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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

sdg12

Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

ENVIRONMENT

The battle for the other gas. When there’s no helium, microchips, hospitals and satellites...

A third of global production depends on Qatar and the Persian Gulf routes. A crisis that is not very visible, which (does not) pass through the Strait of Hormuz but...
ENVIRONMENT

Beneath Italy’s feet: the forgotten treasure of critical raw materials

Lithium, copper, tungsten, graphite and rare earths: ISPRA map reveals that the country possesses strategic resources decisive for energy transition, industry and European autonomy For years, Italy has told itself...
SOCIETY THE FATIGUE OF THINKING: a semi-serious investigation into myths, superheroes and wandering neurons

Believe Cassandra, follow Morpheus

Two prophets for conscious consumption in the information age We live digitally immersed. Every day we produce data, buy devices, navigate in invisible but energy-intensive clouds. Yet we rarely ask...
ECONOMY Stories of ideas, discoveries, inventions ... and blunders

Before oil they used… whales

A brief history of fossil energy The discovery of oil: a resource that illuminated the past but obscures the future When we think of oil, we immediately associate it with...
ENVIRONMENT ZERO CARBON

Natural gas, a strategic bridge to the energy transition

Natural gas is the third largest energy source in the world and, in Italy too, continues to play a key role, accounting for about one third of the national energy...
ZERO CARBON

Marine sustainability through biofuels

The maritime sector is responsible for around 3% of globalCO2 emissions, and the path towards its decarbonisation – aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050 – is certainly not without its...
Stories of ideas, discoveries, inventions ... and blunders

Who’s fishing with the Net: the staggering increase in online scams

The development of the Internet has revolutionised the way we live, work and connect with the world. But, as in any self-respecting revolution, there are those who have taken advantage...
Stories of ideas, discoveries, inventions ... and blunders

Wind turbines: the story of how to capture the wind starts much earlier than...

The exploitation of wind energy began together with human civilisation; today it is a decisive element in the decarbonisation of energy and sustainability Wind energy, which we recognise today in...
Stories of ideas, discoveries, inventions ... and blunders

The Philosopher’s Stone and transmutation of the elements: not just magic, it can be...

From Paracelsus to nuclear energy: the incredible story of transmutation of the elements. And why it is important to follow the scientific method while keeping the charlatans off our path...
ZERO CARBON

Between fission, fusion and digital: can nuclear energy save the climate?

In the global debate on the ecological transition,nuclear energy has returned to centre stage. After having long been marginalised by high costs, safety concerns and public opposition, three main factors...
Stories of ideas, discoveries, inventions ... and blunders

Where does all this CO₂ come from? The carbon cycle and why it is...

The carbon cycle as they don’t tell it at school: a journey through life, climate and sustainability The carbon cycle is one of the most important and fascinating processes governing...
Stories of ideas, discoveries, inventions ... and blunders

Pons, Fleischmann and Cold Fusion: the dream of infinite (or almost infinite) energy

Not a dazzling light but a colossal blunder: an example where the dream of finding a simple solution to the problem of sustainability turns out to be… just a dream....
ZERO CARBON

Cultivating the future: how digitisation can counteract climate change

Increasing risks of droughts, floods, heat waves and other extreme weather events: climate change is one of the most urgent and complex challenges facing the world, and its impacts can...
CHRONICLES FROM THE FOUNDATION

Sustainable Environment: We are lagging behind on Digital Sustainability

What do Italian citizens of different generations think about the role of digital technology in tackling the main environmental challenges? This is the question at the basis of the new...
Economic Sustainability Environmental Sustainability

The day the lights went out: the Iberian blackout between renewables, grid fragility and...

The electricity collapse in Spain and Portugal reignites the debate on the energy trilemma between sustainability, security and accessibility: a technical and political challenge for the EU of the future....
Environmental Sustainability Podcast

The ecological footprint of digital: how much does technology really weigh?

| Spreaker | Spotify | Apple Podcast | Amazon Music | We often think of digital as something intangible, but is this really the case? In this episode of Digital...
Social Sustainability

From greenwashing to greenhushing: a shadow on ESG strategies

A silent retreat is redefining corporate sustainability. Meanwhile, ESG funds find themselves caught between financial pressure and uncertain environmental policies The surprising results of the recent US presidential election have...
CHRONICLES FROM THE FOUNDATION Economic Sustainability Environmental Sustainability FUTURE MOBILITY

Sustainable mobility in Italy between large and small centres

Transport emissions continue to rise: more private cars, more goods on the road. The solutions to decarbonise transport are there, but the real challenge is to completely rethink the way...
ENVIRONMENT FOCUS SOCIETY ZERO CARBON

Circular economy to tackle poverty

Inclusive economic growth is what we expect from the future. This is why the first sustainability goal focuses on fighting poverty-not only economic poverty but also inequality, the lack of...
Economia circolare per far fronte alla povertà
Cultural Sustainability Economic Sustainability Environmental Sustainability In Backlight Social Sustainability Visions

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