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CO2 emissions in Europe have been plunging by 24% since 1990

Renewable sources, energy saving and the economic crisis have contributed to curbing CO2 emissions by a quarter compared to 1990 levels.

No need of diesel or wood. With solar cookers you can cook with the sunlight

Solar cookers offer an alternative way of cooking using solar energy instead of fire or traditional kitchens.

Wind power leapfrogs hydropower. Europe adds 13 GW of new wind installations

2015 was a record year for wind, which confirmed to be a promising source of power. 12% of Europe’s electricity needs was covered.

Egret One. The electric kick scooter with the same performance standards of an e-bike

If hoverboards set the current fashion trend, an alternative choice would be electric kick scooters, even though they aren’t street legal yet.

COP21, governments aren’t doing well. Their promises are insufficient

Secondo l’Onu, le promesse di riduzione dei gas a effetto serra avanzate finora non basteranno a limitare la crescita della temperatura a 2ºC entro il 2100.

Greenpeace’s (premonitory) video forewarning Volkswagen’s scandal

Inspired to the most famous science fiction movie, Greenpeace’s video was published 4 years ago, in less suspicious times.

Volkswagen cheated on US emission rules with 482,000 diesel cars

Volkswagen, one of the world’s largest car manufacturers, has falsified the emissions data of diesel cars sold in the United States, in order to elude tests of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. The accusation, confirmed by Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, has been made by the EPA in reference to vehicles sold in the US between