Clean energy transition in Europe: Four key challenges
Europe’s clean energy transition is a central pillar of three complementary EU policy frameworks: the Energy Union, the European Green Deal, and REPowerEU, which collectively provide governance, set ambition, and…
The world has entered an era of “global water bankruptcy”, UN warns
A new report from the United Nations University (UNU) warns that decades of deforestation, pollution, soil degradation, water overallocation, and chronic groundwater depletion – compounded by global heating – have…
AI is advancing while causing great harm to humanity and nature
Osman Şenkul Newspapers and television stations report on what is happening in the markets and across many levels of the economy during an economic crisis, publishing thousands of news stories…
More microplastics found in rural woodland than city centre
Microplastics are infiltrating green spaces, often considered a respite from polluted cities, as experts sound the alarm on “potential health risks”. New research from the University of Leeds warns that…
Reduce, reuse, recycle: How much packaging waste do EU citizens produce?
Although the amount of packaging waste has increased over the last decade, seven EU countries have managed to achieve the target of recycling at least 70% of all packaging waste…
As low and middle-income earners become dispossessed, the question of “who is doing the consuming” arises…
Levent Gürses The economic crisis that has intensified since 2018, or more accurately, the transfer of capital to higher income groups, is leading to the dispossession of middle and lower…
Sword of Democles AI has set its sights on our air and water, too!
Osman Şenkul Some time ago (9 November 2025), in these very lines, we discussed data indicating that the severe job losses caused by automation and other technological developments, particularly digital…
Beauty of the dreaming world
Tad Crawford I rouse myself, still lethargic, from my light slumber in the warmth of the sun. My father and I sit side by side in zero gravity beach chairs…
The year the ecological crisis became part of everyday life: 2025
Tuğçe Yılmaz Drought, extreme heat, forest fires and water shortages ceased to be exceptional disasters in 2025; mega-projects, market-based climate policies and the effects of militarism on nature deepened the…