The surface of the Arctic Sea covered by ice is at historic
lows: currently, "only" 3.82 million square kilometers of the Arctic
glacial sea are covered by an ice concentration of over 15%, according to the
Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine...
Today sees the start of the 18th edition of European
Mobility Week, the European Commission’s flagship campaign promoting clean and
sustainable urban transport. Running from 16-22 September, almost 3,000 towns
and cities from about 50 countries will join with their activities promoting
safe...
Graphene asphalt experimentation starts in Milan:
Iterchimica, an Italian company which is world leader in the field of asphalt
additives, together with the Metropolitan City of Milan will carry out the
reconstruction of a section of the SP35 Milano-Meda and of a...
Over the last few decades, car manufacturers have gone to
great lengths to demonstrate that they understand the threat their products
pose to society by promoting “greener” vehicles at motor shows or advertising
that their huge concern for our wellbeing, especially that...
The fires in the Amazon is worsening day by day and the WWF raises the alarm for the fauna and flora already at risk of this precious ecoregion which counts a remarkable quantity of species: the fires risk giving...
According to scientists, after the Bronze and Iron Ages, the current period may become known as the plastic age. They established it through a study that analyzed the increase in plastic pollution in marine sediments, taking the coastal strata...
Crop and livestock production is projected to decrease and may even have to be abandoned in parts of Europe’s southern and Mediterranean regions due to the increased negative impacts of climate change, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA)...
The environment becomes a fundamental parameter for judging
the liveability of cities in the world. The ranking, compiled by the Economist
Intelligence Unit (Eiu), a research section for the weekly Economist, confirms that
Vienna is the most livable city in the world...
Irish government has announced that the country will plant around 22 million trees a year until 2040. The goal is to reach, within the next 20 years, at least 440 million new plantings throughout the country to fight the...
More than three people were killed in an average week last
year defending their land and the environment from invasion by industries like
mining, logging and agribusiness. Countless more were silenced through other
tactics designed to crush protest, such as arrests, death...
