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Pollution
China’s mega dam sparks water security fears in India and Bangladesh

Beijing has launched construction on a long-awaited mega dam in Tibet. But neighboring countries warn it could jeopardize water security and regional stability.

Rinnovabili • Sand and dust storms threaten health and global economy
Pollution
Sand and dust storms have a…

Severely underestimated, sand and dust storms are taking a growing toll on…

Rinnovabili • Deep sea mining: damage to ocean floor ecosystems lasts over 40 years
Environment
Decades later, deep sea mining still…

Deep sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone still harms marine ecosystems after…


Rinnovabili • private jet emissions
Mobility & Transportation
Is Europe ready to cut private jet emissions?

France, Austria, Ireland and the Netherlands bring the subject of private flights to the Transport Council.…

Rinnovabili • low-cost funding
Finance
How low-cost funding can help the energy transition

A new IRENA report highlights the need for greater private sector involvement in financing energy transition…

Rinnovabili • Fossil emissions
Environment
Fossil emissions, to cut them by 60% just the extra-profits

According to the International Energy Agency, investing $600 billion in 7 years is enough to cut…

Rinnovabili • Producing plastic
Environment
Even the “sharks” of finance don’t like Producing plastic

185 investors with assets of 10 trillion dollars ask companies to face the plastic crisis

Rinnovabili • reduce emissions
Environment
G20, towards differentiated paths to reduce emissions?

India and China push to embed in climate diplomacy the idea that the more advanced countries…

Rinnovabili • sustainable aviation
Mobility & Transportation
Want to make sustainable aviation? Pay 21 euros more per ticket

A study commissioned by the industry claims that measures to achieve zero emissions in 2050 will…

Rinnovabili • fossil subsidies
Environment
To really cut fossil subsidies in Europe we must also count those…

After the sharpest drop in 2020, fossil fuel subsidies in the Old Continent have returned to…

Rinnovabili • lithium batteries
Recycling
Recycling lithium batteries efficiently and economically is now possible

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology discovered the method to recycle lithium batteries without wasting…

Rinnovabili • State aid
Environment
State aid, EU eases subsidy rules for green industry

The new rules will apply until the end of 2025 and will allow Member States to…

Rinnovabili • low-carbon funding
Finance
We must multiply low-carbon funding by 4 within 7 years

A BloombergNEF report analyzes the relationship between funding in low-carbon and fossil-based projects. The 2021 figure…

Rinnovabili • HGV Emissions
Mobility & Transportation
HGV Emissions, the EU wants -90% in 2040 for trucks

Widened the audience of interested vehicles: in addition to trucks, also urban and long-distance buses. Incremental…

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ESG
Renewable energy investments: records are not enough, fairness is needed

A new IRENA report notes clear disparities between investments in developed and developing countries, calling for…