Environment

Pollution

Rinnovabili • space debris, two Italian solutions for safer orbits
Pollution
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
Pollution
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
Pollution
Fishing gear: a leading source of…

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


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Pollution
Chronic pollution exposure damages the immune system

A study by Columbia University showed that prolonged and chronic exposure to pollution weakens immune cells,…

Rinnovabili • antibiotic resistance
Pollution
Largest global meat brands favor antibiotic resistance

A survey by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals that suppliers of major meat processing brands,…

Rinnovabili • PFAS and PFOA
Water Management
New limits for PFAS and PFOA: 116 scientists against WHO

In a letter to the World Health Organisation, scientists from PFAS and PFOA call for a…

Rinnovabili • Dieselgate scandal
Pollution
Dieselgate scandal, the rigged device was designed at the desk

Emails and internal documents dated between 2006 and 2015 reveal that the four big German cars…

Rinnovabili • emissions from buildings
Pollution
Off-track buildings emissions: reached the historical maximum of 10GtCO2

Investments in efficiency increase and the intensity of emissions decreases, but the built surface also grows.…

Rinnovabili • nord stream
Pollution
North Stream 1 and 2 Failure: What is the impact on the…

In the first few hours, the three holes together released 500 tons of methane per hour…

Rinnovabili • air-pollution
Pollution
7 citizens bring Berlin to court for air pollution

For the first time in Germany, the state ends up in the dock for violating the…

Rinnovabili • pollution in the Mediterranean sea
Pollution
Plastic pollution and ocean acidification: there is a link

Ocean acidification and plastic pollution are two of the biggest problems facing our waters. A Spanish…

Rinnovabili • air quality
Pollution
A “climate penalty” on air quality, the alarm of the WMO

More emissions from fires and increased ground-level ozone production are two expected effects of the climate…

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Pollution
Fire in Europe emissions record during the summer. And fires triple

Only 2007, 2005 and 2003 recorded more emissions. This year up to 3 September in Europe…

Rinnovabili • pollution
Pollution
Pollution affects those living in poverty the most

A Greenpeace report highlighted a relationship between poverty and pollution, showing that the most vulnerable population…

Rinnovabili • greenhouse-gas
Pollution
Absolute record of a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in China, -230…

For the 4th consecutive time, the quarterly data of the greenhouse gases emitted by Beijing have…