Steven Vanholme

Sempre più numerose sono le aziende che fissano degli obbiettivi riguardanti le energie rinnovabili e in aumento sono anche quelle che si uniscono all’iniziativa RE100. Ciò dimostra quanto sia importante, benché difficile, che le grandi aziende facciano richiesta di energia rinnovabile in quei paesi in cui il mercato energetico non è ancora stato liberalizzato o […]

Il consumo di elettricità etichettata EKOenergy ha molti benefici concreti che derivano da due concetti astratti: addizionalità e sostenibilità. Il progetto dell’organizzazione Renewable World, supportato dal Fondo per il Clima di EKOenergy, mostra quali sono i tangibili effetti positivi che le comunità non raggiunte dalla rete elettrica traggono dall’avere accesso all’energia pulita. Manisara Sunar ha

The most important climate summit since Paris 2015 is due to be held in Katowice, Poland, this December. The 24th Conference of the Parties, COP24, will see the setup of a ‘rulebook’ detailing how nation-states will collectively realise their Paris Agreement commitments. What issues are at play and how might they be resolved at COP24?

Rolling up our sleeves for rivers It’s a damp, grey Tuesday afternoon. A team of volunteers, including four members of the EKOenergy secretariat, march down a farm track in Vaskio, Finland, laden with buckets, shovels and biscuits. We arrive at a small brook, no more than a meter wide, where the water trickles quietly through

A part of our team participated in a river restoration at the Lohioja river (“salmon brook”) on the 8th of August, which is located near Sajo and close to the Teijo national park. We were redesigning the river beds in order to create an ideal spawning ground for the endangered brown trout. The project was

July 2018 has been the hottest July ever registered in several areas of the northern hemisphere, bringing with it abnormal droughts, high wildfire risk and devastating sudden precipitation. The record temperatures of the past were beaten in the US, Canada, Japan and different countries of northern Europe – with even 10°C difference between the first

Every year an increasing amount of individuals start to pay more attention to their consuming habits as well as be more aware of the direct impact these routines can have on the world and their lives. The so-called LOHAS (lifestyle of health and sustainability) consumers search for something extra in their purchases, especially valuing honesty,