At last, the topic of global warming has made it to prime time. Le Iene is warning millions of viewers: the increase in extreme weather events is proof that climate change is under way and growing ever more threatening. Despite the risk we face, we often pollute more by cooking pasta than by producing it; just a few small adjustments are enough to live more sustainably.

"The things to do are the same as they were thirty years ago," says Nadia Toffa. "The difference is that now they are more urgent than ever, because we are truly close to the point of no return." Among the solutions is the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, which each of us can choose for our own home. The presenter discussed this with Simone Molteni, scientific director of LifeGate.

Climate change and global warming: how to avoid catastrophe

In the Le Iene Le Iene segment broadcast on 17 October 2018, Nadia Toffa takes stock of the greatest risk we are running: reaching the point of no return in climate change. The ferocity of floods, sandstorms, wildfires and cyclones is no coincidence — as temperatures rise, driven over the past 150 years by the industrial revolution, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events also increase. And so the number of climate migrants grows. We now explore the topics covered in this investigation and the previous one.

How to pollute less and live happily

How to pollute less and live happily: Nadia Toffa and Simone Molteni, scientific director of LifeGate, reveal all in the Le Iene segment dedicated to sustainability, broadcast on 18 February 2018. From avoiding out-of-season fruit to the simple act of putting a lid on the pot when cooking pasta, we discover the easiest and most effective actions for cutting our daily emissions.

What do climate change and the extreme events of summer 2018 have to do with each other

There is a link between global warming and the extreme weather events of summer 2018, from Arctic wildfires to drought in the United Kingdom, from Typhoon Mangkhut to Hurricane Florence. We found it.

Arctic: for the first time, heat fractures the last ice zone, the oldest

This summer, in northern Greenland, even the thickest and oldest ice sheet began to fracture. This is the first time it has ever happened in a polar region that until now has always remained intact in every season of the year, including the warmest months.

12 years to act or the climate will spiral out of control

As early as 2030, the global average temperature could rise by 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. This is revealed by the Special Report 15 (Sr15), drawn up by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Ipcc). "The report actually conceals a very positive piece of news," according to Caterina Sarfatti, senior manager of the C40 cities network. "A world in which the temperature rise stays below two degrees is still possible." Let us accept the challenge, then.