In the period 2010-15, those of us living abroad were treated to a particularly discriminatory attitude from residents of other countries. The worst behavior was from Central and Northern Europeans, primarily Germans. Greece’s entry into the First Economic Adjustment Program, known as the “First Memorandum,” in 2010 and the diversion of this course with the…
The idea of the circular economy is quickly becoming a game-changing paradigm for solving sustainability issues worldwide and generating enormous economic potential. The circular economy places more emphasis on extending the lifecycle of materials, designing out waste, and regenerating natural systems than the conventional linear economy, which follows the “take, make, dispose” model. In recent…
In Greece, the reduced olive oil prices at origin are not reflected in the retail market, as consumers continue to dig deep into their pockets when buying olive oil in supermarkets and grocery stores. Producer prices for extra virgin olive oil in the country have almost halved this year, ranging from €4.80 per kilogram in…
There is a critical link between reduced river flow into the Mediterranean and the health of the Mediterranean marine ecosystems. New research underscores the urgency of integrating water resource management to properly safeguard the rich biodiversity of seas and ocean and the economies it supports. Climate change impacts such as more frequent and more severe…
New, groundbreaking research shows how, at a local scale, agricultural research and development led to improved crop varieties that resulted in global benefits to the environment and food system sustainability. The Purdue University study appears in the latest issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “At the global level, we see a reduction…
In recent years, more than 60 countries have developed strategies to stimulate the market ramp-up of hydrogen, particularly in the industrial sector. However, in 2023, less than ten percent of the originally announced green hydrogen production was realised, shows a new study published in the journal ‘Nature Energy’. The main reason: hydrogen remains an expensive…
Oxford University ecologists have co-devised a new framework to classify how biodiversity credit operators define what a unit of nature is. The new analysis demonstrates the challenges involved with devising a biodiversity credit market to fund nature recovery, and the risks of relying too heavily on ‘offsetting.’ We can’t avoid all impacts of human activity…
Solar panel recycling plays a role in the energy sector because it tackles the environmental and economic issues linked to disposing of old solar panels. As the global energy installation continues to surge, many solar panels will reach their end-of-life stage in the coming years, resulting in waste. Recycling these panels prevents substances from entering…
It wasn’t until Sarah Paiji Yoo became a new mother that her journey into plastic-free living really began. Specifically, it was the switch to baby formula that changed her worldview. Yoo had been breastfeeding her son for a few months and was looking to transition him to a dissolvable formula in 2018. But she found…
The region of the eastern Mediterranean continues to play a central role in the international tourism economy. Unlike any previous crisis, Covid-19 shut down international travel, shuttered businesses and brought about a near collapse of tourism economies in the region and beyond. By 2021, however, most of the tourism sectors of the eastern Mediterranean rebounded…