European football’s governing body (UEFA) said it will plant 600,000 trees across 12 countries as part of its commitment to offset carbon emissions from travel to next year’s European Championships. Instead of hosting in one or two countries, as is...
Sustainability is not only environmental but also social in the Philippines where, in exchange for a kilo of plastic, a kilo of rice is donated. The campaign was taken after the discovery in March, in the Philippine Sea, of a dead whale...
Following a rigorous selection process, ESA has selected a new satellite mission to fill in a critical missing piece of the climate jigsaw. By measuring radiation emitted by Earth into space, FORUM will provide new insight into the planet's radiation budget and...
The hottest ticket in New York today is at the United Nations, where world leaders will hold a Climate Action Summit to address climate change. U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres bluntly told nations to "come with concrete plans" to ramp up commitments...
A telethon to raise funds against deforestation. Denmark Plant Trees, a television program during which they raised funds to plant trees, was broadcast in Denmark on TV2. Thanks to donations from individuals and companies, the event ended with a total of 2.67...
This morning there was a strong explosion at the Eni refinery in Sannazzaro de 'Burgondi, near Pavia, one of the largest in Italy. The alarm was launched in the early morning. The island 7 of the plant was on...
The surface of the Arctic Sea covered by ice is at historic lows: currently, "only" 3.82 million square kilometers of the Arctic glacial sea are covered by an ice concentration of over 15%, according to the Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine...
Today sees the start of the 18th edition of European Mobility Week, the European Commission’s flagship campaign promoting clean and sustainable urban transport. Running from 16-22 September, almost 3,000 towns and cities from about 50 countries will join with their activities promoting safe...
Graphene asphalt experimentation starts in Milan: Iterchimica, an Italian company which is world leader in the field of asphalt additives, together with the Metropolitan City of Milan will carry out the reconstruction of a section of the SP35 Milano-Meda and of a...
Over the last few decades, car manufacturers have gone to great lengths to demonstrate that they understand the threat their products pose to society by promoting “greener” vehicles at motor shows or advertising that their huge concern for our wellbeing, especially that...

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