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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 […]
THE UNIVERSITY OF CASTELLA-LA MANCHA, IN SPAIN, PRESENTS THE CIRCULECON PROJECT
The main researcher of the project, aimed at promoting the circular economy, has emphasized that society is still at an "initial moment" in this field, so it is necessary to "awaken interest" from consumers and also from productive models so that the circular economy is progressing and ecological and environmental transition change is encouraged. [...]
FRANCE: THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY BILL AND THE FIGHT AGAINST WASTE, NOW IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
The draft Law on the circular economy and the fight against waste has entered the National Assembly after a controversial debate in the Senate. The text of the circular economy law (LEC, for the acronym in Spanish) promulgated by Brune Poirson, Secretary of State of the French Ministry of Ecological Transition, came out considerably strengthened from [...]
PROGRESS IS OBSERVED IN THE REDUCTION OF PLASTIC POLLUTION
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the United Nations Environment Program publish the first annual progress report of the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment (in English, New Plastics Economy Global Commitment). According to the report, companies establish actions to reduce problematic plastic packaging and increase the use of plastic [...]
