Ambler Road: Through Alaska’s Frozen Lands
Ambler Road: 211 miles across Arctic ice for crude oil and heavy metals. A new chapter in the global race for resources — and a growing challenge to sustainability.
Artificial Intelligence and Circular Economy: the New Frontier of Waste Management
Artificial Intelligence can reshape waste management by optimizing recycling, and helping cities become smarter, greener, and more sustainable. Is this the future of our urban world?
The Himalayan Challenge: Power for China, Tension for Everyone
One river, two names, a disputed destiny: the Medog dam on the Yarlung-Brahmaputra promises energy — but risks sweeping away both natural and political balance.
A Forest of Data
Digital forests and real-time data. Geolocation and simulation tools. How can modern data analytics technologies be integrated with land and forest management?
The Route to the North
Greenland’s vast resources and strategic location in the Arctic are crucial for the green transition and new trade routes. In the era of global warming, they have never mattered so much.
Technologies for Solving the Insect Puzzle
We’ve explored space and the moon, yet much about Earth remains a mystery. Insects, the largest animal group, are barely understood. New technologies promise to transform biodiversity monitoring.
Renewable Revolution in the EU
The EU reached a significant milestone in 2024, with renewables overtaking fossil fuels in electricity generation for the first time. However, the transition has not been without challenges.
The Air Conditioning Ethical Dilemma
As summer brings intense heat, air conditioning is vital but contributes to global warming due to high energy use and harmful refrigerants. Innovation in cooling technology is essential to break this cycle.
The Point of View of AI
Hello ChatGPT, can you write an essay of 500 words about the environmental impact of AI, by dividing it into an introduction, a main body and a conclusion?
The Glacier Caravan from Satellite
The Glacier Caravan, now in its fourth edition, ended recently. We will retrace the 6 stages through as many satellite images of each glacier, allowing everyone to see how dramatic the situation is with each passing year.
The Dark Side of AI
We are slowly becoming familiar with the possibilities of artificial intelligence. We ask Siri about the weather or have ChatGPT type our work emails. But what lies behind the innovation? This article sheds light on the dark sides of AI, revealing the potential dangers, ethical dilemmas and societal consequences of the widespread use of AI. Is it worth the price?
The Alpine Drought Observatory
Eurac Research launched ADO, a drought observatory capable of monitoring precipitation and water shortages all over the Alps.
A New Green Mobility Plan for Trento, Italy
The city of Trento sustains high levels of traffic every day. The city council has recently approved a new Green Mobility Plan that defines objectives and actions to promote local sustainable mobility.
Green Energy: definitive solution or band-aid?
With the Renewable Energy Directive, the Spanish government proposed to abolish the need of Environmental Impact Assessment for “Green Energy facilities”.
The (Long) Way to Recycle Photovoltaic Panels
Some innovations from Australia and Italy can offer a way to handle the tons of photovoltaic panels in use right now before they become waste.
Creating Water in the Desert: An Innovation to Fight Water Shortages in Extreme Droughts
A solution to fight severe droughts and water shortages might come from a Dutch Artist: SunGlacier, the first water multiplier that uses the sun to make ice and water.
2035: the death of fuel-burning cars?
Will all Europeans be driving an electric car by 2035. Will all fuel-burning cars be demolished? Other ways can help reach zero-emissions targets. Biofuels can already assure savings and fewer emissions.
Vertical Farming: A Future-proof Winning Strategy
Vertical farming was born to fight the increasing unsustainability of worldwide cities but it helps tackle many other environmental critical issues.
With the Russian-Ukrainian war natural gas is out of the game. Is the European Union’s Green Deal derailing?
Renewables are not yet enough to help the EU reach total energy independence. In January, the Parliament decided to bet on nuclear power. How green is this bet?
A European proposal: nuclear and natural gas labeled as “green energy”. Is it greenwashing?
To drop coal Europe needs new ways to generate green energy. Is labelling nuclear and natural gas as green energy a greenwashing or sustainable strategy?
Green Rooftops: old-school solutions for today’s problems
Green rooftops cannot replace real forests and parks but they can create small biodiversity oases in highly urbanized areas and contribute to the fight against the climate crisis.
