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The Universal Basic Income, under review
The Universal Basic Income (UBI) has gone from being a utopian idea to being at the center of the debate, and this coming year, in 2017, Canada is going to take the step of putting it into practice in the biggest pilot program so far, and see if it is a viable way to eradicate…
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Methane, the veiled threat
Methane is one of the main greenhouse gases, along with C02 and nitrogen. Its concentration in the atmosphere is much lower than that of C02, however the consequences of its emission are much more devastating in the first instance, since it traps 28% more heat. Now, the Global Methane Balance Report 2016 warns that methane…
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How we have changed the Earth in the last 32 years
Google Earth has introduced the new version of its Timelapse, which shows how practically the face of the earth has changed in its entirety in the last 32 years. Timelapse helps us observe how urban areas around the globe have expanded, as well as the effects of human action in natural settings. The tool allows…
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Global capitals put a brake on diesel
The mayors of Paris, Madrid, Mexico City and Athens have committed to ban the circulation of diesel vehicles in their cities in the next decade, as well as promote sustainable mobility alternatives. The commitment was reached at the biennial summit of mayors C40: leading climate action that took place in the Mexican capital. As the…
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On the brink of the point of no return
If emissions from human activity continue unremitting, the global warming can run amok. An international team of researchers has warned that an increase of 1ºC in the Earth’s average temperature could trigger the release of an additional 55 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere. In a report published in the journal Nature, the research…
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The necessary commitment to the knowledge economy
The autonomous communities that have most intensely developed the knowledge economy – that is, the economy based on information, communications, and technological innovation – have better resisted the crisis in terms of income, productivity and employment, according to the report The competitiveness of Spanish regions in the face of the knowledge economy, by the Ivie
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The largest environmental cause of premature death in Europe
Air pollution is the biggest cause number of premature deaths in Europe, with 467,000 deaths caused in 2013. In the EU28, deaths due to breathing fine particles were 436,000, 23,900 of which occurred in the State. Air quality has improved in Europe thanks to reduced emissions, but not enough to prevent unacceptable damage to human…
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Local microfactories to revalue electronic waste
We constantly change smartphones. On average, each person launches a mobile every 11 months. And the phones and tablets we throw away are a mine of multiple valuable materials. Given the enormous volume of electronic waste that we generate, the scientist Veena Sahajwalla, an expert in the Science of the University of New South Wales…
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Video: What are superblocks?
Cities are cities because they have public space. The superblocks are a solution to free up public space occupied by cars, and restore uses and functions of the city that motorization does not allow.
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Appointment with the maker movement in Bilbao
The old Artiach biscuit factory in Zorrotzaurre is hosting this weekend (November 18-20) the 4th edition of the Maker Faire Bilbao, appointment with the creators and innovators of the maker community. The maker movement, whose banner is the DIY or Do-It-Yourself philosophy, recommends that we can all empower ourselves and take the step to create…