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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 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?

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.

The Provincial Environmental Energy Plan 2021-2030 of the Autonomous Province of Trento.

Trentino has approved a cutting-edge Environmental Energy plan for 2021-2030, focusing on actions to save energy, increase the efficiency of homes and industries, and boost electricity generation from renewable sources.

CAREGA PROJECT: Local charcoal as a strategic tool for the bioeconomy of the Piccole Dolomiti Vicentine

The CAREGA Project offers a way to convert scraps of timber production into charcoal, thus from a production waste product into bioenergy.

A hungry game: climate change, COVID-19, and the Ukraine war

With the climate crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine the risk of a global food crisis has become very real.

A State-Of-The-Art Review of the Biomass Supply Chain in Trentino and Veneto

The EU has claimed that using biomass for energy purposes can cause too much pressure on local ecosystems. Is it really so also in Trentino and Veneto?

Eco-Battles: Blackout

War in Ukraine. What about the environment?

The environment is the silent casualty of war. What are the effects of the war in Ukraine on the environment?

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?