EU: 6 million jobs from CO2 reduction
Six million jobs could be created by 2020 if Europe were able to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 percent. This is one of the findings of a study conducted by […]
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Six million jobs could be created by 2020 if Europe were able to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 percent. This is one of the findings of a study conducted by […]
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There's something amiss between Nichi Vendola's narrative of good politics and his methods as governor of Puglia. Il Sole 24 Ore correspondent Mariano Maugeri dug into the spoiler.
Vendola's Puglia: Waste and New Managers Read more »
A jet that flies thanks to a biofuel derived from mustard: it really exists and has already successfully completed its first flight. As we can see in the video published by Affaritaliani.it, it is a
Watch the jet go mustard Read more »
Renewable energy isn't always to blame for high energy bills. This is at least what Aper, the association of renewable energy producers, certifies in its report "Energy Without Lies," which analyzes the impact of clean energy on the economy.
How Much Do Renewables Impact Your Bill? Read More »
Aqueducts, railways, highways, electricity grids, ports, and sewage treatment plants: the list of public works needed to get the country moving again and fill the growing infrastructure deficit is long. From now until 2027, Italy will have to transform itself into a true
The bill for inaction: 500 billion euros Read more »
There's something wrong with the confiscation mechanism for assets seized from organized crime clans. The mechanism is slow, bureaucratic, opaque, expensive. And full of waste. Result: in Campania alone, 478 properties were confiscated from the Camorra (a
Confiscations don't work, and the Camorra enjoys Read more »
In Italy, there's always room for a guarantor, especially if it comes at a high price. The government decree on the Ilva steelworks in Taranto states that the guarantor appointed by the government ("a figure of undisputed independence, competence, and experience") will lead to
Ilva's guarantor stinks of waste (€600) Read more »
Millions were wasted in Abruzzo. From the hospital to the prison to the spa, 18 projects remain unfinished in Pescara and its province. The money was mismanaged and squandered by administrations that over the last 30-40 years have only piled waste upon waste.
In Pescara, 18 phantom public works. Read more »
Overheating is leading to a reduction in the endurance of satellites and space debris. And that could be a problem for missions.
A documented confirmation of what we have written in recent days, public health can be saved if waste is reduced, comes from a substantial report on the costs of some services within the local health authority network drawn up
Hospital canteens and laundries: €4,5 billion wasted. Read more »
The most expensive office in Italy is located in Venice, houses three justices of the peace and eight administrative staff, and costs a whopping €2,371,000 in rent alone. Added to this are €230,000 in heating and air conditioning costs.
11 people work in an office that costs 3 million Read more »
In just one day, Saturday, November 24th, the Food Bank managed to collect 9.622 tons of food that would otherwise have ended up in the garbage. Throughout the day, volunteers in more than 9 Italian supermarkets
What to do with leftover food Read more »
It's as if each small Italian business had a cost item equal to 7,5 percent of its turnover. An enormous amount. This is the bill of the convoluted Italian bureaucracy that squeezes, like an ever-present tax.
Bureaucracy costs small businesses 12 euros a year. Read more »
Flexible, ductile, and above all recyclable plastic photovoltaic panels. The Italian company Bandera patented the new solar system. Their project involves creating panels suitable for use on specific surfaces, such as glass.
Here are the plastic photovoltaic panels Read more »
The world's first cosmetic line made with a PGI product comes from Tuscany. A product that respects the environment, the land, and health: Prima Spremitura, made with Organic Tuscan PGI Extra Virgin Olive Oil, whose
Organic cosmetics, made with Tuscan PGI olive oil. Read more »
Public money to pay rent. In England, controversy continues over the rent paid by British taxpayers to Westminster MPs: some pay the rent, funded by taxpayers, to other MPs, and others rent apartments.
Parliamentarians' rents paid by citizens Read more »
Monitor the energy consumption of your home appliances via iPhone and iPad. Now it's possible thanks to a special electrical outlet developed by Sorgenia and called MyPresa. This unique device allows you to remotely monitor your consumption via a downloadable app.
A socket to monitor consumption via iPhone Read more »
Aima has 27 local branches throughout Italy. And it offers assistance to families who don't know what to do.
Alzheimer's: A national network to address a devastating disease that costs €60 a year. Read more »
Snacking is the latest trend in food. Thirteen million and 200 Italians report eating several times a day (leaving aside the traditional breakfast, lunch, and dinner sequence) with a variety of snacks: fruit and yogurt, but also snacks and cakes.
The snacking trend: where has healthy food gone? Read more »
Technology applied to work, if well managed, saves time and money. These are some of the findings of the research by the Smart Working Observatory of the School of Management of the Polytechnic University of Milan (www.osservatori.net), presented at the conference "Smart Working: rethinking
Smart working: €1,7 billion in savings Read more »