Registrations open for the fourth day "For a Circular and Competitive Economy"
The 4th Conference for a Circular and Competitive Economy, the international meeting on the circular economy of the city of Gavà, will take place next March 4, 2021 in virtual format. We will be given an institutional welcome by the Mayor of Gavà, together with Montserrat Ballarín, vice-president of the Social and Economic Development Area of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, [...]
Grants aimed at non-profit organizations, universities and companies.
Check out the calls for grants from the Catalan Waste Agency (ARC) aimed at companies, entities and universities. http://residus.gencat.cat/ca/consultes_i_tramits_-_nou/subvencions/Subvencions-per-empresas-i-entitats/
VEGETABLE COVERS (Benefits of green roofs or vegetal covers)
Plant covers are indisputable allies in sustainable construction. This type of green system is a differentiating element for Bioconstruction projects, which merges aesthetics with the use of the planet's resources. A plant cover has important advantages and is a differentiating constructive element in Urban Bioconstruction projects. Plant covers are constructions […]
PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT ON MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER REUSE
The new rules, proposed by the Commission in May 2018, must establish harmonized minimum water quality requirements for the safe reuse in agricultural irrigation of treated urban wastewater. The text includes aspects such as the levels of microbes in the water or the frequency and characteristics of quality controls [...]
A CHANGE OF COURSE TO FACE THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, REVERSE DEGRADATION AND GUARANTEE FUTURE PROSPERITY.
Europe needs "urgent" actions to face the loss of biodiversity, the impacts of climate change and the hyperconsumption of natural resources if it wants to meet the climate goals set for 2030. And, in addition, the current energy system will not allow us to achieve either the climate neutrality set for 2050, points out the environmental report, considered the "most [...]
WHAT IS DRIVING EROSION AROUND THE WORLD?
ETH Zurich researchers are re-examining the causes of soil erosion around the world, and have discovered that countries themselves have a surprisingly strong influence on their soil. This “country effect” was previously undetected Soil erosion is a global problem that threatens food security [...]
EMISSIONS FROM THE TOURISM SECTOR CORRESPONDING TO TRANSPORT WILL REPRESENT AROUND 5% BY 2030
Emissions from the tourism sector corresponding to transport will represent 5.3% of total anthropogenic CO2 emissions by 2030, a higher percentage than the 5% calculated in 2016, according to a new pioneering report prepared by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) and the International Transport Forum (ITF for its acronym [...]
THE WORLD MUST REDUCE EMISSIONS BY 7.6% ANNUALLY IN THE NEXT DECADE TO ACHIEVE THE 1.5ºC GOAL
According to a new UN report, published last November 26, with the current climate commitments, the world is headed for a temperature increase of 3.2ºC by the end of the century. The technologies and policies required to reduce emissions already exist, and must be implemented immediately. Only 5 members of the […]
GLOBAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDEX SLOWS DOWN
According to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy efficiency has enormous potential to boost economic growth and avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but the global progress index s 'is slowing down, a trend that has important implications for consumers, businesses and the environment. The intensity of global primary energy, […]
FRANCE: MOBILITIES LAW ADOPTED
Last November 18, the National Assembly of France gave the green light to the Mobility Orientation Law (LOM, according to its acronym in French). The Minister of Ecological Transition praises the adoption of various measures for cleaner mobility. Among them, the inclusion in the law of the goal of neutral land transport in […]
