Avaaz. Who are the 7 biggest climate criminals “wanted” in Paris
Alla conferenza sul clima di Parigi partecipano anche i rappresentanti delle lobby dei combustibili fossili, apertamente contrari agli obiettivi della Cop 21.
COP21. Climate text delayed: it won’t be out earlier than Saturday
In attesa del testo definitivo, che dovrebbe arrivare sabato, alla Cop 21 fa discutere la nuova bozza. Che “cancella” i diritti umani.
Turning the herbal medicine jamu into green energy and savings
Industrial uses of energy-rich vegetation, or biomass, as fuel can be key to the future of renewable energy. Biomass in the form of waste in particular is ideal as it is available at no cost. In Indonesia a forward-thinking company, Sido Muncul, is using the waste from the production of the popular herbal medicine jamu
Those who fight for the climate have no choices: it’s a matter of survival
It’s not possible to prevent people from fighting for the climate. Naomi Klein talked at the Climate Action Zone, Paris. Here’s what she said.
What’s happening at COP21 and who’s leaving their mark
The conference on climate taking place in Paris is hosting a number of celebrities. Actors, politicians, activists, the witnesses of the disasters caused by climate change. From American actor Leonardo DiCaprio to the Latin American indigenous woman Diana Rios, from American former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore to the progressive Mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau. They aim
COP21, time is running out. Negotiations continue nonstop, day and night
Una nuova versione dell’accordo tra i 196 governi della Cop 21 è stata pubblicata mercoledì. Ancora molto il lavoro da fare nelle ultime ore di negoziati.
Lush forests and a few cars. Bhutan absorbs 3 times more emissions than it produces
Secondo un nuovo studio il Bhutan, grazie alle capacità di assorbimento delle proprie foreste, è il paese che produce meno CO2 al mondo.
Greenpeace poses as oil company: this is how we have corrupted scientists
Attivisti di Greenpeace, spacciandosi per emissari di grandi imprese, hanno convinto scienziati e docenti a farsi pagare per smontare le tesi ambientaliste.
CO2 emissions have slightly decreased, but levels still remain too high
Secondo uno studio inglese, le emissioni di CO2 potrebbero scendere dello 0,6 per cento nel 2015. I livelli, però, restano ancora troppo alti.
Bold mayors are remaking the climate in the city century
Will this week bring an agreement to keep the world from tipping into irreconcilable climate change? Perhaps, but regardless of the headlines from COP21, something very important is happening. Some of the biggest gains for the environment are happening on the streets of urban areas the world over. Cities at COP21 and beyond are already