Environment

Pollution

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 thanks to electric vehicles. The analysis by Transport & Environment.

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…

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


Rinnovabili • single-use plastic
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Canada has outlawed single-use plastic

The Canadian government has banned single-use plastic outright. Guilbeault: "By the end of the year, we…

Rinnovabili • air-pollution
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2020 lockdowns had no effect on air pollution

According to the Air Quality Life Index of the University of Chicago, the concentration of PM2.5…

Rinnovabili • FIFA World Cup
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Qatar, “Carbon-neutral” Fifa World Cup? No, just a creative count

According to a recent report the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022 is defined the…

Rinnovabili • Small Modular Reactors
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The Achilles heel of Small Modular Reactors? Waste

According to a study by scientists at Stanford University and the University of British Columbia, Small…

Rinnovabili • Methane leaks
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Methane leaks, Europe has a huge problem in the Algerian Sahara

An investigation by Unearthed reveals the secrets of Hassi R'Mel, the main gas hub in Algeria…

Rinnovabili • pollution deaths
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Pollution deaths, The Lancet alarm: “We’re coming back”

The global review update captures a deteriorating situation, although the total number of deaths is stable.

Rinnovabili • Fukushima
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Definitive ok for the release in the ocean of the water of…

The Japanese Nuclear Energy Authority has approved Tepco’s plan to dispose of the molten core coolant…

Rinnovabili • FSO-Safer
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Yemen, UN alarm for the oil tanker FSO Safer: we are a…

The ship has not undergone any maintenance since 2015 due to the civil war. UN technical…

Rinnovabili • microplastics
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New parasites transported by microplastics from the land into the ocean

A new study revealed that microplastics can hook up pathogens from land and transported them into…

Rinnovabili • ozone-pollution
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Ozone pollution endangers Italian forests

Research on the economic impact of ozone pollution on Italian forests shows a significant loss of…

Rinnovabili • river-pollution
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Rivers pollution: Plastic catch barriers to keep them clean

The Emilia Romagna Region has introduced the innovative experimentation of plastic catch barriers for cleaning from…

Rinnovabili • mic
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Microplastics in the lungs, found for 1 time in living people

Research from the University of Hull, UK, used spectroscopy to detect tiny plastic fragments. Present in…