Earlier this month, the Brazil space agency has disclosed that in the last year the Amazon forest has reported the biggest deforestation scale since 2008 in terms of square km of forest loss. Environmental activists, investors and governments are raising their voices to ask for...
Despite being a worldwide need, Covid-19 vaccines increase the gap between rich and poor countries. While developed nations support the enforcement of intellectual property rights and secure almost all available vaccine doses, developing ones like India ask for the suspension of the patents on Covid-19...
Britain is at a crossroads as it prepares to leave the European Union’s trading regime at the end of the year. UK Chancellor Sunak has made a major announcement on green finance, setting out his post-Brexit vision for the city of London as a green...
As the world of Big Tech is populated by a few colossi holding a disproportionate amount of power, both the EU and the US are taking steps forward. From measures aimed at fostering transparency and accountability, to more radical measures ensuring fair competition, the sector...
The new more ambitious GHG emissions reduction target of 60% by 2030 voted by the EU Parliament is a clear signal that Europe wants to remark its virtuous leadership in the green transition and together with implementing the taxonomy and the Action Plan on sustainable...
The European Commission has published the new 2030 Climate Target Plan, proposing to raise to 55% the cut in GHG emissions by 2030. This more ambitious target for the next decade will put the EU on the right path to reach its goal of climate neutrality by...
At SVI we reflect that traditional confrontation on oil and gas reserves has to be considered in the light of climate change risk and decarbonization trend of world economies. The awareness of such topics is still very low but geopolitics will need to be revisited...
Pros and cons of hydrogen-powered vehicles, the "latest" solution to greening the transportation sector. When it comes to transportation and other industries heavily dependent on fossil fuels, what does create a stronger emotional commitment than the image of a Huracán 5.2 V10? Perhaps nothing, as far...
Bolsonaro has imposed a ban on forest fires during the dry season and arranged military operations against deforestation practices. This decree comes after pressure from financial investors, international companies and foreign governments on the need to improve Brazil’s environmental commitment and to stop deforestation, a practice that is...
As announced under the bold European Green Deal, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on the review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). The NFRD sets out the rules for disclosing non-financial information by large companies as required by the Directive 2014/95/EU. The...