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11 sty 2024 · Dramatic, immediate mitigation action is needed against every tenth of a degree of warming. COP28 showed new impactful steps, such as the recognition of the need to transition away from fossil fuels, and the commitments to triple renewable energy and double energy efficiency by 2030, and to raise more funding for loss and damage and mitigation in the Global South.
7 gru 2018 · There are two things everyone needs to know about the Belt and Road. First, as officials in Beijing will tell you, this grand project is measured in decades, with its conclusion planned for 2049, the centenary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
7 lis 2018 · In October, a climate change report struck like a bolt of lightning. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said that without a global transformation, the world would reach 1.5°C of warming in a little over a decade.
30 cze 2022 · The good news is that the tools needed to curb emissions from transport already exist. Some of them – such as enhanced public transport options, active mobility, zero-emission vehicles, and green fuels – are being implemented in many countries.
5 kwi 2024 · The consequences could be catastrophic if left unaddressed. As the report notes: "To think that in some parts of the world children are already experiencing the equivalent of a midlife crisis demands immediate policy action." When happiness wanes, so does motivation, productivity, health and life expectancy.
18 lip 2023 · Swiss citizens say yes to climate action The Swiss electorate has voted in favour of a new climate law , which will see the country cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. A majority of 59% of voters approved the government’s Climate Protection Targets, Innovation and Strengthening Energy Security Act.
17 maj 2022 · The US Consumer Price Index rose 0.5% in January, increasing 6.4% over the past 12 months. Rising shelter costs and energy were significant contributors, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
21 gru 2023 · Implemented through 13 existing National Plastic Action Partnerships (NPAP), with more partnerships in the pipeline, the GPAP extends its impact across various geographies. Going beyond the data, the transformation of the plastics economy towards a circular model must include a thorough gender and inclusion approach .
17 paź 2024 · Green Climate Screens in action. Image: Institut for Geovidenskab og Naturforvaltning The Green Climate Screen handles rainwater above ground, avoiding the need for adding costly and carbon-intensive infrastructure like tunnels.
19 sty 2016 · Are the technologies that surround us tools that we can identify, grasp and consciously use to improve our lives? Or are they more than that: powerful objects and enablers that influence our perception of the world, change our behaviour and affect what it means to be human?
