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Naider

  • 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,…

  • Video: Biomimicry

    Copying nature can be the best source of innovation. The Shinkansen trains in Japan, which Vox magazine shows us, are a paradigmatic case of biomimicry or nature-based design.

  • The need for clean shipping

    The modern economy is highly dependent on shipping. Food, clothing, gasoline, cars, electronics, raw materials… up to 90% of what we buy goes through container ships at some point. A large part of these ships are powered by residual fuel oil that is particularly harmful to the climate, that is, a large part of our…

  • Emotion, key in the future of employment

    We get a lot of news predicting how the economy and job market will be transformed in the aftermath of the fourth industrial revolution. According to reports from international organizations, today’s employees will have to acquire new skills to be able to adapt, and girls and boys should receive computer classes, so that in the…

  • The Great Green Wall

    The Iniciatica Sahara Sahel, the main initiative of the African Union against climate change, is planting millions of trees from west to east of the African continent along 8,000 km, crossing fourteen countries, to contain desertification, contribute to the mitigation of global warming, improve food security in en the region, and support local farming communities…