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In the fight against climate change deforestation is one of the main pillars to address. Historically, forests have been immense sources of natural resources, food and have contributed to the preservation of biodiversity as well as to capture C02 from the atmosphere. Nowadays, they still represent the 30 % of terrestrial Surface and they host the 80% of the global biodiversity.However, they are unprotected. We just need to look to what happened to the Amazonia, where deforestation rates have risen up to 50% in the last years. Experts, also note that some parts of the big jungle produce more carbon…

Earth Day is coming up soon, so we’ve put together some simple and effective ideas that you can incorporate into your daily life to help protect our environment and reduce our ecological footprint. But first of all, when is Earth Day and what is it all about? It all started in 1969 at a UNESCO conference when John McConnell came up with the idea of Earth Day, which led to the first Earth Day on 21 March 1970, which coincided with the first day of astronomical spring in the northern hemisphere. Earth Day aims to protect the Earth’s natural resources…

As we have seen from the so-popular reports of the ICPP, climate change represents a huge risk for the global stability. Its consequences increase vulnerability around the world and therefore exacerbate climate-security risks. By the time extreme events take place, countries Will experience enormous disruptions. For example, imagine that a typhoon would hit Taiwan or the core of the industrial China. That will affect permanently the global production of semiconductors.Not only that, but the war in Ukraine is having important effects within climate change. In general terms, authors have described the war as the “sustainable development in reverse”. In that…

2021 and 2022 have been years marked by climate catastrophes. The big floods in China and India, the tremendous droughts in Africa or de recent big storms Eta and Iota in Central America have provoked immense movements of people that escape from the severe consequences of the natural disasters. More recently the earthquake in Turkey is also a wake-up call to the problem of the so-called climate refugees. In 2022 the forced migration due to climate causes accounted for 20 million people. Not only that , but the High Representative of United Nations Agency for refugees (ACNUR) considers 1,2 billion…

Failure to act on climate change will take a heavy toll on the eurozone. According to a European Central Bank (ECB) study carried out on September – the first to look at the impact of climate stress on the euro economy – inaction to combat the climate emergency will, in the most extreme case, cut wealth by up to 4% by 2030 and by more than 10% by the end of this century. The analysis covers 1,600 eurozone institutions and 2.3 million non-financial firms. In particular, medium-sized European firms could see their profitability plummet by up to 40% by 2050…

Climate change and increasingly extreme weather events, have caused a surge in natural disasters over the past 50 years disproportionately impacting poorer countries, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Thanks to improved warning systems and disaster management, the number of deaths fell almost threefold between 1970 and 2019, from 50,000 in the 1970s to fewer than 20,000 in the 2010s. According to the agencies’ Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes, from 1970 to 2019, these natural hazards accounted for 50 per cent of all disasters,…

Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the sun’s heat and raising temperatures. The main greenhouse gases that are causing climate change include carbon dioxide and methane. These come from using gasoline for driving a car…

Despite skepticism about the virtues of technology, it can serve beneficial purposes with the right intentions and thoughtful implementation. Virtual and mixed reality (XR) are tools that can potentially help combat climate change by reducing inefficiencies and persuading individuals to care about the environment. XR can serve as a practice run for reality to devise ways to increase efficiency and reduce environmental impact. The technology can train people to be more efficient producers, reduce transportation-related emissions, create prototypes and collaborate. For example, an architect in China can use XR to walk through a building project in America without flying across…

Virtual Reality (VR) technology has come a long way in recent years and is increasingly being recognised as a tool for addressing environmental issues, particularly in the context of climate change. In this blog, we will explore how VR can help mitigate the effects of climate change and promote sustainability. One of the most promising applications of VR technology in addressing climate change is through education and awareness campaigns. VR provides an immersive and interactive experience that can help people understand the complex and far-reaching impacts of climate change. For example, VR simulations can simulate the effects of rising sea…

Motivating and entertaining people BiosphereVR is a pioneering project using 360-degree, immersive film, also known as virtual reality (VR). Through this experience, you are taken on a ’virtual field trip’ to an array of distant places around the world where Climate Change is already showing its opposing face. This experience enables you to connect with distant crises as if they are close enough to touch.  Each journey is based on six different virtual reality experiences. Each episode is narrated by a local witness from each respective geographical region. These captivating witnesses are accompanied in their storytelling by stunning imagery and…