Biodiversità

The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. That limiting the increase in global temperatures to within 1.5°C, as established in the 2015 Paris Agreement, is an impossible mission without the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy is certainly no longer news.It is a passage now taken for granted by studies and reports by panels of experts and scholars and it is information also acquired by governments.It is newsworthy, however, if it is an oil company that says it. Last week Shell released the “Energy security scenarios”, a new series of scenarios in which the oil and gas company imagines how the global energy system could change over the course of the century.Between the lines of the report – observe Carbon Brief who analyzed the study in depth – it is clear that staying below 1.5°C means immediately putting an end to oil and gas growth. This is certainly new considering that, in previou...

The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The greater intensity and frequency of extreme meteorological phenomena are now causing enormous damage at all latitudes and unfortunately the death of many people caught unprepared by events for which we were not prepared.We have also seen it in Italy, recently in Emilia-Romagna twice within a few weeks, and last September in the Marche.But early warning systems and better management of the devastating effects of these catastrophic events can save many human lives.At least according to what one reports study by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Floods in Emilia-Romagna:an announced disaster and because climate change is also involved According to the report, in the countries most exposed to the consequences of the climate crisis, floods, storms and fires have caused trillions of dollars in economic damage over the last half century, but the number of human victims has f...

Mexico announced the creation of 20 new areas protected which involve 13 states, as well as the Gulf of Mexico and California, and include national parks, sanctuaries and areas protection of flora and fauna.The measure was made official despite the fact that, from 2016 to today, Mexican environmental agencies have suffered significant cuts in funding.This is an absolutely relevant area, large in every way 2.3 million hectares, an area practically equivalent to the entire territory of the Lombardy region.The new areas will preserve ecologically important habitats and marine areas for several species, including whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), Mexican prairie dogs (Cynomys mexicanus) and jaguars (Panthera onca).They will also help safeguard coral reefs and areas of cultural significance to indigenous communities. The national park Bajos del Norte, in the Gulf of Mexico, will be the largest of the new protected areas.It will have a surface area of ​​1,304,114 he...

The agreement concluded overnight by the world states brings the "30x30" goal closer:protect 30% of the oceans by 2030

The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. After more than four years of negotiations, repeated delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and late-night talks, on December 18, nearly 200 countries - among them not the United States or the Vatican - they signed an agreement at COP15 on biological diversity, hosted by Canada and China, to halt biodiversity loss by 2030.The agreement, defined as one of a kind, appears to have been imposed by the Chinese president, ignoring the objections of some African states. The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) negotiator appeared to block the final deal presented by China, telling the plenary that he could not support a document that did not create a new biodiversity fund, distinct from the existing UN Global Fund. Environment Facility (GEF).China, Brazil, Indonesia, India and Mexico are the largest beneficiaries of GEF funds, and some African states wanted the final agreement to include more...