Solutions and hope for climate action
Matt McGrath is the BBC's environment correspondent, where he has worked since 1997. Between 2010 and 2011 he was a research fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Knight Programme for Science Journalism, the most prestigious programme in the field. In 2019 he was awarded the first Biophilia Environmental Communication Award by the BBVA Foundation for his contribution to improving public understanding and awareness of environmental challenges. Caty Arévalo is a journalist and communicator specialising in science and the environment at the EFE news agency and has been reporting on the main national and international events in this field for more than two decades. Like McGrath, she was also a researcher at MIT in the Knight Programme for Science Journalism and at the Reuters Institute at Oxford University. In 2017 she was awarded the BBVA Foundation Prize for Biodiversity Conservation, in the category of Knowledge Dissemination and Awareness Raising in Biodiversity Conservation.
Matt McGrath is the BBC's environment correspondent, where he has worked since 1997. Between 2010 and 2011 he was a research fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the Knight Programme for Science Journalism, the most prestigious programme in the field. In 2019 he was awarded the first Biophilia Environmental Communication Award by the BBVA Foundation for his contribution to improving public understanding and awareness of environmental challenges. Caty Arévalo is a journalist and communicator specialising in science and the environment at the EFE news agency and has been reporting on the main national and international events in this field for more than two decades. Like McGrath, she was also a researcher at MIT in the Knight Programme for Science Journalism and at the Reuters Institute at Oxford University. In 2017 she was awarded the BBVA Foundation Prize for Biodiversity Conservation, in the category of Knowledge Dissemination and Awareness Raising in Biodiversity Conservation.Climate emergency in times of confrontation
Antxon Olabe: "The response to the planetary climate emergency is the decisive struggle of our time"
Antxon Olabe: "The response to the planetary climate emergency is the decisive struggle of our time"We have participated in the design of the 2030 Environmental Framework Program
The Basque Government has approved the fifth Environmental Framework Program for 2030, which will guide environmental policies, following an extensive participation process involving all stakeholders and sectors of Basque society. The UPV/EHU Summer Courses Foundation (UIK) participated in the program's design phase and will collaborate in the implementation of the plan through the Donostia Sustainability Forum organized under the UIK umbrella.
The Basque Government has approved the fifth Environmental Framework Program for 2030, which will guide environmental policies, following an extensive participation process involving all stakeholders and sectors of Basque society. The UPV/EHU Summer Courses Foundation (UIK) participated in the program's design phase and will collaborate in the implementation of the plan through the Donostia Sustainability Forum organized under the UIK umbrella.Antonio Cerrillo, environmental journalist: "Overcoming eco-anxiety requires measures aimed at building and not continuing to watch and do nothing"
The diagnosis of the climate crisis, the debates surrounding the new paradigm of prosperity and the participation of social movements in the search for solutions were the focus of a new day of talks organised by the Donostia Sustainability Forum. The guest speaker on this occasion was journalist Antonio Cerrillo, environmental editor of the newspaper La Vanguardia and author, among others, of the book "Crisis climática. Un viaje por los escenarios del cambio climático en España y su impactos”.
The diagnosis of the climate crisis, the debates surrounding the new paradigm of prosperity and the participation of social movements in the search for solutions were the focus of a new day of talks organised by the Donostia Sustainability Forum. The guest speaker on this occasion was journalist Antonio Cerrillo, environmental editor of the newspaper La Vanguardia and author, among others, of the book "Crisis climática. Un viaje por los escenarios del cambio climático en España y su impactos”.The COP27 climate change summit. What's new?
COP27 was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 6th to 12th November 2022. It was the second best-attended summit after the Glasgow event in 2021 and the fifth to be held in Africa, one of the continents most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. DSF brought together a panel of experts to analyse the agreement reached in Egypt, from different points of view.
COP27 was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from 6th to 12th November 2022. It was the second best-attended summit after the Glasgow event in 2021 and the fifth to be held in Africa, one of the continents most vulnerable to the impact of climate change. DSF brought together a panel of experts to analyse the agreement reached in Egypt, from different points of view."There is a part of the population that needs to be exposed to the real prices of energy, so that they really know what it costs and know how to save"
Pedro Linares: Let's be smart. Short-term actions and long-term attitudes.
Pedro Linares: Let's be smart. Short-term actions and long-term attitudes.The challenge is to decrease in order to adapt to the planet's rhythms
The economic transition model is neither unique nor valid.
The economic transition model is neither unique nor valid.Hydrogen as a commitment to the future while we recycle plastic
“Giving up is not an option. A future that is already present is at stake. Either it will be sustainable or it will not”.
“Giving up is not an option. A future that is already present is at stake. Either it will be sustainable or it will not”.Crisis must be used as an opportunity for change
We are living through complex times of great uncertainty so it is good to share our doubts and uncertainties. On this journey towards ZERO emissions and sustainability it is very important to know where we are now and where we are heading. These are points that do not need to generate too much controversy, but the problem starts when we start asking ourselves questions such as when and how to undertake this journey.
We are living through complex times of great uncertainty so it is good to share our doubts and uncertainties. On this journey towards ZERO emissions and sustainability it is very important to know where we are now and where we are heading. These are points that do not need to generate too much controversy, but the problem starts when we start asking ourselves questions such as when and how to undertake this journey.Recalling the challenges of the past in addressing decarbonization
<p> Nowadays There are fifty-one billion tons of greenhouse gases in the world and by 2050 the goal is to reach zero net carbon emissions. </p>
Nowadays There are fifty-one billion tons of greenhouse gases in the world and by 2050 the goal is to reach zero net carbon emissions.
The energy revolution involves electricity
<p> Transition is evolution. Energy transition, a path to follow to reach something new based on a rational use of energy, use of renewables and sustainable development. </p>
Transition is evolution. Energy transition, a path to follow to reach something new based on a rational use of energy, use of renewables and sustainable development.