Exploring Climate Change Myths: Debunking Misconceptions from All Perspectives
Exploring Climate Change Myths: Debunking Misconceptions from All Perspectives When we enter discussions about climate change (global warming) one is usually under…
Climate & environment
Climate science, ecosystems, pollution, biodiversity, and the environmental cost of policy, conflict and city life.
Driving Towards Sustainability: Urban Transport Strategies for a Greener Future
Despite a temporary downturn due to Covid-19, demand for urban passenger transport will more than double between 2015 and 2050. If cities…
Rails over runways: Is Europe ready to ban short-distance flights?
According to the International Council on Clean Transportation, approximately 2.4% of global emissions come from air traffic. Surely this depends on the number…
Forestami: how Milan is beating the heat
“Urban reforestation is at the center of international debate and is particularly relevant for Milan, a city that wants and has to…
The seventh continent of plastic
A plastic continent is situated in the Pacific Garbage Area between Hawaii and California, spanning an area of 1.5 square km. This…
Ocean cleanup
Every year, millions of tonnes of plastics are discarded into the ocean. They mainly enter by means of inattentive discarding of waste…
Space Debris
Throughout the span of human history, our enduring fascination with the cosmos has been unwavering. It was during the transformative decades of…
Sustainable Cities: Utopia or Reality?
In a rapidly urbanizing world, cities have become a hot spot for climate action. According to the United Nations, in 2020, 56%…
The Permafrost: a Time Bomb?
In recent years, the permafrost has been melting due to global warming and, according to many experts, by the end of the…
Planetary boundaries, a way to think about limits of growth
The concept of planetary boundaries is a scientific theory that describes the nine bio-physical boundaries of the Earth’s environment that must not…
Geoengineering, a false good idea?
Geo-engineering (or climate engineering) is the study of the deliberate manipulation of Earth’s natural systems to mitigate the effects of climate change…
The KAYA identity
The clock is ticking. We need to bend the greenhouse gas emissions curve by 2025 according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…