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  • Video: GDP, index or slab?

    Is GDP the best index of economic progress? It is true that the economic growth of any country it requires an objective and quantitative tool for its measurement, but this indicator is not capable of measuring justice, environmental sustainability, or the well-being of a society, although it can provide clues. It may be time to…

  • The ozone layer confirms its recovery

    The Montreal Protocol, an international agreement signed in 1987 to prevent the production of chemicals responsible for depleting ozone in the atmosphere, is showing its fruits. Study shows that the hole in the layer ozone is being replenished consistently, with which the international efforts taken in the 1980s serve as an example to respond to…

  • About the Circular Economy

    The consumption of finite materials together with the increasingly poor durability of products has generated a situation of unsustainable growth. The overexploitation of resources and raw materials produces a negative impact on the environment and fills landfills with garbage. How can we make more and better use of all that material and energy consumed? The…

  • France bans fossil fuel production

    The French parliament has approved a law that will prohibit the extraction of gas and oil in France and the overseas territories from 2040. With this measure, it will become the first country in the world to put a definitive end to production of fossil fuels; a significant step in the fight against climate change…

  • We only recycle 20% of electronic waste

    The world is increasing the consumption of electronics exponentially. We constantly change smartphones; On average, each person launches a new mobile in less than two years. This dynamic has led to a record e-waste generation in 2016 of up to 45 million tons globally, according to a new report from the International Union of United…

  • Video: The diet that helps fight climate change

    Studies show that small changes in our diet of foods can make a difference in the fight against global warming. This video from Vox Magazine explains the relationship between the food we decide to produce and the emission of greenhouse gases.

  • Conama local 2017 – Valencia

    Last week we went to Valencia to attend the National Environmental Congress organized by the Foundation conama. During 3 days we were enriched with experiences of urban change and transition towards sustainability thanks to this meeting between administration, academics, associations, companies and organizations. The wide thematic offer covered from adaptation-mitigation to climate change, mobility, energy,…

  • The night, an increasingly scarce commodity

    LED lights are undoubtedly more energy efficient than our old incandescent filament bulbs. The introduction of LEDs in public lighting, however, due to complacency with the expected savings, has led to an increase in light brightness throughout the world, even causing the opposite effect to the desired level of consumption. According to a study published…

  • Homes that consume almost no energy

    The only residential building in Europe to have achieved Leed Platinum certification, the highest recognition international to sustainable and efficient construction, is in Tres Cantos, Madrid. This is the Arroyo Bodonal cooperative, whose 80 homes without radiators or air conditioning they will only pay 37 euros per month on average for electricity. To achieve this,…

  • The economic gender gap could take 217 years to close

    The gender gap – in health, education, economic opportunity and political representation – has been narrowing slowly but surely over the last decade, globally. This makes the data from the Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2017 World Economic Forum even more worrying: the disparity has increased this year 2017 to 32% from 31.7% in 2016,…