DiCaprio denounces the uncontrolled spread of oil palm plantations in Indonesia
Il documentario Before the flood evidenzia il ruolo della diffusione incontrollata delle coltivazioni di palma da olio nell’inquinamento emesso dall’Indonesia.
The Paris Agreement enters into force
The Paris Agreement enters into force today, the 4th of November 2016. The signatory countries have pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and put in place strategies to combat climate change. The agreement represents a common effort to keep the global temperature rise below 2°C compared to pre-industrial levels, aiming to not exceed 1.5°C. 94 countries
London, Heathrow airport will be expanded amid environmental and health concerns
Dopo anni di dibattiti e battaglie, Londra amplierà l’aeroporto di Heathrow. Una scelta che sembra negativa per l’ambiente, la salute e non solo.
The world’s largest marine protected area has been created in Antarctica
L’area protetta si trova nel Mare di Ross, nel Pacifico, e occuperà una superficie di 1,55 milioni di chilometri quadrati.
This revolutionary machine purifies 1000 litres of water per hour
It’s called Safe Water Cube, it costs 5,500 euros and purifies every type of surface water without the need for electricity or maintenance.
David Letterman is back, tackling climate change to answer the question “why didn’t we do anything about this?”
For 33 years the Late Show was the US television channel CBS’ goodnight to its viewers and its host David Letterman was one of the most innovative and unpredictable broadcasters in the country. Now he faces a new challenge that the producers of the National Geographic show Years of Living Dangerously, Joel Bach and David Gelber, asked him to take
The Earth has lost 58% of its wildlife in the past 40 years
According to a new study, global wildlife populations are at risk and two thirds of all animal species may disappear in the next four years.
What it means to live in a world with CO2 concentrations above 400 ppm
Bad news comes from the Scripps Institute for Oceanography of San Diego, California. Atmospheric carbon dioxide has passed the 400 ppm (parts per million) threshold, maybe permanently. In September carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is usually at its minimum, but in 2016 it failed to drop below 400 parts per million. “Is it possible that October 2016
Eriberto Gualinga. My people the Sarayaku’s fight against oil and gas
It has been four years since the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Ecuador guilty of granting the ancestral land of the Sarayaku in concession to an oil and gas company. The community of about 1,200 indigenous Kichwa people is situated along the Bobonaza River, in the southern part of the Ecuadorian Amazon. In 2012, the Court reaffirmed the right of
Green bonds grow in Asia, as a low carbon future looms nearer
In a region grappling with excessive pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, climate change-induced droughts and floods, exacerbated by high coal-fuelled energy consumption, countries in Asia are exploring innovative clean and green financing products such as green bonds to move towards a sustainable, low carbon economy. As much as 7 trillion US dollars will need to be spent building new