Category: Future
Pedofielen op Hoge Posities en Aanslagen op de eigen Bevolking
Westerse democratieën vertonen kenmerken van een kakistocratie, een bestuursvorm waarbij het besturen wordt gedaan door de slechtste, minst geschikte of gewetenloze burgers. Dat stelt wetenschapper Tjeerd Andringa van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Dit blijkt onder meer uit het feit dat inlichtingendiensten nauwe banden onderhouden met… Continue Reading “Pedofielen op Hoge Posities en Aanslagen op de eigen Bevolking”
Future of Urban Consumption in a Climate Change controlled World
C40 is delighted to publish this pioneering piece of thought leadership, The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5°C World. The report demonstrates that mayors have an even bigger role and opportunity to help avert climate emergency than previously thought. But to grasp that… Continue Reading “Future of Urban Consumption in a Climate Change controlled World”
Göbekli Tepe, the lost Civilization of Anatolia
Göbekli Tepe is the world’s oldest example of monumental architecture; a ‘temple‘ built at the end of the last Ice Age, 12,000 years ago. It was discovered in 1995 CE when, just a short distance from the city of Şanliurfa in Southeast Turkey, a… Continue Reading “Göbekli Tepe, the lost Civilization of Anatolia”
Baltic Herring population threatened by Warming Sea Temperatures
Over the decades, the Baltic Sea, nestling between the industrialized countries of Northern Europe, has become one of the most polluted marine ecosystems on the planet. Finns have been fishing for herring for generations, but new reduced EU quotas are threatening the traditional livelihoods… Continue Reading “Baltic Herring population threatened by Warming Sea Temperatures”
Forever chemicals are sprayed onto Fields and Food in Pesticides
A new report exposes the ‘urgent’ threat of forever chemicals in pesticides, as it calls for tighter EU regulation. Dozens of substances used in pesticides in Europe are ‘forever chemicals’, a new investigation reveals. The stable door is slowly closing on PFAS – man-made… Continue Reading “Forever chemicals are sprayed onto Fields and Food in Pesticides”
World’s Money flowing in the Wrong Direction
A new report shows that funding for polluting industries far outstrips support for climate change mitigation. Top banks are funding two of the world’s most polluting industries far more aggressively than governments are funding solutions. Sp, funding of fossil fuels eclipses climate finance. Banks… Continue Reading “World’s Money flowing in the Wrong Direction”
Building the Great Green Wall in Africa
King Canute couldn’t stop the ocean’s tide from rolling in – can Africa hold back the desert? That’s certainly what the continent is trying to do with its proposed Great Green Wall, 8,000 km (almost 5,000 miles) worth of trees that officials hope will… Continue Reading “Building the Great Green Wall in Africa”
Global Forests continue to shrink despite COP26 Agenda
A damning report by the World Resources Institute sheds light on the extent at which planet earth’s forests are shrinking through deforestation, logging and wildfires. In 2022, the planet lost an area of tropical rain-forest the size of Switzerland or the Netherlands. According to… Continue Reading “Global Forests continue to shrink despite COP26 Agenda”
How European Banks are linked to Deforestation and Slavery
Environmental campaigners have dragged controversial investments into the spotlight, claiming that major European banks are linked to businesses that harm threatened species, deforestation in Brazil and other questionable environmental practices. European banks, including Switzerland’s UBS, Britain’s HSBC and Spain’s Santander, have been thrown into… Continue Reading “How European Banks are linked to Deforestation and Slavery”
Cities turning Parks into Orchards where people can Pick & Eat for Free
With rising food costs you might be looking to supplement your diet with as much free produce as possible. To do so, you may just have to stroll down to the park. The city of Andernach in Germany is one of the world’s edible… Continue Reading “Cities turning Parks into Orchards where people can Pick & Eat for Free”
India wants Oil Refiners and Fertilizer Plants to start using Green Hydrogen
India plans to force refineries and fertilizer plants to use some green hydrogen, junior oil minister Rameswar Teli said on Monday, as Asia’s third-largest economy strives to reduce carbon emissions. Governments and energy companies around the world are betting on clean hydrogen playing a… Continue Reading “India wants Oil Refiners and Fertilizer Plants to start using Green Hydrogen”
World Water Shortages could affect half of the Global Population over the next 20 Years
The United Nations reported that about half the world’s population could be affected by severe water shortages in the next 20 years due to a number of increasing global development factors. In its World Water Development Report, UN researchers said shortages could directly impact… Continue Reading “World Water Shortages could affect half of the Global Population over the next 20 Years”
Future of Urban Consumption in a Climate Change controlled World
C40 is delighted to publish this pioneering piece of thought leadership, The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5°C World. The report demonstrates that mayors have an even bigger role and opportunity to help avert climate emergency than previously thought. But to grasp that… Continue Reading “Future of Urban Consumption in a Climate Change controlled World”
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