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Global response to Laudato si’

JESC — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:12:26 +0000

The Encyclical Laudato si’ by Pope Francis published in June has had an amazing effect beyond the boundaries of the Catholic Church. Politicians, scientists, academics and representatives of a large number of social movements have responded to the Pope’s invitation to join a dialogue on the shaping of the future of our planet. US President […]

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Making concrete the EU commitment on climate change

JESC — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 10:04:54 +0000

The environment ministers of the EU confirmed the proposal for COP21 to reduce emissions at least by 40% by 2030, and to reduce 80-95% in 2050 compared with 1990 In the last Council of the environment ministers of the European Union, that took place in Brussels on September the 19th, the Governments of the EU […]

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Adaptation or needed resilience

JESC — Tue, 19 May 2015 10:11:01 +0000

The impact of climate change will become more intense and its effects will be irreversible. We will have to adapt to new physical and climatic conditions. This article is the third in a series of monthly pieces that aims to prepare our readers for COP21, the UN Conference on Climate Change that will take place […]

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Mitigation or how to limit the impacts of climate change

JESC — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 12:33:06 +0000

In 2013 the European Environment Agency (EEA) announced that Europe had already reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 19% with reference to the 1990 level, but this reduction is largely as a result of the economic crisis. In order to tackle climate change there are two possible strategies: mitigation and adaptation. The first strategy […]

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Towards COP21: impacts of climate change

JESC — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 10:40:02 +0000

The next UN Conference on Climate Change, COP 21, will open in Paris on 30 November 2015. A lot is expected of this Conference as it is the decisive moment to renew the Kyoto Protocol providing the international community with an effective mechanism to deal with greenhouse emissions at a global level. Although expectations are […]

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