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Everything you need to know about COP28, spelled out by a veteran of climate negotiations

by Emanuele Bompan 30 NOV 2023 16:00

The Pope's COP28, the oilmen's COP28, the last COP to save the goal of 1.5° C, the COP of adaptation, the COP28 of failure and hope. There are many interpretations, almost divinatory, to be made...

Man and Forests: It's All a Matter of Timescale

by Giorgia Marino 14 NOV 2023 08:44

Time, complexity, resilience. These are the three key concepts on which the health and survival of any forest ecosystem is based. Three interrelated characteristics in a tight cause-and-effect chain...

Energy from Biomass? Yes, but Wisely

by Ferdinando Cotugno 14 NOV 2023 08:10

If we look at the scenario of a zero-emission Europe in 2050, and study the various strategies to get there, forest and agricultural biomass are one of the most debated and divisive energy sour...

US: Biden launches Climate Corps, a climate civil service

by Giorgia Marino 06 OCT 2023 13:00

Environmental civil service is returning to the United States. Ninety years after the Civilian Conservation Corps created by Franklin D. Roosevelt to overcome the Great Depression, the Biden adminis...

Kenya kicks off the first Africa Climate Summit

by Giorgio Kaldor 05 SEP 2023 14:00

The first Africa Climate Summit kicks off on September 4. Summoned by the African Union and hosted by the Republic of Kenya in the capital, Nairobi, the summit aims to bring the continent's diplomat...

A carbon tax on luxury consumption? More equity, less CO2

by Giorgio Kaldor 26 JUL 2023 12:31

Taxes on “luxury” goods and services could result in more equity and less CO2. According to a study published at the end of June in the academic journal One Earth, a carbon tax on domest...