Ireland is set to become the first country to divest from fossil fuels, according to NPR. The bill was passed by the Dail, Ireland’s lower house of parliament and after the bill was issued, it requires its sovereign wealth fund to sell off its holdings in fossil fuel industries “as soon as practicable.”
Eastern European Association of the Greens supported Mantova initiative against waste incineration plant
10th of August, in Mantova, Italy, a public action dedicated to sign in petition took place.
Press release: Global warming – ways to prevent
July 16, 2018 in Brussels Press Club (Brussels, Belgium), the Eastern European Association of the Greens discussed an important topic: “Global warming – ways to prevent.”
Participants of the round table analyzed the problem of climate change on Earth and, in particular, in Europe. Thus, during the discussion, experts noted that since the beginning of the 20th century, the average temperature of the Earth’s climate system has increased by about 0.74 ° C, while about 2/3 of increase fall on the last decades, namely, after 1980. Each of the last three decades was warmer than the previous one.
Climate Change Could Increase the Menace of Antibiotic Resistance
One of the increasing threats that are yet to be taken very seriously is the menace of antibiotic resistance. This problem has radically become one of the biggest health challenge faced by mankind. However, antibiotic resistance has been highlighted in the UN Environment Frontiers Report 2017 as one of the 6 major global health problems.
Eastern European Association of the Greens supported Greenpeace initiative to create an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary
June, 19, in Frankfurt, Germany, Greenpeace held an action to collect signatures in order to save the Antarctic and make it Sanctuary. President of Eastern European Association of the Greens Alexander Kamenets joined the colleagues and supported their initiative.
Ecovillage
Ecovillages are traditional or intentional communities whose goal is to become more socially, culturally, economically and ecologically sustainable. Ecovillages are consciously designed through locally owned, participatory processes to regenerate and restore their social and natural environments. Most range from a population of 50 to 150 individuals, although some are smaller, and traditional ecovillages are often much larger. Larger ecovillages often exist as networks of smaller subcommunities. Certain ecovillages have grown by the addition of individuals, families, or other small groups who are not necessarily members settling on the periphery of the ecovillage and effectively participating in the ecovillage community.
Invitation Discussion «Global Warming – Ways to Prevent»
Eastern European Association of the Greens invites you to join a discussion on the issue that became the most important theme of the current millennium – global warming.
Ways and methods of global warming preventing
Climate change affects all aspects of our lives. If we do not want a fatal outcome, we must fight against global warming untill its late.
The Polish energy sector
Poland’s energy market at the crossroads
Even to maintain current levels of energy generation, Poland needs to invest huge amounts into energy generation capacity (between EUR 41 billion and EUR 98,5 billion by 2020 and factually upgrade or redesign its entire energy system:
Ecological problems in the dimension of international politics
The emergence of global ecological problems has inspired the global community’s interest in preserving the environment and has encouraged states to look for more effective solutions to these problems. Strengthening cross-border efforts and developing international cooperation at various levels, in the second half of the 20th century ecological problems fell into the international policy dimension.