The highest concentration of microplastics ever discovered in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The alarm was launched by the "Seafloor microplastic hotspots controlled by deep-sea circulation" study, published in Science, according to which the Tyrrhenian Sea hosts a much higher quantity...
A good news for the environment: renewable electricity generation exceeded fossil fuel generation, for the first time ever. In the first half of 2020, renewables – wind, solar, hydro and bioenergy – generated 40% of the EU-27’s electricity, whereas...
One fund for the recovery of wild animals and one for the reclamation of orphaned sites. The last two days have certainly not been a rest for the Italian Minister of the Environment Sergio Costa who has placed two...
Japan
remains the country with the world's best reputation, according to new
research, while the popularity of the Australia has taken a nosedive. The
FutureBrand Country Index published for the first time since 2014 charts the
global perception of 75 different countries, ranking...
Europe says
stop to the use of disposable plastic. The European Parliament approved a
package of measures that will ban disposable items by 2021. The new directive become
definitive in 2021 and prohibit Member States to use a series of disposable
plastic items...
The
European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) is starting today, and represents
an initiative to stimulate and make visible activities, projects and events
that promote sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). It takes place every year from 30 May until 5 June....
On 1st July the "automatic" payment of the bonus to compensate the expenses for the supply of electricity and gas incurred by families in a situation of economic hardship began (with ISEE not exceeding 8,265 euros or, in the...
EucoLight, the European Association for lighting compliance schemes, undertook a study of over 3,000 products made available for sale through online marketplaces in 10 EU countries. The results showed an exceptionally high level of non-compliance with national requirements for...
A green skyscraper to safeguard the environment and fight the negative effects of deforestation and the consequent disruption of the carbon cycle. This is the idea of a group of American architects who designed the Carbon Copy, an infrastructure...
We are in the midst of a mass extinction, many scientists have warned — this one driven not by a catastrophic natural event, but by humans. The unnatural loss of biodiversity is accelerating, and if it continues, the planet...
