Environment

Rinnovabili • Aerogel: A Low-Cost Solution to Freshwater Scarcity
Water Management
Freshwater Shortage? Extract It from Air with a Revolutionary Aerogel

Revolutionary aerogel absorbs water vapor from the air and converts it into liquid, offering a sustainable, low-cost solution to freshwater scarcity.

Rinnovabili • Global Warming Could Increase Tsunami Risks in the Mediterranean by 30%
Climate Change
Global Warming to Increase Tsunami Risk…

Global warming is set to heighten tsunami dangers in the Mediterranean by…

Rinnovabili • Can CDR Technologies Be Scaled Despite Their Current Immaturity?
Climate Change
Can CDR Technologies Be Scaled Despite…

A report from the Bezos Earth Fund, developed with insights from over…


Rinnovabili • Low-carbon hydrogen: how to assess emission savings?
Pollution
Low-carbon hydrogen: how to assess emission savings?

The European Commission has launched a new public consultation on the draft delegated act that clarifies…

Rinnovabili • What would life be like in cities if global warming exceeded 3 degrees?
Climate Change
What would life be like in cities if global warming exceeded 3…

A report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) shows what would happen in cities if global…

Rinnovabili • Planetary boundaries: the 7th (out of 9) has almost been exceeded as well
Climate Change
We have almost exceeded another Planetary boundaries

The global indicator for ocean acidification, the aragonite saturation state, has worsened and is very close…

Rinnovabili • Amazon and Pantanal fires: record high, the most in 20 years
Climate Change
The year 2024 will be the worst for fires in the Amazon…

Half of the fires have devastated areas of old-growth forest. Emissions are on track to surpass…

Rinnovabili • Extreme events in Italy in the data released by Anbi. Cloudbursts account for more than half of the total. A particular concentration of events occurred in the first two weeks of September.
Climate Change
In 2024, nearly 1,900 extreme events in Italy

The data released by Anbi. More than half of the total are cloudbursts. A particular concentration…

Rinnovabili • Global Electricity Demand
Scientific Reports
Global Electricity Demand Surges by a Record 4%, Renewables Keep Coal in…

For both 2024 and 2025, the International Energy Agency forecasts an increase not seen since 2007.…

Rinnovabili • Air Conditioning: More Emissions, More Inequality
Scientific Reports
Air Conditioning: More Emissions, More Inequality

A CMCC study maps the growing inequalities driven by the increased use of air conditioning due…

Rinnovabili • Climate change: the degradation of the cryosphere generates tsunamis
Climate Change
Climate change: the degradation of the cryosphere generates tsunamis

The glacier retreat caused by rising temperatures led to a rockslide of 25 million cubic meters…

Rinnovabili • Antarctic Glaciers
Climate Change
Antarctic Glaciers: Decisions Today Will Shape Their Fate in 300 Years

We are making decisions today that will determine the future of Antarctica's glaciers 300 years from…

Rinnovabili • Planetary Boundaries
Climate Change
Planetary Boundaries: How to Make the Future Fair as Well as Safe

Integrating equity into the historical concept of Planetary Boundaries—this is the goal of a groundbreaking study…

Rinnovabili • Microplastics in Seawater
Pollution
How to Precisely Identify Microplastics in Seawater

A new method for removing plankton from particles is facilitating the monitoring of microplastics in seawater.

Rinnovabili • Global Warming
Climate Change
Global Warming: Summer 2024 is the Hottest on Record

With August, we now have 13 months exceeding 1.5°C over the last 14 months. From January…