Environment

Rinnovabili • Biodegradable memory from Korea could curb electronic waste
Waste
Biodegradable memory from Korea could curb electronic waste

A new organic memory that dissolves in water may help cut electronic waste. The breakthrough comes from Korea with the PCL-TEMPO polymer

Rinnovabili • Plastic waste converted into paracetamol with zero emissions
Waste
Plastic waste turned into paracetamol: engineered…

A common bacterium transforms plastic waste into the active ingredient of paracetamol,…

Rinnovabili • Energy prices down 57% by 2030 with renewables, says EU study
Scientific Reports
How renewables could cut energy prices…

Energy prices could drop 57% in the EU by 2030 if renewables…


Rinnovabili • microplastics
Pollution
New parasites transported by microplastics from the land into the ocean

A new study revealed that microplastics can hook up pathogens from land and transported them into…

Rinnovabili • water-management
Water Management
Water management the smart water approach of Schneider Electric

Water is a precious resource but also limited and increasingly at risk. Preserving and reducing waste…

Rinnovabili • ozone-pollution
Pollution
Ozone pollution endangers Italian forests

Research on the economic impact of ozone pollution on Italian forests shows a significant loss of…

Rinnovabili • heat-record
Scientific Reports
Copernicus: heat record for summer 2021 in Europe

In the annual report on the state of the climate in the world and in Europe,…

Rinnovabili • climate disasters
Environment
UN: We are underestimating the true impact of climate disasters

Over the past 20 years, extreme weather events have increased five-fold over the previous three decades.…

Rinnovabili • earth day
Environment
World Earth Day 2022: “We invest in our planet”

Like every year, April 22 marks Earth Day, the anniversary of the birth of the largest…

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Environment
March record for the South Pole: climate change marks +22 degrees

Much of Europe has recorded temperatures lower than average, according to data from the American Noaa.…

Rinnovabili • river-pollution
Pollution
Rivers pollution: Plastic catch barriers to keep them clean

The Emilia Romagna Region has introduced the innovative experimentation of plastic catch barriers for cleaning from…

Rinnovabili • hazardous waste
Waste
World Wide Waste Web, the map of the distribution of hazardous waste…

A Spanish research institute has created the world wide wast web, a map of the spread…

Rinnovabili • sustainable-lifestyle
Scientific Reports
IPCC report: Moving to sustainable lifestyles cuts global emissions by 40-70%

For the first time, a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change analyses the climate…

Rinnovabili • mic
Pollution
Microplastics in the lungs, found for 1 time in living people

Research from the University of Hull, UK, used spectroscopy to detect tiny plastic fragments. Present in…

Rinnovabili • energy-system
Scientific Reports
How the global energy system must change according to IPCC 2022

Full details of the energy systems chapter of the latest IPCC report 2022. To stay below…