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 • Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Environment
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hits record highs in 2024

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere soared to record highs in 2024, according to the World…

Rinnovabili • Climate tipping point: coral reefs mark Earth’s first irreversible threshold
Environment
Climate tipping point reached: Earth crosses its first irreversible threshold

According to the Global Tipping Points Report 2025, tropical coral reefs have entered a near-irreversible phase…

Rinnovabili • Amazon wildfires 2024: CO2 emissions rival Germany’s
Environment
Amazon wildfires in 2024 released as much CO2 as Germany emits in…

A European Commission study reveals that fires across the Amazon in 2024 released 791 million tons…

Rinnovabili • Nanoplastics in bottled water: health risks and chronic toxicity
Pollution
Nanoplastics in bottled water may pose serious health risks

Recent research warns that nanoplastics in bottled water could harm human health, linking long-term exposure to…

Rinnovabili • Greenhouse gas from air conditioners: Trump weakens EPA rules
Pollution
Trump administration moves to weaken rules on refrigerant greenhouse gases

The EPA proposes rolling back Biden-era limits on greenhouse gas from air conditioners, raising industry debate…

Rinnovabili • Pollution and children’s vision: air quality and myopia
Pollution
Air pollution may worsen children’s vision at school age

A new study suggests a link between pollution and children’s vision. Early exposure to dirty air…

Rinnovabili • National climate targets by 2035: only one-third submitted
Climate Change
Only one-third of countries have submitted their national climate targets by 2035

Only one-third of countries have submitted their national climate targets by 2035, leaving major emitters still…

Rinnovabili • climate tech leaders map future of decarbonization
Environment
Climate tech leaders unite to map the future of decarbonization

The sector now has its first comprehensive mapping of scalable innovations for decarbonization, with a coalition…

Rinnovabili • Heat waves: 180 companies linked to 213 extreme events, Nature study finds
Climate Change
Heat waves, Nature: 180 companies linked to 213 extreme events

A Nature study finds 213 extreme heat waves since 2000 were intensified by emissions from 180…

Rinnovabili • urban greenery and health: more trees save lives
Pollution
Urban greenery boosts health, planting more trees could save lives in european…

A new study shows that increasing urban greenery by just 5% could prevent nearly 5,000 premature…

Rinnovabili • Airplane turbulence and climate change: why flights are getting rougher
Climate Change
Airplane turbulence is getting worse with climate change

Airplane turbulence is expected to intensify as the planet warms, with scientists warning that stronger jet…

Rinnovabili • Energy transition and nature: 6 principles for renewable growth
Environment
Energy transition and nature, 6 principles for a balanced renewable future

Climate change and air pollution threaten ecosystems and human health. To succeed, energy transition and nature…