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France, Hollande indicted: he fights for the environment but builds coal plants

A joint report of Oxfam and Les Amis de la Terre accuses France of being “hypocrite: it talks about climate and then it pollutes the Planet by burning coal”.

Climate change’s chilling melody

Scientific communication has been extensively debated. Sometimes problems arise, as it is not always easy to talk about technical topics in a simple and accurate way, without generalising. Climate change is one of these topics. Accurate dissemination of scientific knowledge on that topic, using graphs to compare information, is often too technical and complex to be employed.

What is COP21 and why it is so important

Always more frequently we hear about the climate change conference that will take place in Paris this year. Here’s a guide on what it is and why it is that important.

Ice is life: research reveals all the latest data on Italian glaciers

The new Italian Glacier Inventory has been published, thanks to years of work, data collection, updates, and discoveries.

The Pakistani province that will plant 1 billion trees

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkwa will invest 150 million dollars in reforestation, in order to combat climate change.

170 million hectares of forests could be wiped out by 2030

L’allarme viene lanciato dal Wwf che ha individuato undici aree in cui si concentrerà l’80 per cento della perdita di foreste.

Citizens sue Dutch government because it has failed to reduce CO2

900 citizens and Urgenda take the Dutch government to court: “It is not taking action for combating climate change, and it violates fundamental human rights.”

Climate change: how food will disappear from our table

Carrots, aubergines, strawberries, lemons, potatoes, lentils. Climate change will modify the quality of numerous food products in the next decades, according to an Australian study, published in March by the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, in collaboration with WWF. The research shows how the taste of some fruits and vegetables will significantly change due to temperature