Climate emergency

The Mediterranean coastline has been witness to the growing impact of extreme weather events. From the flooding of the Turia River in 1957 to the current tragedy in the same region, climate change has emerged as a key factor …

‘Portugal is the country most affected by the impact of climate change,’ underlined José Carlos Pimenta Machado, vice-president of the Portuguese Environment Agency, at a conference in Macao, referring to European countries.

Portugal is one of the European countries …

Climate change is a global crisis that threatens the health of the planet and seriously affects ecosystems and biodiversity, especially in the most unstable geographical contexts.

 Southern Italy is one of these highly critical areas, especially due to the …

Environmentally responsible and socially fair societies balance environmental protection with social justice and equity. Focused on sustainable development and citizen participation, these societies promote climate action and equality, driven by youth activism.

Environmentally responsible and socially fair societies are those …

Climate misinformation threatens action on climate change, undermining confidence and delaying solutions.

Climate disinformation consists of misleading or inaccurate content that seriously jeopardises the fight against climate change. These harmful narratives tend to misrepresent the existence or impacts …

What is the Conference of the Parties (COP)?

COP stands for Conference of the Parties. It brings together 198 “parties”, that is, the 197 countries and the European Union that have signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…

Dubai in the United Arab Emirates hosted COP 28, the 2023 edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties.

From 30 November to 12 December 2023, the Expo City hosted representatives from 197 countries, plus the …

For the first time in history, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is set to enter a climate conference with its own pavilion, a move that has caused consternation among activists and observers of the climate negotiations. At the …

According to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action, “the decade from 2011 to 2020 has been the warmest on record”. Rising temperatures have a negative impact on both the natural environment and the health of us all.

Determined …

“Don’t ruin the world, we still have a lot to do here
Don’t ruin the world, otherwise how will you live here?
It’s just friction and debris in the soul
Hot earth, cold war, caring environment
Summits of calm …