Environment

Rinnovabili • Heat-related deaths in Europe triple due to fossil fuels, study finds
Climate Change
Heat-related deaths in Europe triple due to fossil fuels, study finds

Heat-related deaths in EU have tripled, with fossil fuels and climate change responsible for 65% of estimated fatalities, a new study reveals

Rinnovabili • Global warming 2024 update shows sharp rise in sea level
Climate Change
Global warming accelerates, driven by deforestation…

In just one year, global warming reached a critical 1.5°C above pre-industrial…

Rinnovabili • Climate extreme events, new forecasts from space
Climate Change
New satellite offers Europe unprecedented climate…

Climate extreme events evolve faster, and a new European satellite offers near-instant…


Rinnovabili • Second-hottest May on record in 2025 fuels climate concern
Climate Change
Second-hottest May on record marks global warming trend

The second-hottest May on record hit in 2025, with heat records in Iceland and Greenland driven…

Rinnovabili • Sea mercury pollution endangers Arctic animals and human health
Pollution
Centuries-old sea mercury pollution threatens Arctic wildlife and Indigenous communities

Mercury released by human activities such as coal combustion and gold mining can stay in the…

Rinnovabili • UN High Seas Treaty may take effect by January 2025
Climate Change
UN High Seas Treaty set to take effect in January 2026

In Nice, delegations from 120 countries, including more than 50 heads of state and government, gathered…

Rinnovabili • AI emissions up 150% at Big Tech firms
Climate Change
AI fuels 150% surge in indirect emissions from Big Tech

Amazon leads the ranking with a 182% increase in indirect emissions between 2020 and 2023. Microsoft…

Rinnovabili • Marine heatwaves 2024: record highs in the southwest Pacific
Climate Change
UN: record-breaking marine heatwaves in 2024 hit southwest Pacific

Marine heatwaves 2024 scorched over 10% of global ocean surface, with record sea temperatures and rising…

Rinnovabili • World Environment Day 2025: Global Push to End Plastic Pollution
Environment
World Environment Day 2025 focuses on fighting plastic pollution

According to UN estimates, the equivalent of 2,000 truckloads of plastic enters the world’s oceans, seas,…

Rinnovabili • Urban greenery reduces heat-related deaths in cities
Climate Change
Urban greenery can save lives as cities face rising heat

Urban greenery has a measurable impact on human health, significantly reducing mortality rates. This conclusion comes…

Rinnovabili • Glacier collapse in Switzerland, global warming hits the Alps hard
Climate Change
Glacier collapse in Switzerland, global warming hits the Alps hard

Glacier collapse in Switzerland highlights how Alps and Pyrenees are warming twice as fast as the…

Rinnovabili • US cities are sinking: Houston leads with 10 mm drop per year
Water Management
28 U.S. cities are sinking: Houston drops by 10 mm per year

Flooding, building collapses, and infrastructure at risk: the consequences of land subsidence affecting many major U.S.…

Rinnovabili • Hurricane season 2025, NOAA predicts above-average activity
Climate Change
NOAA warns of above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic

NOAA forecasts 13 to 19 storms for the 2025 hurricane season, with up to 5 major…

Rinnovabili • Tropical forests hit record fire loss in 2024
Climate Change
Tropical forests devastated by record fires in 2024, worst year for the…

The Amazon biome, in particular, experienced its highest forest loss since 2016.

Rinnovabili • Flood resilience in Boston: handbook shows how cities can adapt
Climate Change
Boston leads the way in flood resilience: the handbook for safer cities

Arup has published a handbook for designing neighborhoods and cities with greater flood resilience, based on…