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In the United States, for the second year in a row, the pressure from shareholders of large multinationals in favor of resolutions has weakened in defense of the environment and social rights.In particular, the support from large financial funds for the so-called ESG sustainability criteria is disappearing.These data are reported by the responsible investment association ShareAction, which he highlighted that corporate sustainability support averaged around 20% in 2022, well below 2021 levels.As of 2024, only two shareholder resolutions related to environmental policies have received support from the shareholders of major publicly traded U.S. companies.Both proposals have pushed companies to provide more public information about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.In essence, except for a few sporadic cases, the large financial funds seem to do just that are throwing away their "green" mask, the same one worn when the environmental protests of a few years ago kep...

In the port of Oristano, where the permanent garrison against the transit of special vehicles transporting wind turbines was established in recent days, the first tensions with the police were recorded during the night.A group of people actually sat on the ground for prevent the transit of trucks which transport the components of the shovels to the areas of the island where they will then be installed, an initiative which led to the immediate intervention of the police, who immediately set up a cordon to protect the vehicles in riot gear.«The giant wind turbines are starting towards territories to be devastated despite the moratorium, all together we can stop them" was the appeal, in recent days, of the Group for the Protection of the Sardinian Territory (Gruttes), which started the initiative.In recent weeks, in fact, the Region had given the green light to one moratorium which blocks every new renewable energy project, wind and photovoltaic, in order to stop what has been...

The Sardinia Region has approved an 18-month moratorium that blocks any new renewable energy, wind and photovoltaic projects, in order to stop what has been defined as an "assault by multinationals" on Sardinian soil.A defined rule «transitory and emergency» in order to allow planning the energy future of the region and the map of suitable areas.The Grig (Legal Intervention Group), an association that fights against wind power abuses in Sardinia, calculated that in September 2023 they were well 711 applications for concessions for new plants.An assault which in recent months has caused the birth of a large movement of citizens calling for a stop to speculation and the protection of the landscape.The centre-left majority voted in favor of the law, while the opposition abstained, judging the law «shy and insufficient, aimed exclusively at calming the minds of citizens and movements", as declared by the FdI group leader in the Regional Council, Paolo Truzz...

The quality of the Italian coasts continues to be strongly compromised by phenomena of illegal construction, illicit management of quarries and state concessions.To the point that the total surface area of ​​the remaining beaches reaches just 120 square km.This emerges from ISPRA's research and from the communications of the Legambiente association, which presented a preview of the results of its dossier Mare Monstrum. Every year the latter studies the impact of the illegal cement cycle on the sea of ​​the Bel Paese based on data collected by law enforcement and port authorities.The new research highlights that, during 2023, they have been well established 10,257 crimes in coastal regions, with the reporting of 11,647 people (+21.2%), 1,614 criminal seizures (+17.3%) and 14 precautionary custody orders.The number of people is also seeing an increase administrative offences, which reach 15,062 units (+11.7% compared to the previous year) and the related sanctions...

At least 1.6 million Italian citizens would be exposed to ultrafine particles deriving from aviation (UFP).We are talking about the inhabitants who live in a radius of 20 km from the two busiest airports in the country:Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa.This was made known by research carried out by the organisation Transport & Environment.The analysis examined the two Italian airports with the highest traffic volumes and quantified the citizens involved: 700,000 Romans and over 900,000 Milanese.Exposure to ultrafine particles, the smallest component of particulate matter, is linked to the development of serious, long-term health conditions, including respiratory problems, cardiovascular effects, cancer and complications during pregnancy. The Transport & Environment study was published on Tuesday 25 June and finds that “thousands of cases of hypertension, diabetes and dementia across Europe could be linked to the tiny particles emitted by planes“.According to researc...