On the sidelines of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26), the SIDS Clean Energy Toolkit was launched, a new tool that aims to unlock investments in clean energy in small island developing states (SIDS - Small Island Developing States) , many of which depend heavily on imported fossil fuels ...
An awaited guest of the second week of Cop26, the United Nations climate conference underway in Glasgow, Obama, who defined himself as an island kid, reiterated that "never before are islands threatened" by the consequences of the climate crisis. An appeal that echoes the even more iconic one of Simon Kofe, Minister of Justice, of the ...
The Ministers for Regional Affairs and Autonomies, for Economic Development and for Technological Innovation and the Digital Transition signed the Memorandum of Understanding, dated 7 October 2021, for information, animation and awareness-raising interventions on the ultra-bandwidth issue. wide in the smaller islands. The plan for ultra-broadband in the smaller islands, part of the Italian strategy for ...
A cylindrical artifact made dry with black stones and a tiny opening, so low that you have to bow your head to enter. Inside a single tree, a citrus fruit jealously guarded away from bad weather, frost and wind, grown thanks to the microclimate that is created inside and the humidity that makes it strange ...
2021 Sustainable Islands
A THE POSSIBLE ISLAND_Dossier Ita EDUCATIONAL LABORATORIES PRESS RELEASE 26-07 PDF ITA TPI - DIARY OF BOARD 25-07 PD THE POSSIBLE ISLAND is an Italian-French association which, from 6 to 30 June 2021, organized its first artistic and scientific residency on the island of Vulcano, in the Aeolian Islands in Sicily. This cultural project was born from the desire to ...
Terna accelerates on the ecological transition with 18,1 billion in investments planned over the next 10 years, planning over 30 new infrastructure projects. The objective of the new Development Plan, presented by the CEO Stefano Donnarumma, is to favor the energy transition, the development and integration of renewable sources, with a 25% increase in investments compared to the previous Plan. ...
In Astypalea, the butterfly-shaped island in the Aegean sea, the electric revolution has begun. Two thirds of the vehicles are in fact being replaced by electric cars, bicycles and scooters, progressively powered by renewable sources. Traditional vehicle rental activities will also be transformed into shared mobility services, which will replace and make more efficient the ...
28 projects have been selected for the energy transition of the European islands by the NESOI Consortium, of which the Italian company Sinloc is the coordinator and leader. These are projects "that will guarantee clean energy for large and small islands, which will avoid the emission of 300 thousand tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere per year, will guarantee savings in energy produced ...
The disposal of asbestos, especially for smaller and more isolated areas, requires significant costs and logistical problems related to the distance from the mainland which very often do not facilitate the disposal of this material. The island of Capraia demonstrates that it is possible to team up between individuals. The Capraia Smart Island Conference joined an initiative wanted by the Association ...