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 [...]
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 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. [...]
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 [...]
