Climate Change

Read to believe

Two headlines published this year, which speak for themselves: “2023-2027 will probably be the hottest five-year period on record”. “Exxon posts record $56bn profit for 2022 in historic high for western oil industry”. The first refers, as published on its website France24 (05.17.2023), to “It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period [...]

The contradictions of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The instantaneous speed of cybernetic “thought” is not comparable to anything or anyone. We have read that robots win almost every trial they participate in. That there is practically no chess match that a machine loses. That with AI you can write a novel in minutes. That it is relatively easy with AI to copy [...]

From agreement to action: build back biodiversity. International Day for Biological Diversity 2023

This May 22, International Day for Biological Diversity, is dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity. In this way, the historic agreement “Kumming-Montreal Global Framework for Biological Diversity” is promoted, reached by the representatives of the 188 participating governments, and signed on December 19, 2022, the last day of the United Nations Conference on Biodiversity Biological [...]

Six weeks ago winter ended, and it already seems like summer

When we open our eyes this morning (May 07, 2023) we find ourselves with two news items in full swing. “Canada evacuates 25,000 people due to forest fires”. “Some 25,000 people in Canada were forced to flee their homes by 103 wildfires that broke out in the western province of Alberta, where the local government [...]

Mother Earth Day 2023

Every year, on April 22, International Mother Earth Day is celebrated. A motto is chosen for the occasion. For this year 2023, has been chosen: “Invest in our planet”. It is a message to work for a green and sustainable planet that offers the opportunity to live on a healthy planet, through a green economy that [...]

Brief history of the COPs – UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

©First published November 2015 – Updated March 2023 From COP1 to COP28 The Brief History of the COP, Conference of the Parties, is a short summary or timeline of what has happened at the major annual climate conferences. The Brief History of the COP and the Brief History of the COP are original creations of [...]

Summary and conclusions of COP27 Sharm El-Sheikh 2022

Contents Introduction to COP27 / The COP27 agenda / Where and when it took place / Who is who at COP27 / The great absentees / Those who did appear / The vision of the COP27 presidency / Mitigation and adaptation / Minimum advances in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions / Extension for the [...]

Preliminary information on COP27 Sharm El-Sheikh 2022

The theme of the 2022 meeting is "Together for Implementation", with the aim of fulfilling the mandates of the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Glasgow Pact signed at COP26 in 2021 without any delays. The financial aspect will have a central treatment, addressing the issue of "damages and reparations" for the effects [...]

Good climate news

The good news is that the road for the renewable, green, or clean fuels is clear. Already 13% of the world's energy is produced by solar and wind energy, and the production of both continues to increase, according to data provided by CNN. The transition process is in full movement and has reached an inertia [...]

The soil and the importance of its conservation

Since 1963, every July 7 we celebrate the International Soil Conservation Day, in memory of the American researcher Dr. Hugh Hammond Bennet who dedicated himself to the study of production and care of the soil, to maintain the balance of the environment. What is the soil? Soil is one of the most important resources to [...]

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