Europe’s €930 Billion Bill: The Cost of Fossil Fuel Dependence
Between 2021 and 2024, Europeans paid an additional €930 billion for fossil fuel imports. This massive surge was driven by extreme price spikes after the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Can the EU’s Global Clean Transition Strategy Make It an Industrial Powerhouse?
The European Union is unveiling a bold new vision for climate and energy diplomacy. The goal: to boost its influence on global markets, set standards for a fair transition, and protect strategic energy interests.
The Blue Crab Crisis in Italian Seas
Il granchio blu è ormai una delle specie invasive più temute nei mari italiani, ma c'è ancora un modo per contrastarla?
Europe’s green impulse: how the EU drives global climate investment
The EU is taking the lead in the global fight against the climate crisis, investing billions of euros both in developing countries and in its own transformation. How is the European Union mobilizing private capital and international financial mechanisms to tackle the most urgent challenge of our time?
What the European Union’s new climate targets for 2040 say
The European Commission has proposed amending EU climate legislation, establishing an intermediate target for the 2050 climate neutrality goal, based on a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. To make the process more flexible, the Commission has suggested using carbon credits from non-EU countries.
Air pollution is still too high in Europe: we must do more
Air quality is improving in Europe, although it's still far from the levels the World Health Organization considers safe. So much so that air pollution remains the main environmental risk to our health.