Econogy: the coronavirus, good news for the planet In May 2020, three young people launched a research group on the positive consequences of the coronavirus on economic development, called ECONOGY. Interview with two of them, Anaïs Julin and Maëlle Waché. A project for the future Anaïs, Blanche, and Maëlle are students, graduated from Cambridge or…
Soon to be a Green Investment Bank in the UK The global climate emergency requires new economic and ecological instruments. The Green Investment Bank (GIB) is one of them increasingly being considered in the UK. False start Since 2008, the Climate Change Act and the United Kingdom have been committed to reducing its CO2 emissions…
Autonomous drones for humanitarian aid A Montreal-based company is partnering with researchers who are developing autonomous drone technology to assist humanitarian aid workers. Technology at the service of humanitarian aid Humanitarian missions today often use UAVs (or autonomous air vehicles). They make it possible to fly over devastated areas inaccessible to humans, and share geographical…
In Libya, Peace is possible Since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been the scene of a factional struggle between two rival authorities. On August 21, 2020, they both separately announced the cessation of fighting and the holding of elections. An explosive situation Tripoli is home to the Government of National Accord…
A well-being budget in New Zealand On the 30th may 2019, the government of New Zealand passed a “well-being budget”, based on new socio-environmental indicators. After the storm The current Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern confessed it herself, 2020 has been “frankly terrible”. For good reasons. First, an extended quarantine due to coronavirus in Auckland, the…
A neighborhood ice-cream seller gets support from community Chicago, IL– A special Father’s Day weekend led to 70-year old Don Rosario selling all of his paleta’s to a local Southeast side family. The family bought his entire cart of Mexican style ice-cream as a kind gesture to get the elderly man out the heat and…
Hope for the Hainan Gibbon This little primate, known for his intelligence, has recently seen hope in his rehabilitation. Being the victim of deforestation, there were only 10 gibbons left on Chinese territory. Today, their numbers continue to increase. Collateral Victims of Global Warming The species live in a small region of the tropical island…
United States: an unexpected victory for the Sioux On July 6, 2020, a District of Columbia federal judge ordered that the Dakota Access pipeline, which has been the subject of fierce contestation from Indigenous nations and environmentalists for four years, cease operations at most late August, 5th. The pipeline of discord Almost three years after…
Sailboat collects 103 tons of plastic in the Pacific On June 2020, the sailboat of the NGO Ocean Voyages carried out one of the largest plastic cleanings at sea in history. The mission took place in the heart of the “plastic continent” of the North Pacific. A landfill that would be 3 times the size…
Coronavirus : This french brand distributes its’ benefits The French food and cooperative brand “C’est qui le patron” decided to distribute their profits made during the coronavirus crisis. Exceptional recipes Since the beginning of containment, many food brands have made significant profits following the increase in mass purchases of products such as gastrointestinal medications. Nicolas…