Renewables surpass fossil fuels in Europe for the first time
A report by Ember explains that in 2025 electricity generation from renewables (solar, wind and hydropower) surpassed that from fossil fuel sources.
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The “Nobel Prize for the Environment” awarded to research on CO₂-absorbing fungi
The Tyler Prize, considered the “Nobel Prize for the Environment,” has been awarded to Toby Kiers, an American biologist working in Amsterdam.
The Arctic has experienced the warmest year ever recorded
Between October 2024 and September 2025, the average temperature in the Arctic was 1.6 degrees Celsius higher than during the 1991–2020 period.
Glyphosate, a study guaranteeing its safety withdrawn after 25 years
Undeclared conflicts of interest, paid authors, lack of transparency: one of the most cited studies on glyphosate, published in 2000, has been retracted.
Global warming: 2025 will probably be the second warmest year ever recorded
The Copernicus service has released data for the first eleven months of 2025: global warming is set to come close to last year’s record.
Jakarta, the city that is sinking, is the world’s largest megacity
A report shows that Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, is welcoming 42 millions of people, more than Dacca and Tokyo.
China, CO2 emissions are stable or decreasing in the last 18 months
A Carbon Brief analysis showed how the overall levels of gas and greenhouse in China have been stable or decreasing in the last year and a half.
Renewable energy has superpassed carbon for the first time, but growth is slowing down
Renewables have generated more electricity than coal, but the goal of tripling installed capacity now appears out of reach.
Oceans acidification: Earth has crossed the 7th planetary boundary
Un rapporto dell’Istituto Potsdam conferma che anche un settimo limite planetario è stato superato: quello relativo all’acidificazione degli oceani.
Historic High Seas Treaty signed to protect the world’s oceans
It has taken 15 years of negotiations but the world’s governments have finally reached an agreement to protect the oceans and the high seas.
Antarctic sea ice reaches new record low
The extent of sea ice in Antarctica reached a new record low on 21st February 2023.