, for holidays, for building renovations. However, it did not provide a specific bonus for...
Each file can require up to 32 different documents - a number that can grow exponentially if you look at the individual pages for each document - corresponding to an estimated consumption of 7.5 kg of paper and 1000...
Following a rigorous selection process, ESA has selected a
new satellite mission to fill in a critical missing piece of the climate
jigsaw. By measuring radiation emitted by Earth into space, FORUM will provide
new insight into the planet's radiation budget and...