Environment

Here are all the posts about the water and air quality, the recycling and other miscellaneous topics that are not in Sustainable development or Energy

The world is zooming by 1.5°C of warming. What next ?

A new UNEP points out to a very hard truth : we are collectively reaching and exceeding 1.5°C of global warming. Not all is lost however if we collectively rise up to the challenge and act on climate change. We now have everything we need to do end our reliance on fossil fuels…

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European Union to double down on electrification, further cut carbon emissions by 2040

Last month the European Union has unveiled a massive electrification plan that will save its 27 member states billions of dollars of fossil fuels imports, clean its air, create jobs and slash greenhouse gases emissions. This is an exciting new prospect.

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Série sur la pollution lumineuse – D’innombrables impacts néfastes sur la flore et la faune

La pollution lumineuse n’ont pas que des effets néfastes pour la santé humaine. Tant la flore que la faune souffrent énormément d’une exposition à la lumière la nuit tombée. Passons en revue e sujet épineux.

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The European Union has slashed its greenhouse gases emissions by 40% since 1990

Some positive news for a change : it has been officialized last week that the European Union has cut its emissions by 40 percent between 1990 and 2024. Renewables and energy efficiency played major roles.

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New scientific report shows that 7 of 9 planetary boundaries are now breached

A new scientific study shows that 7 out of 9 planetary boundaries have been breached and both our societies and our ecosystems are in a dire need of a systemic turnaround.

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Climate change is costing us all a fortune… and it might be just the beginning

Two recent studies on the impacts of climate change and its effects show the enormous toll we already are paying financially and socially. This reinforces the case for drastic action.

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A nightmarish landscape after trees got cut.

Earth is ‘really quite sick now’ : 7 out of 8 safety limits reached

To a new study published in Nature, “Earth has pushed past seven out of eight scientifically established safety limits and into “the danger zone,”.

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The United Nations’ High Seas Treaty is a critical step to protecting our oceans

Earlier this month, nations finally agreed on the High Seas Treaty and it’s hailed as an historical event.

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