A new attitude of responsible consumption, very popular among young people and the very young. By 2023, it will reach a turnover of almost two million dollars: a way to have an unlimited wardrobe without harming the environment or your wallet.
This is the most risky season for people of a certain age, who often have no one to count on, not even to go shopping, for some small service or simply for a bit of company.
This is the boulevard périphérique, and Mayor Anne Hidalgo plans to turn it almost entirely into an urban park, a bit like New York's famous "High Line." To begin with, a speed limit of 50 kilometers per hour will be set by 2024, and unused lanes will be transformed into green spaces.
The Paris ring road is being converted into a pedestrian zone by 2030. Read more >>
An organic product can't be packaged with polluting materials. It doesn't make sense. Unless the organic label only serves to increase prices. All good reasons to switch suppliers. The campaign launched in Spain.
A paradigm of Italy's waste of labor and healthcare. There's a shortage of 10 doctors, but that's just the beginning... And while hospitals are emptying, courts are filling up. With lawsuits against doctors, some of them unfounded.
The capital of West Flanders, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2000, has decided to limit cruise ships, stop investing in promotion, and ban the construction of new hotels. The goal is to promote quality visits and discourage hordes of one-way tourists. This is a strategy that Italian cities, especially Venice, should also adopt.
Even Bruges, the "Venice of the North", sets limits to curb mass tourism Read more >>
Designed to reach places humans can't, it weighs just over 20 kg and is equipped with cameras and mechanical arms to collect bags and bottles. It studies the seabed while cleaning it.
The plastic-eating robot crab cleans our seas of pollution. Read more >>
In just a few days, a petition against the mandatory wearing of stiletto heels, launched by a 32-year-old actress and writer, has garnered twenty thousand signatures. They are calling on the Ministry of Labor to take action against what they consider harassment and discrimination.
#KuToo: A petition from Japan against the requirement to wear high heels in the office. Read more >>
Chrysalis: the household "plastic-burning" bin that produces diesel fuel. One kilogram of plastic packaging produces 750 grams of diesel fuel and 180 grams of gasoline. Its low cost makes it perfect for turning waste into a resource, even for developing countries.
From plastic to fuel: a machine produces diesel by burning packaging (video) Read more >>
A Nomisma study explains the reasons why Italians are increasingly choosing organic products. Among the advantages: less nitrogen and more phosphorus, and a higher percentage of vitamin C.
Eight out of ten consumers buy organic foods. Online sales double. The healthy choice. Read more >>
The loving retiree from Consuma, who at 84, takes his car every day to drive Jaffer, a Macedonian boy who has been blind since birth, to school. 20 km of twists and turns for his adopted grandson.
This is what emerges from a UN report. Since 1990, approximately 420 million hectares have been lost due to land conversion. This emergency has been slowing in recent decades, but much remains to be done.
Several studies show that cold air currents are intensely affecting temperate regions and usually warm seasons precisely because of rising temperatures at the Poles. Specifically, melting ice contributes to triggering complex phenomena that push cold air currents southward.
Does the abnormal cold disprove global warming? No, exactly the opposite is true. Read more >>
Greenpeace, in collaboration with four musicians, organized a performance in the deep north of the Arctic, where temperatures reach -12 degrees Celsius. The goal is to highlight the risks facing our seas and, therefore, the planet.
North Pole: A concert with ice instruments to halt global warming (photos and video) Read more >>
The mechanism was invented by Luca Rochette-Berlon, a young student at Sciences Po. It works like restaurant vouchers, and it protects retail trade from financial speculation.
The venue was set on fire on the night of April 25th but thanks to the efforts of an entire community, which raised more than 33 thousand euros with an online fundraiser, it will reopen more beautiful and lively than before.
The Brussels Parliament has finally banned this deadly technique that damages the sea, endangers the ecosystem, and penalizes small-scale fishermen. Now, however, the provision must be implemented by individual states, not forgetting that European citizens should be reimbursed for the €21,5 million in subsidies that enabled its development.
From the fight against global warming to technological innovation, from the future of work to the fight against poverty and inequality. The third edition of the Festival will take place from May 21st to June 6th, with the message "Let's take charge of our future" calling everyone to individual and collective action.
Sustainable Development Festival: 17 Days to Shape Change (Video) Read more >>
Her protest began last September after a summer marked by above-average heat. Since then, she has held a strike every Friday in front of the Swedish Parliament because: "Instead of worrying about the future, you should try to change it while you still can." Her initiative has sparked a global movement, Fridays For Future, which has attracted thousands of young people around the world. And on April 19th, she will be in Rome.
The Roman university will distribute containers to its students to reduce the waste of 10 plastic water bottles used daily within the university. The goal is to raise awareness among younger generations by implementing a concrete solution.
