Worldwide, only 9% of all plastic waste is recycled. Every minute of every day, 20,000 kg of plastics leaks into our ocean. About 80% of all sea birds have plastic in their stomachs; one in…
This is what one might call a belated film review, since the documentary in question first aired in January 2016. It is, however, a belated review that might come just in time. On the road…
In the European spring of 2016, I lived in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito for three months. I conducted a research project on the city’s water management and governance for my Master thesis.[1] In my…
Part 1 It seems a recurring pattern: global UN conferences on climate change and sustainable development get a lot of publicity in the days before and after the actual event, while outside this range you…
[perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link="" color="" class="" size=""]"And there is one very clear reason why it should be absolutely ashamed of it"[/perfectpullquote] Some two months ago I stumbled upon an article of The World Economic Forum that…
Air quality in European, North American and Australian cities is relatively good compared to most of the rest of the world. That is a fact, for example backed up by the World Air Quality Index. It…
Air quality in European, North American and Australian cities is relatively good compared to most of the rest of the world. That is a fact, for example backed up by the World Air Quality Index. It…
[pullquote align="full" cite="" link="" color="#00FFCC" class="" size=""]"And there is one very clear reason why it should be absolutely ashamed of it"[/pullquote] Some two months ago I stumbled upon an article of The World Economic Forum that…