Analysis by Emanuela Somalvico (Italian Intelligence Society): the melting of the Arctic ice connected to global warming, opens new tensions for the international community and risks for geopolitical balances, the environment and native communities

Various tools help to exchange stablecoins without the transaction being monitored and without any obligation to report it to the authorities. This facilitates suspicious activities which, according to some analysts, increasingly involve these digital currencies.

According to the latest report by Global Witness, over 90% of environmental activists face online attacks that, in some cases, precede violence experienced in real life. The business model of major platforms is under scrutiny for failing to adequately counter hate speech

Stablecoins promise the stability that cryptocurrencies have historically lacked. But, in some cases, they’ve failed to deliver transparency on aspects such as corporate and ownership structure and the actual size of reserves. Not to mention warnings on the risks to international financial stability

While the European Commission is pushing for stablecoins, the ECB is putting the brakes on, highlighting the risks to financial stability and the effectiveness of monetary policy and promoting, as an alternative, accelerating the digital euro. According to President Christine Lagarde, this is a fundamental tool for Europe’s financial autonomy in response to Trump’s plans for cryptocurrencies

At the center of recent U.S. regulatory initiatives and with strong support from Donald Trump, stablecoins promise to be a fast and low-cost payment tool. Designed to solve the longstanding problem of volatility in cryptocurrency market, however, they do not come at no risk

In a document presented at the Holy See, bishops’ conferences of the Global South attack “green capitalism” that does not give up fossil fuels and extractivism and urge rich countries to recognize their ecological debt which will be “more than $190 trillion by 2050”

According to Forest Trends, the benchmark recently unveiled by the European Commission acquits a large number of countries that actually contribute to the export of products associated with illegal deforestation

A dicembre le Nazioni Unite hanno inserito la nazione transalpina nella lista dei Paesi colpiti dal fenomeno. I più recenti allarmi sulla siccità sono una conferma della gravità del problema

Secondo i ricercatori dell’Università di Portsmouth, il greenwashing aziendale induce gli utenti a considerare “ecologici” prodotti che tali non sono. Il risultato? Scelte sbagliate che danneggiano l’intero processo di riciclo

U.S. research estimates that increased gas production in just over a decade has resulted in a reduction of more than 7 percent in emissions in the U.S. energy sector. But some aspects that have not been adequately considered – by the scientists’ own admission, call the research results into question

The U.S. will lose an average of 180 billion a year between now and 2035, a Yale University study has found. Long-term recessionary effect will be stronger than elsewhere

To cut costs and bureaucracy, European Commission deletes a slice of rules on sustainability reporting by companies

Exclusive TWN: the global auto sector grinds out profits that end up in a few pockets. To understand the evolution it is essential to focus on investments and expenditure in Research.

Defense spending worldwide rose 7.4 percent last year. More than a third of the total came from the U.S. while Russia alone invested more than the whole of Europe. Meanwhile, China is betting on AI

Red light for those selling energy from renewable sources using terms such as green, green or clean. Or images that promise protection for the environment

Weather contributed to about 15 percent of the overall increase in total demand and half of the annual increase in greenhouse gas emissions, a IEA report has found

“100% natural”, “sustainable”, too many generic terms in commercials and on Frosta frozen food packages. Green claims directive would reject them

You may only write organic on the label if the product is certified organic. That’s what an EU regulation says and the green claims directive reiterates. Green light for those who really do it

Despite the growing interest of banks and Big Tech projects, private investment in the nuclear sector will continue to play a marginal role. While governments and taxpayers will still bear much of the risks

German e-commerce company anticipates European directive and removes references to sustainability from its site

The numbers contradict the U.S. president. Only 439 of the 2,200 outstanding contracts are currently operated by companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico. A figure in line with the general trend of the past 15 years, thanks to a production that fully meets demand

La denuncia è partita dalla Federazione romanda dei consumatori. Al centro della disputa, la scarpa Cloudneo, prodotta dal marchio svizzero legato all’ex numero 1 del tennis e presentata come 100% riciclabile

Global Witness’s report: major AI-driven chatbots tend to emphasize the oil giants’ “sustainability” efforts. Presenting the most controversial aspects as the subject of a debate that actually does not exist

At the center of the Italian Authority’s sanction, the “Climate Protect” initiative implemented by the freight forwarding and transport group using “ambiguous environmental declarations”

New drugs are already revolutionising cancer treatments, improving patients’ life expectancy. A study by the European Patent Office showed that around 50% of applications were developed by universities and public bodies. But meanwhile, the cost of drugs continues to rise

The assault by Monte dei Paschi has a clear objective: to transform Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone into one of the big players in the banking and insurance sector. The advantages for savers and taxpayers, however, are yet to be demonstrated

Directive 2024/825/EU, passed in 2024 and effective from September 2026, will require companies to be more correct and open in communicating their commitment to the environment. A long list of terms will be banned

Donald Trump, some say, is likely to give new momentum to a previously proposed law that would prevent institutions from rejecting the most controversial customers

This is the gross estimate of the costs so far incurred by the major companies involved. For Volkswagen, the expense could be as much as four-fifths of the market cap

A federal judge has ordered the removal of 84 turbines installed in 2010 inside the Osage Indian reservation, costing the company more than $250 million

Billionaires fuel inequality and climate crisis as they generate more carbon emissions in 90 minutes than an average person in a lifetime, the NGO says

More than 2,000 activists have been killed in just over a decade, a study has found. New anti-protest laws are a major risk not just in the authoritarian regimes

BankTrack’s: “Without regulations, Indigenous Peoples will continue to bear the brunt of harmful exploitation projects financed by banks”

The exit from climate deal, the Financial Times writes, is a signal following Trump’s re-election and increasing pressure from the fossil industry

This was announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves. UK government wants to improve the transparency of agencies providing ratings on companies’ social, environmental and governance standards

Canadian company (which denies all claims) accused of greenwashing because of its advertising: ”It emphasizes biomethane production, but 90 percent of its gas is fossil based”, says Ecojustice