Environment

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 with the goal of saving the ailing ocean.

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

Amazon leads the ranking with a 182% increase in indirect emissions between…

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 • Hydrological balance Italy: in 2023, -16% water availability
Water Management
In 30 years, Italy has lost 16% of its water resources

The ISPRA report on the national water resource balance shows a strong recovery compared to 2022,…

Rinnovabili • Green growth: the world is moving too slowly toward decoupling
Environment
Decoupling too slow; half of the planet will not reach net zero…

The PIK Potsdam study analyzes the trend of decoupling GDP-emissions in 1,500 regions worldwide, which account…

Rinnovabili • Global warming record 2024
Climate Change
2024 will exceed 1.5°C of global warming

Compared to the pre-industrial era, October 2024 was 1.65°C above average. This year will almost certainly…

Rinnovabili • Anthropogenic climate change has worsened the flooding in Valencia
Climate Change
Anthropogenic climate change has worsened the flooding in Valencia

The World Weather Attribution analysis estimates that the global temperature increase has made events like this…

Rinnovabili • An unprecedented decrease: in 2023, Europe reduced emissions by 8.3%
Pollution
An unprecedented decrease: in 2023, Europe reduced emissions by 8.3%

Last year, greenhouse gas emissions in the EU dropped almost as much as during the pandemic,…

Rinnovabili • The 2024 edition of the Lancet Countdown outlines a noticeable worsening of indicators regarding the link between the climate crisis and health.
Climate Change
Climate and health, 2023 has brought us ‘concerning’ records

The 2024 edition of the Lancet Countdown outlines a noticeable worsening of indicators on the climate-health…

Rinnovabili • Clean Technology Market: IEA's 2024 Outlook
Scientific Reports
IEA, Clean Technology Market: It Will Reach the Value of Oil

nergy Technology Perspectives 2024 Published. Based on current policy settings, the global clean energy technology market…

Rinnovabili • Emissions Gap Report 2024: towards 3.1°C of global warming
Climate Change
Respecting 1.5°C is still ‘technically feasible’: data from the Emissions Gap Report…

The annual report from the UN Environment Agency updates the key indicators to assess our remaining…

Rinnovabili • Mining-driven deforestation: 14,000 km² lost in 20 year
Climate Change
Gold, smartphones, and renewables fuel mining-driven deforestation

Since 2001, 14,000 km² of forests have been lost due to mining activities and related operations—an…

Rinnovabili • Since 2001, forest fire emissions have increased by 60%
Climate Change
Since 2001, forest fire emissions have increased by 60%

Warmer, drier climates and higher forest growth rates are factors—linked to the climate crisis—that fuel forest…

Rinnovabili • Plastic Waste: Why do whales mistake it for squid?
Pollution
Whales mistake plastic waste for squid and unintentionally poison themselves

Hunting using acoustic signals to navigate in the deep sea, cetaceans mistake plastic waste for their…

Rinnovabili • Carbon capture: +60% projects in 2024
Climate Change
Global carbon capture capacity remains stalled: only 51 million tons of CO2…

The CCS Institute has updated its global monitoring of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. While…