Environment

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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, 17% of the world’s agricultural land may be polluted. For the…

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

Between 2019 and 2024, greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, ships, and planes…

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…

Waste-to-energy plants in China may emit more CO2 than coal plants due…


Rinnovabili • net emissions
Pollution
The EU must reduce net emissions by 95% to 2040

For the Climate Advisory Committee, achieving net emissions targets means abandoning coal in 2030 and gas…

Rinnovabili • Nova Kakhovka dam
Pollution
Nova Kakhovka dam destroyed in Ukraine: fears of pollution and nuclear

The destruction of infrastructure is a war crime. The dynamics and identity of those responsible are…

Rinnovabili • Safer oil tanker
Water Management
UN saves Safer oil tanker: avoided worst environmental disaster in history after…

After years of attempts to recover the necessary funds, the United Nations start the mission of…

Rinnovabili • World Bee Day 2023
Pollution
World Bee Day 2023, we protect pollinators

World Bee Day 2023 aims to raise awareness of the vital role of bees and other…

Rinnovabili • plastic pollution
Scientific Reports
How to reduce plastic pollution by 2040

UNEP publishes roadmap to "turn off the tap" and convert an economy that causes huge plastic…

Rinnovabili • water pollution
Water Management
For American Indians an extra defense against water pollution

Half a million Native Americans will finally have protection against water pollution thanks to an EPA…

Rinnovabili • underwater robot cleaner
Pollution
First underwater robot cleaner in the shape of a jellyfish

At the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart they developed an underwater cleaner robot inspired by jellyfish…

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Health effects of air pollution: if the heart is at risk

A new research has studied the data of 2,025 hospitals in 322 Chinese cities discovering the…

Rinnovabili • Microplastics
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Microplastics compromise the structure of DNA

Enea and CNR test the genotoxic effect of microplastics on plants and animals. The result is…

Rinnovabili • plastic pollution
Pollution
Stop new plastic pollution from 2040, the promise of the G7

The Environment Ministers meeting in Japan signed a commitment not to produce new plastic pollution in…

Rinnovabili • Phantom emissions
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Phantom emissions from the Gulf of Mexico: oil & gas pollutes 2…

A study conducted by the University of Michigan compares national inventory data with data collected by…

Rinnovabili • impact of plastics on health
Pollution
From leukemia to premature births, the 1st systematic study on the impact…

The production of ever-increasing volumes of plastic is the number one problem. Between 1950 and 2019…