The state of California, in USAfiled a lawsuit against five of the world’s largest oil companies, alleging that they caused billions of dollars in damages and deceived people by downplaying the climate risks of fossil fuels. The lawsuit, revealed by The New York Times and confirmed by the state governor, joins many others filed by […]
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The arid zone that became a forest of 20 million trees in Mexico
The indigenous alliance of Chocholtecas-Mixtecas communities of Oaxaca, in southern Mexicohas converted 22,000 hectares of dry and eroded soil into a forest where 20 million trees grow that subsist in one of the regions with the greatest degradation and lack of rain in the country. On the road that connects the communities of San Cristóbal […]
Greece: tens of thousands evacuated from island in full heatwave
About 30,000 people were evacuated from the greek island of rhodes because of a Forest fire out of control for five days, in a region among the most affected by the heat wave that overwhelms much of the North Hemisphere. The greek authorities They reported on Saturday that more than 2,000 people left the tourist […]
Discover how to obtain up to S/31,100 with the Mivivienda Verde Bonus to buy your home
Find out all the details to access the Mivivienda Verde Bonus that offers financial support between S/16,200 and S/31,100 to buy an eco-sustainable property. Do you want to buy a house or an apartment? Since March 2015, the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS) has been providing financial aid to all people who seek […]
Greenhouse emissions are ‘at an all-time high’, say scientists
He global warming caused by man continues to increase at a “unprecedented pace” because greenhouse gas emissions are “at their highest point” in history, warned a team of fifty scientists. The article with the results obtained has been published in the Earth System Science Data magazine, where scientists, among them the Minister of the Environment […]
Scientists and academics will draw up a roadmap to “decarbonize” the Galapagos Islands
Scientists and academics from various countries will discuss a roadmap to achieve the “decarbonization” of the Galapagos Islands and achieve the goal of the energy transition in harmony with the development of the local population and tourism, its main economic activity. The “Sustainable and Inclusive Decarbonization Summit of the Galapagos Islands” will gather from Monday […]
Unprotected Natural Areas
By Iris Olivera, representative of Law, Environment and Natural Resources (DAR) In the subsoil of highly protected natural areas, such as the Manu National Park and the Bahuaja Sonene and its heart, the Candamo, there are hydrocarbon deposits that periodically return to the sights of the Government in power in order to promote their extraction. […]
“We abuse plastic because it is so cheap,” warns UN Environment chief
Humanity abuses plastic because it is so cheap, but an ambitious international treaty would massively reduce our dependence on disposable plastics, says Inger Andersen, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program in an interview with AFP Agency. -What are the main obstacles to an ambitious treaty? Today raw virgin polymer is cheaper than recycled […]
New negotiations in Paris for a treaty against plastic pollution
Negotiations to reduce the plastic pollution will resume on Monday Pariswhere 175 nations with varying ambitions must draft a long-awaited treaty, under opposing pressure from industry and the NGO. packaging, clothing fibers, construction material, medical instruments… the plastic, derived from petroleum, is a ubiquitous material. Its annual production, which doubled in 20 years, is estimated […]
Meteorologists, new target of climate misinformation
Meteorologists, long regarded as trusted experts, are now facing threats, insults and smears online from climate change deniers and conspiracy theorists, who accuse them of faking or even manipulating the weather. On Twitter and other social networks, some users accused the Spanish climate agency of causing a drought, its Australian counterpart of manipulating thermometers and […]