Environment
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…
Paolo Travisi•10 August 2026
Water Management
Water becomes a weapon as the…
As conflict spreads across the Gulf, desalination plants and cogeneration facilities have…
Erminia Voccia•10 August 2026
Environment
US emissions increase as higher natural…
Rising natural gas prices triggered a sharp rebound in US coal consumption…
Erminia Voccia•2 July 2026
Climate Change
The impact of extreme heat on workers is also increasing in Europe
In Europe, with the current trajectory of global warming, by 2050 we will have half a…
Editorial Team•4 December 2024
Pollution
Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution: The Meeting is Set for 2025
In Busan, South Korea, the latest round of negotiations decided to go into "extra time." The…
Editorial Team•3 December 2024
Climate Change
With climate tipping points, prevention costs four times less than remediation
Exceeding climate tipping points multiplies the costs of combating climate change. A study reveals that acting…
Editorial Team•2 December 2024
Pollution
The “Plastic COP” is about to fail: the global plastic treaty is…
On Sunday, December 1st, the INC-5, the 5th and final round of negotiations that began in…
Editorial Team•29 November 2024
Climate Change
China will reach its peak greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 at the…
Coal, renewables, and electric cars fuel experts' optimism. But China will miss its carbon intensity target…
Editorial Team•29 November 2024
Pollution
Here is the biodegradable supramolecular plastic that dissolves in the sea in…
Japanese researchers have developed a new durable plastic that will not pollute our oceans. The new…
Editorial Team•28 November 2024
Water Management
Why the resilience of water resources is a priority
The resilience of water resources in Europe is at risk due to pollution, overexploitation, and climate…
Editorial Team•26 November 2024
Climate Change
The Future of the Cryosphere in 3 Global Warming Scenarios
This is the warning issued by the State of the Cryosphere 2024 report, coordinated by the…
Editorial Team•26 November 2024
Pollution
7 Days in Korea: The Global Plastic Treaty in the Final Stretch
In Ottawa last April, the negotiations failed to narrow the disagreements between the parties. To still…
Editorial Team•25 November 2024
Scientific Reports
Europe will miss its 2030 renewable hydrogen targets
The monitoring report from Acer, the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, acknowledges the…
Editorial Team•21 November 2024
Climate Change
COP29, the Private Sector and the Climate Challenge: Where Do We Stand?
The Elephant in the Room Remains the Exit from Fossil Fuels. While more companies are drafting…
Editorial Team•20 November 2024
Climate Change
In 20 years, dozens of “impossible” extreme events have occurred
Carbon Brief updates the global map of attribution studies, scientific works that quantify the role of…
Editorial Team•19 November 2024
Climate Change
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