Vegetarian diet could save millions of lives

Vegetarian diet could save millions of lives

If the whole world decides from now on to cut out meat and dairy products from its diet, more than 8 million lives would be saved by 2050, according to a study carried out by the University of Oxford. Moreover, it shows that the massive adoption of vegetarian or vegan diets – on a global level –

Flights from Europe to the US will be slowed down by climate change

Flights from Europe to the US will be slowed down by climate change

By 2100, flights from London to New York, as well as any other transatlantic flight from Europe to the United States, will be more expensive, longer and more polluting than today. This is due to climate change. In particular, due to the consequences the rise in global temperatures will cause on the jet stream, according

On the Trails of the Glaciers, the expedition to Patagonia really gets going

On the Trails of the Glaciers, the expedition to Patagonia really gets going

During the first week, from the 11th to the 18th of February, Ventura and his team, who are on the tracks of explorer and priest Alberto Maria De Agostini, met Carolina Vidal, responsible for the photographic archive at Maggiorino Borgatello Museum. Ventura verified De Agostini’s archiving method and discovered new photographs which provide precious information

Al Gore is back to talk about climate change with a message of hope

Al Gore is back to talk about climate change with a message of hope

Who loved An Inconvenient Truth, Davis Guggenheim’s documentary film about climate change that won two Academy Awards in 2007, probably can’t help welcoming with relief the latest “interpretation” of Al Gore, United States Vice President during Bill Clinton’s administration and Nobel Peace Prize, in his latest (the fourth) Ted Talk. Recorded in Vancouver, Canada, in

Fiji leads the world in ratifying the Paris climate agreement

Fiji leads the world in ratifying the Paris climate agreement

Fiji is the first country in the world to ratify the historic COP21 climate agreement negotiated in Paris last December. In demonstration of its commitment to tackling climate change, on 12 February Fiji’s parliament voted unanimously in favour of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.     With this formal agreement the nation seals its leadership role in raising global awareness on the impact