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Orvieto, Italy, where wind turbines are planned. Credit: By Chensiyuan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=149461854

Opposition to wind farms in Orvieto

September 29, 2024September 29, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Opposition to wind farms in Orvieto

Environmentalists, actors, and film directors are among those opposing plans to install 200-metre-high wind turbines near the medieval town of Orvieto.

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Climate crisis change and environment photo collage. Created in Canva

Mattarella says climate change action inadequate

September 28, 2024September 28, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Mattarella says climate change action inadequate

Italian President Sergio Mattarella said on Saturday that the environment and climate change had been inadequately addressed for too long. Speaking at a UN seminar on climate change in Bonn during his State visit to Germany, Mattarella criticised past efforts.

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Economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti says climate crisis affects economic stability

Climate crisis threatens economic stability – Giorgetti

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Climate crisis threatens economic stability – Giorgetti

Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti on Friday stressed the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis, warning of the dangers it poses to economic stability.

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State of emergency called as floods affect Emilia-Romagna and Marche

State of emergency in Emilia-Romagna and Marche

September 21, 2024September 21, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on State of emergency in Emilia-Romagna and Marche

The government has declared a state of emergency in Emilia-Romagna and Marche following this week’s devastating floods, approving an initial allocation of €20 million in aid.

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Storm Boris causes floods in Emilia Romagna Sept 2024. Image; Vigiledelfuoco via X.com

Storm Boris brings floods to Emilia Romagna and Marche

September 19, 2024September 19, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Storm Boris brings floods to Emilia Romagna and Marche

Two people are missing following severe floods in Emilia-Romagna caused by Storm Boris, Deputy Transport Minister Galeazzo Bignami announced at a press conference on Thursday.

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Ecocide - image shows two small trees dwarfed by power station belching out smoke. Photo: Photo: ADPD Malta

Italians in favour of ‘ecocide’ law

September 7, 2024September 7, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Italians in favour of ‘ecocide’ law

A new study has found that most Italians support making ‘ecocide’ a crime. The Global Commons Survey 2024, released on Friday, shows that 67% of the Italian public favour criminalising actions by senior business leaders or government officials that cause widespread, long-term, or irreversible environmental damage.

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Crimes against Italy’s coasts up 30% in 2023 – Legambiente

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Crimes against Italy’s coasts up 30% in 2023 – Legambiente

Italian coasts and seas face a growing threat from illegal activities, according to the latest “Mare Nostrum” report by Legambiente. An increase in coastal crime of almost 30% occurred in 2023.

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people cool off by Pantheon - on of the hottest summers. Image: Getty Images

2024 one of the hottest summers on record

August 25, 2024August 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on 2024 one of the hottest summers on record

2024 will have one of the hottest summers since Italian meteorological recordings began in 1800, the National Research Council (CNR) said Saturday.

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water pollution. Image: Shutterstock

Third of Italy’s water is over pollution levels

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Third of Italy’s water is over pollution levels

Around a third of Italy’s seas and lakes are above the legal limit for pollution, environmental group Legambiente said in a report published Tuesday. Water pollution is affected by weather conditions, as well as human actions.

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Earth Overshoot Day logo. Via Wikimedia under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Author: Footprint 123

Today is Earth Overshoot Day 2024

August 1, 2024August 1, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment on Today is Earth Overshoot Day 2024

Earth Overshoot Day falls this year on 1st August. It is the day when it is calculated the human race’s ecological footprint exceeds the Earth’s annual biocapacity.

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Basilica di Santo Spirito in Florence, where a Michelangelo crucifix hangs. Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

The Michelangelo crucifix most visitors never see

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Umbrian plateau becomes a living rainbow

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Aerial view of Pietrabbondante https://molise.guideslow.it/

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