The top news stories of 2017 for sustainability
These are the top news stories of 2017 and the people who have most left a mark on a year that has been intense yet also rewarding from the point of view of social and environmental sustainability.
Anote Tong. It’s not just the climate that’s at stake, it’s the future of a generation
Saving the future of humanity is a feasible challenge according to Anote Tong, former president of Kiribati and now climate activist. Because not only is the future of the Earth’s climate at stake, but so is an entire generation of young people that have done nothing wrong. Take a grandfather’s word.
WWF’s Manuel Pulgar-Vidal. Addiction to coal is like alcoholism, you need shock therapy
The WWF is among the organisations that have been fighting the most for the phase out of coal as a source of energy. We asked Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, responsible for the Climate and Energy campaign, about the International Alliance for the Phasing out of Coal.
The COP23 has ended. From promises it was time to move to action, for now we’re stuck at “dialogue”
Everything you need to know about the outcome of the COP23 summit in Bonn. The plenary ended in the early hours of Saturday 18 November after a long night of negotiations. Now we’ve moved onto “dialogue”.
Greenpeace’s Jennifer Morgan. We need to hold politicians who put fossil fuels before people accountable
What role governments, NGOs, people and gender play in climate change action. We spoke to Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director of Greenpeace International, about what the COP23 being held in Bonn is all about.
25 cities commit to become emissions neutral by 2050
Bonn, Germany — The mayors of 25 pioneering cities, including Milan, representing 150 million citizens, have pledged to develop and begin implementing more ambitious climate action plans before the end of 2020 to deliver emissions neutral and climate resilient cities by 2050. These plans will ensure the cities deliver on their share of emissions reductions
Claudio Marchisio. We must all take the field against climate change
Bandiera della Juventus, buon esempio per i tifosi. Claudio Marchisio fuori dal campo è una persona semplice, ma che non si tira indietro quando c’è da prendere posizione sulle sfide più importanti del nostro tempo: come i cambiamenti climatici.
Nature’s underestimated potential against climate change
Nature is one of the best allies against climate change, but we’ve been underestimating its role. The Nature Conservancy’s latest study demonstrates why natural climate solutions can’t be overlooked.
“We need to become the hope”, Eskimo shaman Angaangaq on the spiritual significance of climate change
When it comes to land travel the Eskimo people, also known as Inuit, have a good understanding of what distances mean as their land stretched over 13 time zones – yet according to their Elders, the greatest distance in one’s existence remains from one’s mind to one’s heart. “It is really true,” says Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq, an indigenous Eskimo-Kalaallit
How agricultural chemicals are poisoning our world. And all the (false) myths about them
Corporations are putting our lives and our environment at risk through a growing and improper influence over institutions, whose responsibility should be, instead, protecting people and the planet. The visible consequences have made it imperative to expose their devious tactics and their steadfast and corrupt lobbying, recently revealed in the Poison Papers (a compilation of over