Environment

Rinnovabili • Electric food carts transform New York street vendors
Pollution
New York’s iconic hot dog carts are going electric to cut noise and pollution

New York is testing battery-powered street food carts that replace noisy gasoline generators with swappable batteries, offering a cleaner, quieter model that could reshape street vending in…

Rinnovabili • Water becomes a weapon as the Middle East crisis targets desalination plants
Water Management
Water becomes a weapon as the…

As conflict spreads across the Gulf, desalination plants and cogeneration facilities have…

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Environment
US emissions increase as higher natural…

Rising natural gas prices triggered a sharp rebound in US coal consumption…


Rinnovabili • space debris, two Italian solutions for safer orbits
Pollution
Italian tech tackles space debris with autonomous satellites and smart shields

Space debris threatens satellites, but two Italian innovations aim to boost orbit safety with AI, automation…

Rinnovabili • spain blackout reveals risks in renewable grid
Utilities
Spain blackout, a warning sign for Europe’s renewable-powered grid

Rinnovabili publishes the exclusive first release of the analysis by Berizzi and Delfanti from the Department…

Rinnovabili • Extreme weather events worsen global food crisis in 2024
Scientific Reports
Extreme weather events drive global food crisis alongside wars and displacement

Phenomena such as El Niño, floods, and droughts have particularly affected Southern Africa, South Asia, and…

Rinnovabili • CO2 emissions: U.S. and Europe lead global surge as China cuts back
Climate Change
CO2 emissions rise in U.S. and Europe, while China cuts back thanks…

CO2 emissions rose sharply in the U.S. and Europe in early 2025, offsetting China’s drop driven…

Rinnovabili • Forest fire emissions rise in South Korea, fall in Southeast Asia
Pollution
Record forest fire emissions in South Korea, sharp decline in Southeast Asia

The monitoring of forest fire emissions during the first four months of 2025, conducted by Copernicus,…

Rinnovabili • Global methane emissions 2024: IEA warns of record levels
Climate Change
IEA: global methane emissions near record high in 2024

Global methane emissions hit 610 Mt in 2024, driven by fossil fuels and poor leak control,…

Rinnovabili • Fishing gear microplastics: how abandoned nets pollute the ocean
Pollution
Fishing gear: a leading source of microplastics in the ocean

Fishing gear is one of the leading sources of microplastics polluting oceans and seas, leaving a…

Rinnovabili • copernicus april: second warmest april ever recorded globally
Climate Change
Copernicus: April 2025, the second warmest April globally

Global temperature is still more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial era

Rinnovabili • Tire additives fruits vegetables: hidden risks in everyday produce
Pollution
Tire additives found in fruits and vegetables raise concerns for health and…

A Swiss research found traces of tire additives in the most commonly consumed fruits and vegetables.…

Rinnovabili • Ocean color is changing due to global warming
Climate Change
Global warming is changing the color of the ocean, and that’s a…

The loss of sea ice is transforming the underwater light environment, with far-reaching consequences for photosynthetic…

Rinnovabili • how to avoid triggering tipping point climate: 9 of 16 already at risk
Climate Change
9 out of 16 climate tipping points at risk under current policies

A new study recalculates the link between the climate crisis and tipping points: under today's trajectory,…

Rinnovabili • Toxic metals contaminate over one-sixth of the world’s farmland
Pollution
Toxic metals contaminate over one-sixth of the world’s farmland

Nearly 1.4 billion people live on land contaminated by toxic metals. According to a new study,…