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The global warming could trigger the end of planet Earth. One of the serious efforts to prevent this is the creation of funds to finance the ecological transition and to mitigate the effects of climate change. They serve to ensure that efforts are directed towards a...
UN-Habitat's World Cities Report 2022 warns that urban areas are responsible for 70% of greenhouse gas emissions. Because of that, cities must be leaders in climate action to meet the 1.5 degrees Celsius target set by the Paris Agreement. The new UN report says that...
Organic waste goes unnoticed because it is more natural than other waste, but when it is mixed in landfills and other types of waste, the degradation process takes up to 12 years. During this time it emits enormous and fatal quantities of greenhouse gases such as...
The world is changing. We can study the changes and try to adapt our behaviour or simply look the other way. Fortunately, there is a lot of ongoing research that allows us to learn about current data and trends of change. A group of researchers at the Universitat...
The energy supply problems and the significant increases in energy prices we are experiencing can be an opportunity to accelerate and scale up the energy transition. Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced Can$9.1 billion in climate action. The...
Green bonds are a boost to the green transition. In recent years, humans have been facing one of the most serious threats in history. This is global warming and it could bring about the end of planet Earth. Unlike other threats, humans have caused it. Neither the...
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are likely to rise to record levels in 2023 and the following years as investments in green technology drop due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to forecasts released by the International Energy Agency. The COVID-19 crisis in...
According to an article by the "University of California", the answer to this question would be like to be: "In many places - it's complicated," which is a perfectly reasonable answer. It is understandable as most people don't have this information at their...
Illegal dumping is a serious issue. Last year, the landslide of tonnes of unmanaged waste caused the death of two workers in Vizcaya, Spain. In addition, they found high concentrations of asbestos in the place. A few days later, the landfill burnt and released harmful...
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