Salto Euromed organized a Tool Fair involving youth workers and organizations to share the best educational tools: the SAME Edu-kit was warmly welcomed and higly praised for its structure and rich contents.
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recently reported that Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, and if the trend will not be reverted, it will continue to drive long-term climate change, sea level rise, ocean acidification and more extreme weather.
Donald Trump has cancelled NASA’s greenhouse gas monitoring system, prompting concern it will hinder efforts to bring down global emissions.
If Europe feels like the Arctic right now, the Arctic itself is balmy by comparison. The North Pole is above the freezing mark in the dead of winter; there are no direct measurements there, but merging satellite data with other temperature data shows that temperatures soared this week to 35 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius). That is 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, and 78 degrees warmer than in parts of Norway.
Imagine a newly elected president of the United States calling in his inaugural speech for an "ecological civilization" that ensures "harmony between human and nature." Now imagine he goes on to declare that "we, as human beings, must respect nature, follow its ways, and protect it" and that his administration will "encourage simple, moderate, green, and low-carbon ways of life, and oppose extravagance and excessive consumption." Dream on, you might say. Even in the more progressive Western European nations, it's hard to find a political leader who would make such a stand.
Every couple of years, billions of dollars flow into an Olympic host city and its environs for the construction of enormous stadiums, guest hotels and athlete accommodations. In the past decade, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has emphasized the measures taken to make these projects—and the games themselves—sustainable. But in a world where reducing carbon emissions is an overriding priority, is there still room for the Olympics?
- Almost four environmental defenders a week killed in 2017
- 1.5 Degrees Warming and the Search for Climate Justice for the Poor
- Richest 1 percent bagged 82 percent of wealth created last year - poorest half of humanity got nothing
- EU declares war on plastic waste
- Just 100 companies responsible for 71% of greenhouse gas emissions, report says
- New UN DESA report finds numbers of migrants continue to rise
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