Increasing welfare through healthy eating habits (Part 2)
Part 2 – Behavioral Change Technique applied to food decision-making Peter, on the advice of Kate and Hugo, decides to watch a documentary about the body effects of excessive consumption […]
Carbon Footprint
The new generations demand green investments: how financial institutions adapt?
Starting with some literature: What is a Financial Institution (FI)? A financial institution (FI), according to Investopedia, is a corporation that undertakes financial and monetary transactions such as deposits, loans, […]
CARBON LEAKAGE: CURRENT CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
Carbon based emissions are now proven to be a harmful by-product to humans and the environment. An excess of CO2 in the atmosphere, in addition to an increase in the […]
The power of algae as biofuel
How Danish researchers use seaweed to turn on a car Being sustainable also means thinking outside the box. This is what the researchers of the Danish group MacroFuels did, by […]
Current carbon approach can be insufficient to achieve Paris Goals, experts say
Nowadays models’ trust into dealing with climate change by using “negative emissions” technologies, such as CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage), may be into question, according to latter news. A recent […]
Pessimism or realism? New study claims that the increase in temperatures will be higher than expected
The goal set in 2015 during the Paris Agreement to not allow the global temperature to increase over 2º, beyond vague in the how to, might be just impossible to […]
The Colour of Bitcoin? Certainly not green.
Could a thought be polluting? The answer, my dears, is unluckily yes: it could. An Example In 2008 a mysterious man signing with the fictitious name Satoshi Nakamoto, spread a […]
The Happy Planet Index
GDP is a good index when it comes to measure nations’ production but is a not good measure of their wealth. One of the most important thing GDP does not […]
El Nino… a kid actor in the Climate Change
Between 2015 and 2016 the world has witnessed the strongest El Nino since 65 years. The effects have been catastrophic, producing massive drought in Africa and Australia and destructive floods […]
Green Vacations – Sustainability in the summertime
Spring has gone, and summer is coming on… There are few exams left and you are already thinking where to spend the weeks ahead, right? Maybe visiting an European capital, […]