Over the last 30 years, fossil fuel companies have been ignoring the scientific consensus, fighting against climate action in order to maintain their profits. In 2019, it was found that the major oil companies ExxonMobil, Shell, Chevron, BP and Total had spent over $1 billion on climate lobbying in the three years following the Paris … Read more
From 15th to 18th September an innovative online event took place: the European Vegan Summit, the very first of his kind organized in Europe. Under the patronage of the European Parliament and set up by various vegan and environmentalist organizations, it hosted 12 different talks in 4 days with more than 70 speakers, among activists, … Read more
EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK is an awareness-raising campaign, promoted by the European Commission with the aim to encourage behavioural change in favour of active mobility, public transport, and cleaner, more sustainable transport solutions. Each year, from 16th to 22nd September (culminating in the popular Car-Free Day), local authorities get inspired to try innovative planning measures, by boosting new … Read more
Debt for Climate (DFC) is a grassroots movement lead by the Global South that aims to merge climate and social activism to reach climate justice. DFC demands the unconditional cancellation of the Global South’s debt to richer nations as a measure to tackle climate change. Esteban Servat, an Argentinian activist from DFC, explained that debt … Read more
As elephants and hippopotamus, rhinos are one of the most hunted species in Africa. There are five species of rhinos: white rhino, black rhino, Sumatran rhino, Indian rhino and Javan rhino which are mostly found in Asia, except black rhinos which are originally found in South and East Africa and are the major target of … Read more
At this very moment, the time of a blink of your eye, a lot happens. Stars are arising and exploding, the universe is expanding, and the light is travelling along our growing galaxy. And yet we, human beings who are as small as lost ants in the immensity, have still a significant impact on the … Read more
A recent Guardian analysis shows “human-caused global heating is driving more frequent and deadly disaster across the planet [… ] people across the world are losing their lives and livelihoods due to more deadly and more frequent heatwaves, floods, wildfires and droughts brought by the climate crisis”. A painful standpoint which is necessary to turn … Read more
If you have never heard the expression ‘solastalgia’, you better get familiar with it. Coined by the Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht, the term is formed by the combination of the Latin word sōlācium (comfort) and the Greek suffix -algia (grief) to describe a form of emotional distress caused by environmental trauma. According to the United Nations, the danger posed … Read more
Travelling, going on road trips, ships, taking the plane and seeing the world is much more of human need than just a trendy lifestyle. However, with the rising temperatures and the increasing costs of energy, thus of commodities, having vacation has become more difficult to bear over the years – both for the travelers and … Read more
Everyone can participate to the qualification process through the exclusive #ploggingchallenge. Get you bib for the finals! From 30th September to 2nd October the second edition of the World Plogging Championship will be held in the Turin 2006 Olympic Valleys, starting from the Municipality of Villar Perosa. After the huge mediatic success of the first … Read more