Climate is changing and so is our food
La Giornata mondiale dell’alimentazione 2016 è dedicata al terribile impatto dei cambiamenti climatici sulla nostra sicurezza alimentare.
Calling all ocean lovers, it’s time to act against seabed mining
If you were a diver, a surfer, a sailor, or maybe a fisherman, or someone who buys fresh fish at a local market. If you were a person who spends summer days at the beach with your family, or goes for sunset walks along the coastal walkway and enjoys dining al fresco overlooking the sea.
Who are Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström, the Nobel Prize in Economics winners
Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström won the Nobel Prize in Economics 2016 The two winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics 2016 Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström have been studying how contracts and incentives influence business decisions and relationships since the ‘70s. “This year’s laureates have developed contract theory – the Royal Swedish Academy explains – a comprehensive framework for
Ethiopia declares state of emergency to stop anti-government protests
Il primo ministro dell’Etiopia Hailemariam Desalegn ha annunciato l’instaurazione dello stato d’emergenza, dopo mesi di violente proteste.
This South African schoolgirl is combatting drought with orange peel
Orange peels and avocado skins have been used to create a cheap, natural and super-absorbent material. Kiara Nirghin, 16-year-old South African girl of Indian origin, has developed a polymer made of polysaccharides from food scraps that can hold water more than 100 times their weight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFrdZjIDwAU Combatting drought in South Africa In 2016 South Africa
Sweden wants to give tax breaks for fixing things instead of throwing them away
Sweden’s Ministry for financial markets and consumer affairs has proposed to introduce tax breaks to citizens who repair broken objects and appliances instead of buying new ones. The proposal represents an incentive to reduce the use of resources while cutting CO2 emissions. Sweden will slash taxes The Value-added Tax (VAT) rate will be reduced from
Seabed mining, it could be coming to an ocean near you
With the plundering of most of the world’s land-based mineral deposits, the new frontier for the global mining industry is seabed mining. Almost every government with rights over marine areas are currently clambering to enable this destructive practice, still in its experimental phase, to take place in their waters and the scale of what is
Paris Agreement to enter into force as the European Union has ratified it
By a vote of 610 in favour to 38 against, with 31 abstentions, the European Parliament has approved the ratification of the Paris Agreement on the 4th of October. With the European Union’s ratification, the Paris Agreement can now enter into force, given that the 55 per cent emission threshold has been crossed and at
Environmental destruction is now a crime against humanity
Il land grabbing, la deforestazione e altri crimini ambientali sono entrati a far parte della lista dei reati classificati come crimini contro l’umanità, secondo la Corte penale internazionale.
Before the Flood, full movie. DiCaprio’s new documentary is a call to defend our planet
Before the flood è incentrato sulla più grande minaccia che il nostro pianeta si trova a dover fronteggiare: i cambiamenti climatici.