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Water is the most important resource on which most of the flora and fauna of our precious planet depend. Some curiosities about water: ✓ The amount of water on Earth is equivalent to 1.5 billion cubic kilometres. If distributed evenly over the Earth's surface, its...
According to Forbes, the energy transition will move a total of $18 trillion for 2030. The reason for that is an increase in socially responsible and sustainable investment. These investments are assets committed to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics....
Greenwashing defines those marketing practices that use sustainability as an instrument to improve brand reputation. As the number of consumers who care more about the environment is increasing, more brands are including the terms “bio” or “eco-friendly” among their...
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...
Microplastics in the Antarctic marine system were found in samples from three different species of penguins: the Gentoo, the Chinstrap, and the Adélie penguin. The study was conducted by scientists from the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid and has...
The circular economy is an attractive solution to the current linear model of consumption. The climate crisis, the depletion of resources, and the loss of biodiversity are some of the reasons that led us to reconsider the current throwaway model. The survival of the...
Societies generally produce large amounts of municipal solid waste (food wastes, packaged goods, disposable goods, used electronics). They also generate commercial and industrial wastes (demolition debris, incineration residues, refinery sludges). Only in the EU, 2.5...
Cameroon has been struggling against plastic pollution for years. The country produces around 600,000 tonnes of plastic waste per year according to estimations. Thus, in 2014 the government banned the import, production, and distribution of single-use plastics....
North of Dakar, the immense open-air dump of Mbeubeuss resembles a science-fiction landscape. Its 114 inhabitants alternate between makeshift villages where about 2,000 "reclaimers" live and mountains of garbage where men, women and children work in search of metals...
Municipal waste management is responsible for 4.6% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Spain, they stated during the webinar #NoTimeToWaste – Reflections on the new Waste Law in Spain. During the sessions, the organization La Alianza Residuo Cero, together with the...
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