In the EU, electricity produced from renewable sources overcomed the one produced from fossil sources for the first time in 2020.
Fair and sustainable well-being: where are we standing now?
Istat presents the eighth edition of the fair and sustainable well-being project’s report (BES), ten years after its start. The report analyses 12 areas of concern: Health; Education and training; Balance between work and free time; Economic well-being; Social relationships;
Politics and institutions; Safety; Personal well-being; Landscape and cultural heritage; Environment; Innovation, Research and creativity;
Quality of services. The report shows that, throughout the country, the concern that people share the most is related to the consequences of climate change and the increase of the greenhouse effect. This worry has been increasing steadily in the percentage of people
affected by it, growing from 58.7% in 2014 to over 70% in the last two years. Awareness on this topic is high among citizens of all
ages, young people included.
Valeo e-Bike, from automotive to bicycles
Valeo’s challeng, company operating in automotive electrification worldwide, it is not to build bicycles, but to equip them with its electric assistance solution, obtaining an electric assistance system for bikes, combining performance, efficiency, comfort, ease of use and reduction of emissions by CO₂.
Covid-19, emissions: what the satellite is registering
Scientists from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (Knmi) used the data received from the satellite Copernicus Sentinel-5P to monitor pollution in Europe.
Biomethane by Sesa for the environment, transports and the circular economy
Discovering bio-methane, our editorial staff visited the company “Sesa SpA” facilities in Este, which collects solid urban waste in the municipalities of the Padua surroundings.
THE NEW COSTA SMERALDA IS LNG POWERED
Costa Crociere took possession of the Costa Smeralda, a new cruise ship powered by liquefied natural gas, from the Meyer naval shipyard in Turku (Finland).
The new CO2 car and trucks emission limits established for 2030
The EU Council has definitively approved new limits for CO2 emissions for cars and trucks.