Earth Day 2022. “Invest in our planet”
Like every year, every April 22 we celebrate International Mother Earth Day. The theme for the year 2022 is “Invest in our planet”. We find ourselves with oceans and seas increasingly suffocated by plastic pollution. The followed rise in temperatures to extreme levels. Forest fires, floods, cyclones, tornadoes and [...]
Green, how I want you green… on Earth Day
“Green, how I want you green. Green wind. Green branches. The ship out on the sea and the horse on the mountain”. I have borrowed the first lines of the poem “Romance Sonámbulo” by the famous Spanish poet Federico García Lorca to write this article, in tribute to our [...]
Ukraine and the Paris Agreement
Four years ago, when we published our set of “Frequently Asked Questions about the Paris Agreement”, in the one marked as number seven we asked: What are the dangers that can affect the Paris Agreement? In response, we placed 11 causes that could implode the climate agreement. One of [...]
World Water Day 2022. Groundwater, making the invisible visible
Groundwater, making the invisible visible Every March 22 we celebrate World Water Day, and in 2022 the theme chosen by the United Nations is “Groundwater, making the invisible visible”. It seeks to focus attention on the importance that the main source of water for human consumption is groundwater, so [...]
International Day of Forests 2022. Forests and sustainable production and consumption
Forests and sustainable production and consumption The theme of the International Day of Forests 2022 “Forests and sustainable production and consumption”, has been chosen to draw attention to this problem and to consciously promote the use of sustainable wood for people and the planet. Forests are one of the [...]
Forests and water, two inseparable and essential factors
On March 21 and 22, the “International Day of Forests” and the “World Water Day” are celebrated. Let the opportunity be propitious to remember that deforestation of forests, drought and water scarcity are closely related to each other, with serious environmental and social consequences. In almost the entire planet, [...]
The Stockholm Conference, what is the balance after 50 years?
The First Earth Summit turns half a century old in June 2022. In this article we analyze the positive and negative events that resulted from Stockholm-1972 in these 50 years. The Conference produced the "Stockholm Declaration", which consists of two bodies of articles that contain seven Proclamations and 26 [...]
Oil companies could go from villains to heroes of decarbonization
Green hydrogen is called to become the star fuel in the planet's energy transition process, with which the long-awaited decarbonized world would be achieved. Oil companies must accept this reality and realize the historical moment we are experiencing. Instead of seeing green hydrogen (H2V) as a threat, they should [...]
World Environmental Education Day
Every January 26, World Environmental Education Day is celebrated. It is a propitious date to stimulate debate and the participation of all around the problem of the environment, climate change and its effects at a global level, as well as the need to comply with the SDG Objectives and [...]
World Soil Day 2021
Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity On December 5 of each year we celebrate World Soil Day. In 2014 the UN designated this date, which had been proposed by FAO a year earlier. Although its origin was in 2002, promoted as an event by the International Union of Soil [...]
The Autotrophs
I don't think any poet is attracted to this word and even less to use it in any of his creations. Autotroph is soundless, hollow, not at all fancy and looks more like aggressive. For some it may even seem like the name of a criminal gang ... the [...]
Summary and conclusions of COP26 Glasgow 2021 GallerySummary and conclusions of COP26 Glasgow 2021
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Summary and conclusions of COP26 Glasgow 2021
Introduction. Half a century lost before Glasgow. Summary of COP26. What is the Glasgow Climate Pact? Main objectives of COP26. Who were the absent leaders? The physical spaces. Opinions. COP26 conclusions Introduction Half a century lost before Glasgow In Stockholm-1972 the First Earth Summit was held. This meeting produced [...]
To the youth of the world, about the COP26
Facing reality has always been humanity's hardest task Throughout the most important climate event of all time, COP26 (31 Oct - 12 Nov 2021), it is possible that humanity's fate may be decided. This article that you are now reading, I dedicate it to you and to all the [...]
Preliminary information on COP26 Glasgow 2021
Updated September 18, 2021 COP26 will take place in the Scottish city of Glasgow, between October 31 and November 12, 2021, and not in 2020 as planned. Its postponement was due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This change of date was agreed between the UN and the Governments of the [...]
Heat waves, fires, and climate change
The temperatures recorded these days in Lytton, Canada and Pakistan are an alert to the world In the year 2021 we have seen unprecedented phenomena related to excessive heat, which has surprised the north of the planet. The situation has turned dramatic in the small town of Lytton, on [...]