This field of science aims to influence geological factors. Geoengineering main projects are divided into two categories: Solar Radiation Management (SRM) Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) SRM’s goal is to reflect space the sun rays and lower the global temperature. It goes from setting up millions of mirrors to spraying enormous quantities of sulfates in the…
This year the Digital Economic and Society Index (DESI) of the European Commission put Italy at the last position in the EU regarding the diffusion of digital skills among people. While it is second to last for the use of the internet and activities carried on there. 42% of Italians between 16 and 74 years…
In the late months we have had the chance to see how differently the various countries have dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic: some countries have chosen a full-fledged lockdown, in some others rules were not as strict, some governments have pretended the problem doesn’t exist and so on. Thing is, most of the needed measures…
Wind power or wind energy is the use of wind to provide mechanical power through wind turbines to turn electric generators and traditionally to do other work, like milling or pumping. There are different sources of renewable energy that we can use to satisfy our needs, and the wind is one of the most important…
Worldwide, in the period from 1961 to 2017, total fish consumption grew at an average annual rate of 3.1%. Per capita terms, this means that consumption has gone from 9 kg per person in 1961 to 20.3 kg in 2017, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization. The increase in the consumption of seafood, coupled…
IMMIGRATION IN ITALY In the last twenty years, immigration started to become a more and more consistent dynamic in Italy. Thousands and thousands of immigrants have been arriving at the Italian coasts after leaving their homelands because of wars, conflicts, or simply out of despair. Most of these people, speaking different languages, with different backgrounds…
Once upon a time, there were lands and seas. Then the plastic between lands and seas. Today, a lot of plastic and everything that has contaminated. Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles in the Earth’s environment that adversely affects wildlife, wildlife habitat, and humans. Plastics are inexpensive and durable, and as…
Rice is the most used cereal in our diets, eaten by millions of people. Particularly in densely populated areas like Asia, Africa and South America, rice and all its derived ensures to consumers about 60/70% of the daily calorie intake. Rice is usually assimilated after grinding and, therefore, the elimination of the external layers. In…
Do you know how much water is used to make the pants you are wearing? The clothes that we buy and how we dress is not a simple choice. When we dress up, we are also wearing all the materials and the resources used to produce our clothes. The challenge for making fashion more sustainable…
Sea level rise is a phenomenon caused by the melting of the glaciers and partly attributable also to the warming of the surface oceans. Ocean and sea levels from all over the world are growing and this process is becoming faster and faster. Between 1991 and 2019 oceans have risen about 75 mm and the…
