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 [...]
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 […]
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 [...]
