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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
SIX EU ISLANDS PUBLISH THEIR AGENDA FOR THE TRANSITION TOWARDS CLEAN ENERGY
Six European islands have this Wednesday published their clean energy transition agendas, taking a firm step towards the decarbonisation of their energy systems with a strong focus on citizen participation. On November 20, the Aran Islands (Ireland), the Cres-Island archipelago (Croatia), Culatra (Portugal), La Palma (Spain), Salina (Italica) and Sifnos (Greece) published [...]
TEXTILES: THE FOURTH CAUSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURE IN THE EU AFTER FOOD, HOUSING AND TRANSPORT
According to a report published this week by the European Environment Agency (EEA), the consumption of clothing, footwear and home textiles in the European Union (EU) annually amounts to around 1.3 tons of raw materials and more of 100 cubic meters of water per person. A large-scale shift to the economy [...]
TOWARDS CLIMATE NEUTRALITY
The EU will need to update its long-term climate goal in 2020. The Parliament wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The European Parliament will vote in the plenary session, from 25 to 28 November, a resolution in which it will urge the EU to set the goal of achieving carbon neutrality [...]
THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AT THE CONFERENCE ON THE CHALLENGES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE IN THE GALLERY FOOD SECTOR
The Foundation for the Circular Economy will be present at the day "The challenges for a sustainable future in the Galician food sector", which the Food Cluster of Galicia (Clusaga) organizes, in collaboration with the University of Santiago de Compostela ·la (USC), next November 27 in the Ciudad de da Cultura de Galicia, in […]
