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Circular economy
The circular economy is a sustainable alternative to the current economic system. Switching from the line to the circle means implementing a transition from the current linear economic model to a circular one. The former basically produces, consumes and discards and is therefore destined, as we see every day, to be in contrast with the fight against depletion of natural resources, environmental impacts and the increasingly problematic management of quantities of waste that are growing year by year. The circular model is intended to be a regenerative system, reproducing nature in improving and optimising the means by which it operates. In other words it involves trying to live in the best possible way but in equilibrium with the available resources and without destroying our only home, the planet where we live.
Circular economy therefore is an extraordinary opportunity to bring about the desired revolution by optimising the use of natural resources and waste management, with a view to achieving truly sustainable development.
subjects dealt with in Circular economy
Linear and circular economy: comparing two models
Objects accompany our lives: we buy and use hundreds of products. Just think, for example, of the containers, like boxes,…
When the circular economy was developed
It is difficult to trace the concept of the circular economy back to a certain date or a single author.…
special reports
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12 June 2022 / Energy
Wind power in Italy: where do we stand?
Humans have been using wind power since ancient times. Indeed, wind power has been used for thousands of years in…
30 April 2022 / Energy
Solar energy in Italy: where do we stand?
The Sun is the main source of energy on our planet, from which we derive almost all the forms of…
5 September 2021 / Energy
Faraday, an electrifying biography
"The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly". This is one of the most famous quotes…
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14 July 2021 / Energy
Italy's renewable sources
Renewable energy sources in Italy The Energy Services Operator (GSE) periodically publishes data and statistics on the renewable energy sources…
18 February 2021 / Energy
Is lithium the new petroleum?
In 1925, Charlie Chaplin dedicated one of his most famous films to the “gold rush”, a phenomenon that in the…
6 June 2020 / Energy
Let's compost properly!
Small introductory manual for aspiring composters Once upon a time there was the orange peel Once upon a time there…
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17 March 2020 / Energy
Energy and renewable sources: what is the current status?
The relentless growth of renewable energy sources continues... The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (Ren21) periodically publishes…
9 March 2020 / Energy
Everything is transformed
At primary school we learn that nothing is created and nothing is destroyed. We have heard this phrase so many…
18 January 2020 / Energy
Scientific citizenship and involvement of citizens
Once upon a time, scientists conducted their experiments, formulated their theories and made their products inside their laboratories. They shared…
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12 June 2022 / Energy
Wind power in Italy: where do we stand?
Humans have been using wind power since ancient times. Indeed, wind power has been used for thousands of years in…
30 April 2022 / Energy
Solar energy in Italy: where do we stand?
The Sun is the main source of energy on our planet, from which we derive almost all the forms of…
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5 September 2021 / Energy
Faraday, an electrifying biography
"The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly". This is one of the most famous quotes…
14 July 2021 / Energy
Italy's renewable sources
Renewable energy sources in Italy The Energy Services Operator (GSE) periodically publishes data and statistics on the renewable energy sources…
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18 February 2021 / Energy
Is lithium the new petroleum?
In 1925, Charlie Chaplin dedicated one of his most famous films to the “gold rush”, a phenomenon that in the…
6 June 2020 / Energy
Let's compost properly!
Small introductory manual for aspiring composters Once upon a time there was the orange peel Once upon a time there…
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17 March 2020 / Energy
Energy and renewable sources: what is the current status?
The relentless growth of renewable energy sources continues... The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (Ren21) periodically publishes…
9 March 2020 / Energy
Everything is transformed
At primary school we learn that nothing is created and nothing is destroyed. We have heard this phrase so many…
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18 January 2020 / Energy
Scientific citizenship and involvement of citizens
Once upon a time, scientists conducted their experiments, formulated their theories and made their products inside their laboratories. They shared…
-
12 June 2022 / Energy
Wind power in Italy: where do we stand?
Humans have been using wind power since ancient times. Indeed, wind power has been used for thousands of years in…
-
30 April 2022 / Energy
Solar energy in Italy: where do we stand?
The Sun is the main source of energy on our planet, from which we derive almost all the forms of…
-
5 September 2021 / Energy
Faraday, an electrifying biography
"The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly". This is one of the most famous quotes…
-
14 July 2021 / Energy
Italy's renewable sources
Renewable energy sources in Italy The Energy Services Operator (GSE) periodically publishes data and statistics on the renewable energy sources…
-
18 February 2021 / Energy
Is lithium the new petroleum?
In 1925, Charlie Chaplin dedicated one of his most famous films to the “gold rush”, a phenomenon that in the…
-
6 June 2020 / Energy
Let's compost properly!
Small introductory manual for aspiring composters Once upon a time there was the orange peel Once upon a time there…
-
17 March 2020 / Energy
Energy and renewable sources: what is the current status?
The relentless growth of renewable energy sources continues... The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (Ren21) periodically publishes…
-
9 March 2020 / Energy
Everything is transformed
At primary school we learn that nothing is created and nothing is destroyed. We have heard this phrase so many…
-
18 January 2020 / Energy
Scientific citizenship and involvement of citizens
Once upon a time, scientists conducted their experiments, formulated their theories and made their products inside their laboratories. They shared…
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