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The UK government has chosen Cop29 in Baku to announce its next plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

According to an investigation by Irccs Neuromed, by consuming high quantities of ultra-processed foods people become biologically older than their chronological age.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, speaking at COP29 in Baku, reiterated her approach to combating climate change.

The 170 million euro project for the fourth lot of the Teramo-mare highway, promoted by ANAS, has raised a heated debate in Abruzzo, with growing concerns about the risks related to hydrogeological safety.In fact, based on the same maps deposited by ANAS, the infrastructure it would have to cross an area known to be flood-prone.The alarm was raised, in particular, by the Forum of water movements and the "Terra Lieta" Committee, who denounced how the project ignores the specific hydrogeological criticalities of the territory.Opponents accuse ANAS of not having taken into consideration less impactful solutions, neglecting the development of an infrastructure plan that respects the fragility of the area. The intervention specifically concerns the creation of a variant of the Gran Sasso d'Italia state road 80, with the aim of completing the itinerary between the A14 motorway junction and the Adriatica state road 16.The territory interested it is that of the Municipalities of Giul...

Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet they are still heavily subsidized by governments around the world. Although many countries have explicitly promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies to combat climate change, this has proven difficult to accomplish. As a result, fossil fuels remain relatively inexpensive, and their use and greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow. I work in environmental and energy law and have studied the fossil fuel sector for years. Here’s how fossil fuel subsidies work and why they’re so stubborn. What is a subsidy? A subsidy is a financial benefit given by a government to an entity or industry. Some subsidies are relatively obvious, such as publicly funded crop insurance or research grants to help pharmaceutical companies develop new drugs. Others are less visible. A tariff on an imported product, for example, can subsidize domestic manufacturers of that product. More controversially, some would argue that when a gov...