8 ways to save our climate, and our lives
The IPCC believes these eight solutions may help us avoid runaway climate change if we act big and fast enough. Let’s get to it !
8 ways to save our climate, and our lives Read More »
Reforestation
United States, China and Brazil outlined their climate plans
And these are huge steps in the right direction for both renewable energy and afforestation. This bode well for the upcoming IPCC climate talks that will take place late this year in Paris.
United States, China and Brazil outlined their climate plans Read More »
China is already cutting massively its emissions
While some analysts thought that China would cut its emissions in 2040 it is already starting to actually take place, and in an impressive way as new analyses have shown.
China is already cutting massively its emissions Read More »
Using drones to plant millions of trees (video)
Drones are all the rage these days. So why not use them to counter industrial scale deforestation with industrial scale reforestation ? (granted, we shouldn’t cut the trees in the first place…)
Using drones to plant millions of trees (video) Read More »
Afforestt : planting mini super forests everywhere
For the past few years I have grown to become a treehugger, willing to see more trees everywhere as they could clean our air from pollution and prevent climate change. Then comes Afforestt.
Afforestt : planting mini super forests everywhere Read More »
Forests are more important on climate change
To Sustainablog : ” It turns out we’ve been underestimating the benefits created by forests in the last case: a new study published in Science shows that “Forests play an even greater role in Earth’s climate system than previously known.” ” According to an AP report on the study, “Wooded areas across the planet soak
Forests are more important on climate change Read More »
Five great reforestation projects
While browsing old articles on Sustainablog, I found one that I particularly liked on successful huge reforestation projects. I learned many cool things and thought that was well worth a post. ” Governments, NGOs, and even for-profit companies recognize the environmental and economic losses caused by deforestation, and are working to restore the health of
Five great reforestation projects Read More »
64,096 trees planted in 15 minutes in Philippines
According to an AFP article : ” Philippine environmentalists have set a world record for the most trees planted simultaneously, kickstarting an enormous reforesteration programme, organisers said Thursday. Nearly 7,000 people helped in the mass planting of saplings in denuded forest and grassland in the eastern province of Camrines Sur on Wednesday, said Mara Joneil
64,096 trees planted in 15 minutes in Philippines Read More »
Brazil and Indonesia committed to slow down deforestation
The year is beginning with many good news. After the huge wind energy plan in the UK, another good sign that climate change mitigation slowly but surely surfaces as a key preoccupation at a global scale. Indeed the Brazilian goverment signed a National Policy on Climate Change bill which is due to help the country
Brazil and Indonesia committed to slow down deforestation Read More »
Soon a deal to end deforestation
Since I read Collapse back to 2007 I have been an advocate of both stopping deforestation and reforesting as both are needed to stop soil erosion in a local scale and stop climate change on a global scale. It seems the Copenhagen climate conference was not a complete failure as the Kyoto Protocol’s successor is
Soon a deal to end deforestation Read More »