News from the Earth

Today, progress is being made in many places, but, overall, action to meet the Goals is not yet advancing at the speed or scale required. 2020 needs to usher in a decade of ambitious action to deliver the Goals by 2030.

We can all strengthen our relationship with nature, even if we live in cities we can find an urban park where we can do physical activity to oxygenate and relax. 

Since 1950, more than 9 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced globally, of which only 9% is recycled, while almost a billion people live in slums. A Norwegian start-up's mission is to develop affordable housing from 100% recycled plastic. 

Would you live in a recycled plastic home?

The European Week for Waste Reduction represents the main and widest information and awareness campaign of European citizens about the impact of waste production on the environment. 

The current pandemic has taught us the link between pollution and health. Today we are all perfectly aware of the social, environmental, economic and health benefits that the presence of greenery has in our cities.

A green and fair recovery is able to create over 50 million jobs among the almost one hundred cities of the C40 network and their supply chain. About a third more than those that would be generated simply by maintaining the current polluting infrastructure. With accelerated reconstruction, on the other hand, it could reach 80 million. 

Walking is good. Many researches have shown the health benefits of doing it regularly, but a new study has shown that movement is also good for the brain and nervous system and its absence can even reduce the production of new cells.

The importance of investing in urban regeneration, the growing attention to air quality, more green spaces, a new mobility. Restore space to people.