The Secretary-General of the United Nations listed a number of challenges that put the sustainability of various parts of the globe and future generations at risk. António Guterres, addressing the General Assembly in New York in February, called for urgent action to address such scourges as wars, climate emergency, and extreme poverty. Here are expressed […]
Read MoreTo help you better understand sustainability, Peggada has decoded some acronyms and abbreviations frequently used in the climate dialogue, creating a kind of dictionary which we hope you find useful. LCA: Life Cycle AssessmentIt is a technique that analyzes the performance of products or processes in terms ofsustainability by assessing inputs, outputs, and associated environmental […]
Read MoreEnvironmental and social concerns are becoming a major factor in the job market. The number of people who are leaving their jobs to look for companies with climate commitments is growing. The term “Climate Quitting” has emerged to refer to this generational change in attitude millenial and post-millenial. A study of 6,000 people in the […]
Read MoreThe debate on climate action has recently been invaded by the term “Carbon Offsetting”. Peggada explains to you what is this thing of creating a market to exchange carbon and why this has been such a hotly debated measure in the latest climate negotiations. What is Carbon Offsetting? As the term indicates, Carbon Offsetting is […]
Read MoreThe contests and science fairs held in schools around the world challenge youngsters to look for and develop solutions to problems that affect our planet. Peggada highlights some children’s ideas designed to help the environment and create a better world. Eco-Hero, the edible water bottle The idea comes from Madison Checketts, a 12-year-old American who, […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreUlisses 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 […]
Read MoreIf 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 […]
Read MoreTiktok is not only about viral dancing, some are using the platform as a weapon for climate action. Find here the accounts you must follow. Tiktok was one of the digital windows that invaded several houses, especially during quarantine. This is a social network where, like all the others, you can find everything: hymns to […]
Read MoreAnd there is more! The hole in the ozone layer may even be fully closed in 43 years, in 2066. The year begins with positive news. According to the report of the UN Montreal Protocol’s Scientific Assessment Panel, now released, if current policies continue, by 2066 the Antarctic ozone layer will have recovered to 1980 […]
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