Why #ActInParis is more than a hashtag
#ActInParis. At the Paris climate conference, the key word is action against climate change. This video tells why.
Greenhouse gas emissions hit a new record in 2014
CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere reached unprecedented levels in 2014. “We will soon be living with globally averaged CO2 levels above 400 parts per million”. And that’s not all good news.
Earth to Paris. Hello Paris, Earth is calling
Earth to Paris is the campaign launched by the United Nations Foundation aimed at pushing people to have their say ahead of the COP21.
12 pills to digest our binge on CO2 whilst we wait to sit at table of COP 21
What’s COP 21? It’s time to find out, but in a language we all like. That of GIFs.
Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline. The US confirms its leadership in combating climate change
Storica decisione da parte del presidente degli Stati Uniti. Il tanto discusso oleodotto, che avrebbe dovuto collegare il Canada al Golfo del Messico, non si farà.
Global warming “cools” your sexual desire
Increasing global temperatures also affect sexual desire among both women and men. Climate change could cause a drop in fertility, mostly in countries already facing low birth rates.
COP21, governments aren’t doing well. Their promises are insufficient
Secondo l’Onu, le promesse di riduzione dei gas a effetto serra avanzate finora non basteranno a limitare la crescita della temperatura a 2ºC entro il 2100.
Lord Nicholas Stern. Why are we waiting to save the Earth?
Ten years after the publication of his report that changed the economic view of the world, the economist Nicholas Stern wonders why we’re waiting to get serious about fighting climate change. The question is rhetorical, the answer is known.
What is glacial retreat, in 90 seconds
Glaciers disappearing from a mountain is comparable to the loss of the Twin Towers for New York.
China burns more coal than it reported: a whole Germany’s worth of emissions
Il New York Times rivela i nuovi dati ufficiali di Pechino: il carbone utilizzato è almeno il 17 per cento in più di quanto affermato in precedenza.