(EN) Spain and Germany are leaders in Europe with investments on solar. Grid parity is getting closer and Italy is not prepared as you can see with this clear infographics published on IL, sole24ore magazine, and designed by Francesco Franchi. —————————- (IT) Spagna e Germania sono leader in Europa nell’investimento sul solare. La grid parity (il momento in cui l’energia solare costerà come produrre energia da fonti tradizionali) si avvicina sempre più e l’Italia è impreparata come si vede chiaramente da questa infografica pubblicata su IL, magazine del sole 24ore, e realizzata da Francesco Franchi.
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Emission reduction models / Modelli di riduzione delle emissioni
(EN) Scientist at Met Office in UK have conducted a series of ‘what if’ climate projections to give a better understanding of the temperature rises we could expect if action on reducing greenhouse gas emissions is slow or delayed. The worst part of the report is that risks of dangerous climate change will not increase slowly as greenhouse gases increase. Rather, the risks will multiply if we do not reduce emissions fast enough: plants, soils and oceans currently absorb about half of the carbon dioxide emitted by human activities, limiting rises in atmospheric CO2 and slowing global warming but as temperatures increase, this absorption is very likely to decrease. ——————- (IT) Gli scienziati inglesi del Met Office hanno condotto una serie di proiezioni rispetto al “cosa succede se” sul riscaldamento globale ( riassunti nell’immagine di questo post ) che ci permette di vedere chiaramente le conseguenze di un’azione più o meno incisiva nel limitare le emissioni. La parte peggiore delle
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Green stimulus: Italy sucks / Stimolo verde: l’Italia fa pena
(EN) The white circle represents the total size of each county’s fiscal stimulus package, while the green one inside is the country’s allocation towards environmental initiatives. Click on the image to interact with the infographic on the Financial Times. ——– (IT) Il cerchio bianco rappresenta lo stimolo fiscale totale di ogni paese, mentre il cerchio verde all’interno è quello dedicato all’economia verde. Clicca su una delle immagini per interagire con l’infografica completa sul Financial Times.
Pro Nuclear animated/Il pro nucleare animato
(EN) Foratom, the agency that promotes nuclear power in Europe has many members. One of these is the Belgian Nucelar Forum which recently launched an articulated pro-nuclear advertising campaign to “open a dialogue” with Belgian public and influence it to rethink the nuclear option. Infact, while Italy signed on 24 February an agreement with France which paves the way for the building of nuclear power plants, the federal parliament of Belgium approved a law in 2003 regarding the closure of all power plants in the nation before 2025. The campaign uses billboards, a website, TV, press advertising and plays with anti-nuclear statements and on the position of being concerned about the problem. At the beginning (i didnt know who made the video) I watched the animation and I thought it was anti-nuclear but then, at the end of the movie (“nuclear energy is a source of problems, but at the same time a source of solutions”), I realized that it
Gold, silver and cell phones / Oro, argento e cellulari
(EN) Mobile Compost is a project born in Sweden aimed at taking old mobiles out of circulation while collecting all the precious metals they contain. They calculated that every ton of cell phones contains 1 kilo of silver and 300 grams of gold. If it’s true that in Sweden there are 15 millions cell phones hidden in drawers, it means that more 500 kilos of gold (average mobile weight 120gr) are there, waiting to be collected! Is it the beginning of a new Gold Rush? ————– (IT) Mobile Compost è un progetto svedese per togliere dalla circolazione i vecchi cellulari e, nello stesso tempo, recuperare tutti i metalli preziosi che contengono. Gli iniziatori del progetto hanno calcolato che ogni tonnellata di cellulari porta con sè un chilo di argento e trecento grammi d’oro. Se è vero che in Svezia ci sono in giro 15 milioni di cellulari dimenticati nei cassetti, significa che più di 500 chili d’oro (un telefonino pesa
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