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Rinnovabili • space debris, two Italian solutions for safer orbits
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Italian tech tackles space debris with autonomous satellites and smart shields

Space debris threatens satellites, but two Italian innovations aim to boost orbit safety with AI, automation and CubeSat protection

Rinnovabili • Forest fire emissions rise in South Korea, fall in Southeast Asia
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Record forest fire emissions in South…

The monitoring of forest fire emissions during the first four months of…

Rinnovabili • Fishing gear microplastics: how abandoned nets pollute the ocean
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Fishing gear: a leading source of…

Fishing gear is one of the leading sources of microplastics polluting oceans…


Rinnovabili • Tire additives fruits vegetables: hidden risks in everyday produce
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Tire additives found in fruits and vegetables raise concerns for health and…

A Swiss research found traces of tire additives in the most commonly consumed fruits and vegetables.…

Rinnovabili • Toxic metals contaminate over one-sixth of the world’s farmland
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Toxic metals contaminate over one-sixth of the world’s farmland

Nearly 1.4 billion people live on land contaminated by toxic metals. According to a new study,…

Rinnovabili • Transport emissions drop 5% in Europe, led by EVs
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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 • Waste-to-energy plants in China more polluting than coal? A new study reveals surprising findings
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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…

Rinnovabili • Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics: Environmental Impact Still Unknown
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Olympics Milan Cortina 2026: The Environmental Impact Remains Unclear

Most infrastructure projects have bypassed environmental assessments through extraordinary commissioning, raising concerns among transparency advocates

Rinnovabili • Road Transport Emissions to Peak by 2025: ICCT Report Road Transport Emissions to Peak by 2025: ICCT Report
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Peak in sight for car and truck emissions: 2025 marks a turning…

Road transport emissions globally are expected to reach their peak by 2025, even under conservative policy…

Rinnovabili • Global Plastic Pollution Treaty: INC-5, Decision in 2025
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Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution: The Meeting is Set for 2025

In Busan, South Korea, the latest round of negotiations decided to go into "extra time." The…

Rinnovabili • Global Plastic Treaty: Negotiations are Failing in Korea
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The “Plastic COP” is about to fail: the global plastic treaty is…

On Sunday, December 1st, the INC-5, the 5th and final round of negotiations that began in…

Rinnovabili • Supramolecular plastic, it biodegrades in the sea in 10 days.
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Here is the biodegradable supramolecular plastic that dissolves in the sea in…

Japanese researchers have developed a new durable plastic that will not pollute our oceans. The new…

Rinnovabili • Global Plastic Pollution Treaty: Final Negotiation INC-5 Underway
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7 Days in Korea: The Global Plastic Treaty in the Final Stretch

In Ottawa last April, the negotiations failed to narrow the disagreements between the parties. To still…

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