Environment

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 ranks second with a 155% rise, followed by Meta with 145%.

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

Marine heatwaves 2024 scorched over 10% of global ocean surface, with record…

Rinnovabili • World Environment Day 2025: Global Push to End Plastic Pollution
Environment
World Environment Day 2025 focuses on…

According to UN estimates, the equivalent of 2,000 truckloads of plastic enters…


Rinnovabili • Lightweight perovskite-CIGS solar cells set new efficiency record
Scientific Reports
Lightweight perovskite-CIGS solar cells set new efficiency record

Korean scientists set new 23.6% efficiency record for lightweight perovskite-CIGS solar cells, opening doors for aerospace…

Rinnovabili • Wildfire insurance: premiums cut by 39% for prevention efforts
Climate Change
A new wildfire insurance model rewards resilience in climate-stricken California

On the California insurance market—battered by wildfires that have slashed coverage and driven up costs—a new…

Rinnovabili • Robot batteries: Hyundai, Kia, and Samsung join forces
Scientific Reports
South Korea’s giants team up to build better robot batteries

Hyundai, Kia, and Samsung SDI join forces to develop high-performance robot batteries, aiming to boost efficiency,…

Rinnovabili • Climate action impact on GDP: +3% by 2050 with stronger policies
Climate Change
SStronger climate policies could boost global GDP by 3% by 2050

Climate action impact on GDP: ambitious policies today mean +3% by 2050 and +13% by 2100,…

Rinnovabili • Ocean currents: a near-constant renewable energy source with untapped potential
Water Management
Ocean currents: a near-constant renewable energy source with untapped potential

Ocean currents provide steady, predictable renewable energy, helping reduce fossil fuel use and support grid stability.

Rinnovabili • Global greenhouse gas emissions: 36 companies behind 50%
Climate Change
36 companies behind half of global greenhouse gas emissions

The Carbon Majors report by InfluenceMap outlines the corporate giants most responsible for global pollution. Saudi…

Rinnovabili • Transport emissions drop 5% in Europe, led by EVs
Pollution
Europe’s Transport Emissions Finally See a “Structural” Decline

Between 2019 and 2024, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, ships, and planes dropped by 5%, largely…

Rinnovabili • Photovoltaic and wind waste in the EU: projections through 2050
Waste
How Much Photovoltaic and Wind Waste Does the EU-27 Produce?

Joint Research Centre study examines waste flows from the EU’s renewable energy transition By mid-century, wind…

Rinnovabili • Global ocean warming in 2023-2024: a once-in-500-years event
Climate Change
Global ocean warming in 2023-2024: a once-in-500-years event

The extreme global ocean warming of 2023-2024 had a return period of 512 years, but it…

Rinnovabili • Waste-to-energy plants in China more polluting than coal? A new study reveals surprising findings
Pollution
Waste-to-energy plants in China more polluting than coal? A new study reveals…

Waste-to-energy plants in China may emit more CO2 than coal plants due to plastic waste. A…