For the time being, Instituto Superior Técnico is the only Portuguese university with a course on the climate crisis in its curriculum, with more than 100 applications. TheEuropean Climate Pact proposed the inclusion of an optional semester course on the climate crisis and environmental information in all courses at Portuguese universities and polytechnics. The course […]
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“Climate Science Translated” involves four British comedians who help four climate scientists explain the real risks of climate change by uncomplicating climate science. Featuring a simple narrative and a clear villain – the fossil fuel industry – the “Climate Science Translated” project brings together British comedians and climate scientists to make the climate crisis easy […]
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NASA’s PACE satellite will provide information on how the ocean and atmosphere interact and how climate changes affect those interactions. NASA has launched a climate satellite that will study the ocean’s health, air quality and the effects of climate changes for at least three years. Launched on February 8, the satellite known as PACE (Plankton, […]
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Despite all efforts, CO2 emissions continue to rise and the world is heading for global warming of 3°C. The Emissions Gap Report 2023, released this Monday by the United Nations Environment Programme agency (UNEP), leaves no doubt: although the progress has been improving, it is too slow and, as a result, the planet could be […]
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The reefs have been affected by global warming, but have recovered due to the marine protected areas. A scientific expedition team has discovered that in more remote areas of the Pacific Ocean, coral reefs are resistant to climate change. “When you have an intact ecosystem, nature has the capacity to recover on its own,” said […]
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F-gases — used in refrigerators, air conditioners, heat pumps and fire protection equipment — will be phased out by 2050. The Council of the European Union (EU) and the European Parliament have reached an agreement on the disposal of fluorinated gases, which are used in common household appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, heat pumps, […]
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The tool shows how the Earth has evolved since 1984, after a series of natural disasters, and phenomena such as urbanization, deforestation, and climate change. Google Earth Timelapse is a tool that allows you to see almost four decades of changes on planet Earth on video, highlighting the impact of various factors, such as climate […]
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The study reveals that from all the trash found in the Arctic over five years, 80% was plastics, much of it coming from fishing activity. A study coordinated by the Alfred Wegener Institute, which was named “Citizen Science,” collected and analyzed plastic wrecks littering the beaches of Svalbard between 2016 and 2021. The results showed […]
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Ulisses Correia e Silva, Cape Verde’s prime minister, and António Costa, prime minister of Portugal, signed on January 23 a memorandum of understanding that formalizes the decision to convert Cape Verde’s debt to Portugal into an Environmental Climate Fund. The Portuguese and Cape Verdean governments have formalized the decision to convert the African country’s debt […]
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If you are interested in the topic of sustainability and want to be a change agent when it comes to climate change, take a look at these suggestions of online courses and get started. The climate crisis has a lot going for it, and these digital classrooms are the perfect tools to learn from the […]
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