Tap water is perfectly safe to drink, but that doesn’t stop each Portuguese person from consuming 140 liters of bottled water a year. Italy tops the list of Europe’s biggest consumers. Italy is the largest consumer of bottled water in Europe and the second largest worldwide, after Mexico, where tap water is not so safe […]
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The aim is to raise at least a billion dollars from companies and countries that produce fossil fuels to fight global warming. COP29 host Azerbaijan has announced a new international climate action fund to mobilize one billion dollars to support new national climate targets in climate-vulnerable countries, helping them to cope with the effects of […]
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Research by the US space agency NASA points to the Algarve region as the most critical in the face of climate change in Portugal. An analysis of four decades of data from thousands of weather stations shows that the regions of South Asia, the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea will be the most affected […]
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Ponto d’Orvalho is a transdisciplinary festival open to discussion and environmental action through artistic, social and ecological interventions, and where gastronomy takes the spotlight. On September 13, 14 and 15, the event takes place at Herdade do Freixo do Meio. Joana Krämer Horta has always worked in the field of event organization. However, during the […]
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The MV Sea Change ferry has started operating in San Francisco Bay in the United States and will be free for the next six months. The world’s first fully hydrogen-powered commercial passenger ferry began operating in San Francisco Bay in the United States on July 19. With a capacity to travel 550 kilometers and run […]
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An American startup, funded by Bill Gates, has created a butter made using only carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The result is a paste rich in fat and flavor, vegan and very similar to the animal product. A California-based startup claims to have developed a complex process that eliminates the need for animals in butter production, […]
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If Sunday was already hot, Monday was even hotter. Temperature records are being broken and the outlook for the future is not positive. World temperatures reached the hottest levels ever measured on Monday, July 29, beating the record set just a day earlier. Provisional data published on Wednesday by the Copernicus Climate Change Monitoring Service, […]
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The O Boticário group, which has been present in Portugal for 38 years, is opening its first O Boticário LAB store outside Brazil. It is located in CascaiShopping and was designed to showcase the brand’s various sustainable practices. Peggada was present at the opening and tells you all about it. It’s been a long time […]
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Researchers estimate that around 730,000 elderly Americans lose their ability to live independently due to air pollution every year. Reducing air pollution can help older people live independently for longer, according to a study from the University of Michigan, USA. The results suggest that higher levels of traffic-related air pollutants are associated with the need […]
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Barriers imposed by the Conservative Party have prevented the development of new wind farms in the country for the last nine years. The new Labour Party government has lifted the Conservative Party’s ban on onshore wind farms in the UK, which has been in place since 2015. Labour has described the restrictions as “absurd” and […]
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