We’re now in the black-bar phase, eating up our available «carbon budget» before we hit dangerous levels of temperature rise. If we go beyond the ‘safe limits’ we won’t be able to reverse the sea level rise, ocean acidification, sea ice reduction, agricultural yields, hurricane destructiveness, … the destruction of our own habitat.
Archivo de etiqueta: conservación
Loos-en-Gohelle, pueblo minero reconvertido a pueblo sostenible
En la zona Norte de Francia, en la región del Paso de Calais el pueblo de Loos-en-Gohelle se vio obligado a reinventarse. En el año 1990 la actividad minera de la región se desmantela y da paso a una etapa de transición hacia un nuevo modelo. En un inicio se apostó por la creación deSigue leyendo «Loos-en-Gohelle, pueblo minero reconvertido a pueblo sostenible»
Sustainable Energy for all
This weekend someone asked me about how feasible would be to supply all the energy demand with renewable energy. My answer was not very optimistic. In Spain, nowadays, only 15% of the energy comes from renewable sources and as far as I know the main research efforts are driven by the need of finding aSigue leyendo «Sustainable Energy for all»
Some turtles… But where were the whales?
We were supposed to encounter plenty of sea life during this season of the year, but for one reason or the other we hardly got to watch some turtles, sword fish and sun fish. The Mediterraneo is getting empty as well as all the oceans: overfishing, acidification, violation of sealife protection laws, pollution, human impact,Sigue leyendo «Some turtles… But where were the whales?»
SunWater crowdfunding campaign
Pumping irrigation systems in poor countries are most of the times unafordable by the families. Paul Polak has designed a solar pumping system that reduces in 80% the cost of a traditional fotovoltaic powered systems. They are raising 50.000USD, want to participate? + info
Dream Green Home
13 things to take into account when designing a green home DJ Miller – @MillerHeWrote
Svalbard Global Seed Vault – Bóveda del fin del mundo
If you were one of the most wealthy countries in the world and you were managing one of the biggest sovereign funds of our planet, would you consider creating the biggest seedbank ever to provide insurance against the loss of seeds in a global crises or after a continuous genetic modification of our seeds? NorwaySigue leyendo «Svalbard Global Seed Vault – Bóveda del fin del mundo»
Water crisis – The path to P2P water
Water.org Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a water-related illness.Women spend 200 million hours a day collecting water.Three times more people lack water than live in the United States. The majority of illness is caused by fecal matter. More people have a mobile than a toilet. Lack of community involvement causes 50% of otherSigue leyendo «Water crisis – The path to P2P water»
Energy crisis – The path to P2P energy
Energy is the engine of our economy. An economy based on growth that permanently demands larger amounts of energy. During the 20th century, especially during the second half of it, economic growth has come hand in hand with the easy access to fossil fuel resources, something that at that time seemed to be virtually inexhaustible.Sigue leyendo «Energy crisis – The path to P2P energy»
Fracking – When the water broke
In this voracious race to consume the planet’s resources the eternal seekers of an oil substitute began some years ago the folly of fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing. The number of oil fields is limited and they only decrease over time along with their profitability, but nonetheless the economy needs the black gold, itsSigue leyendo «Fracking – When the water broke»
Sylvia García 