Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 24 de febrero, 2022 Peso Muchas personas tienen una imagen equivocada de su figura Christiane Gelitz Tanto las mujeres como los hombres tienden a tener una percepción poco realista de su peso: algunos lo sobrestiman, mientras otros lo subestiman. Comunicación ¿Cómo se detecta la buena…
Dear German Gonzalez-Davila, 1990 is a landmark date for energy and climate policies. What have been the transformations in the global economy and energy system since then? 2050 is the world’s target to act for the climate challenge. What are the possible energy and climate evolutions according to different scenarios?…
La magistrada del Supremo María Luisa Segoviano, galardonada con el Premio Igualdad de la Abogacía La magistrada del Tribunal Supremo María Luisa Segoviano, que en 2020 se convirtió en la primera mujer en presidir una Sala del órgano judicial, será galardonada con el Premio Igualdad de la Abogacía Española el…
Exclusive Webinar – Are power generation companies’ actions aligned with the Paris Agreement? – February 1st, 11:00 AM CET The largest power generation companies in the world have an impact on climate change. Indeed, plans to diversify the mix significantly modify the share of carbon-free energy in the final electricity consumption. Those strategies are key…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 31 de enero, 2022 INMUNIDAD Los síntomas de la COVID-19 persistente son menos probables en los vacunados Freda Kreier Según un estudio israelí, las personas que fueron vacunadas y padecieron COVID-19 tienen menos probabilidades de sufrir fatiga y otros problemas de salud que las personas…
Colca 2022 REDCOLCA Esta cuarta versión del Congreso Latinoamericano sobre Conflictos Ambientales se realizará en conjunto con el III Congreso de la Sociedad Andina de Economía Ecológica (SAEE). El evento tendrá una duración de cinco días. En los dos primeros (24 y 25 de octubre), se llevará a cabo el…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 27 de diciembre, 2021 Paleontología Hallan el fósil de un embrión de dinosaurio cercano a la eclosión Karin Schlott El ejemplar estaba a punto de romper el cascarón con la cabeza, igual que haría un polluelo. El hallazgo revela una nueva similitud entre dinosaurios y…
Featured Strategic Forest Reserves can protect biodiversity in the western United States and mitigate climate change Strategic forest reserves based on biodiversity and carbon storage can help to protect animal and tree species habitat, surface drinking water and carbon stocks and accumulation in the western US, suggests an assessment of…
Volume 6 Issue 12, December 2021 From coin cells to battery packs It is challenging to develop a new and promising energy material and even harder to upscale the material for practical applications. Sung et al. report the synthesis of sub-nanometre-sized silicon-based electrodes that display high performances in lab coin-sized…
En armonía con la naturaleza Novedades | ¿Qué es la huella ecológica? Estados | Biodiversidad en tu estado Naturalista destacado Nuevas Publicaciones | Ajolotes y achoques de México Calendario de eventos ¿Qué es la huella ecológica? Diariamente generamos un impacto ambiental a partir de nuestras actividades cotidianas. El consumo de…
Executive Brief – The various hydrogen storage technologies The growing energy needs and the climate challenge call for a massive development of renewable energy sources. At this point, large scale electricity storage solutions hardly handle this growing renewable energy fluctuation. This is the reason why new technologies need to be explored, and hydrogen is foreseen as a promising vector for storing…
Volume 4 Issue 12, December 2021 Future coastal hardening The world’s coasts are increasingly covered with built structures, such as piers and seawalls. Using New Zealand as a case study, Floerl and colleagues find that coastal infrastructure has replaced more than half of the coastline of 30 urban centres worldwide…
THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS < ISEE Elections News The Election for the ISEE Board 2022 will be launched on Friday, December 17. The election process will be open for ten days, and only members of ISEE can vote. If your membership has lapsed, do please renew on our…
Volume 5 Issue 12, December 2021 Armoured ankylosaur The holotype specimen of the armoured dinosaur Spicomellus afer. Spicomellus (pictured here) is the earliest ankylosaur so far described and the first from Africa. The specimen comprises spikes directly fused to the animal’s ribs, a morphology unique to this species. See Maidment…
Volume 2 Issue 12, December 2021 Mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows have historically been lost or degraded, threatening their ability to store carbon and provide ecosystem services. This Review details the global potential of blue carbon ecosystem protection and restoration in climate change mitigation, through carbon sequestration and co-benefit…
Volume 11 Issue 12, December 2021 Warming accelerates Southern Ocean flow Understanding the impacts of climate change on circulation in the Southern Ocean is limited by its remoteness and the lack of historical observations. Writing in this issue, Shi et al. use a combination of observations, CMIP6 and eddy-resolving models…
Featured Lunar-like silicate material forms the Earth quasi-satellite (469219) 2016 HO3 Kamoʻoalewa The Earth’s most stable quasi-satellite, Kamoʻoalewa, displays an extremely red reflectance spectrum typical of space weathering of lunar-like silicate material which raises the possibility that it is formed of material originating from the Moon Benjamin N. L. Sharkey…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 29 de noviembre, 2021 COVID-19 La variante ómicron, fuertemente mutada, pone en alerta a los científicos Ewen Callaway Los investigadores se apresuran a determinar si esta variante de coronavirus de rápida propagación representa una amenaza para la eficacia de las vacunas contra la COVID-19. Neurociencia…
Register to our daily newsletter Policy & Regulatory Germany’s new coalition government unveils new energy and climate targets 26 Nov 2021 Germany’s newly-formed coalition government has announced ambitious reforms to accelerate climate policies. It aims to advance the phase out of coal-fired power generation (by 2030) and to accelerate planning and approval procedures…
Volume 6 Issue 11, November 2021 Batteries on rails Improvements in battery technology and reduction in costs have opened up the possibility of electrification of nearly all means of transport. Phadke et al. now explore the techno-economic feasibility of battery-powered trains and find that there’s a role for them in…
Volume 4 Issue 11, November 2021 Human activity and landslide risk in Africa Population pressure and land-use change affect landslide risk. Depicker and colleagues analyse the impact of population dynamics, conflicts and deforestation on landslide risk in the Kivu Rift region (pictured), Eastern Africa. See Depickeret al. Image: Dr. Olivier…
Escrito pormexico_social• 12 noviembre, 2021• 4:00 am• Ciencia, En Portada, Enrique Provencio, Medio Ambiente, Mundo, Notas A punto de concluir la Cumbre Glasgow, México sigue evadiendo tanto su responsabilidad global como el compromiso nacional con la transición climático. La representación oficial a la 26ª Conferencia de las Partes de la…
Volume 2 Issue 11, November 2021 Anthropogenic climate change and environmental deterioration are driving global degradation of coral reefs. This Review examines how the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts can be harnessed and expanded to counter ongoing coral loss. See Voolstra et al. Image: David Fleetham/Alamy Stock Photo. Cover…
Volume 11 Issue 11, November 2021 Measuring adaptation progress Roads and paths formerly lined with cacti are now buried under the sand in the desert regions of southern Madagascar. The hunger season, which usually ends in April, is becoming more critical each year; three consecutive years of drought have severely…
Policy & Regulatory India aims to become carbon neutral by 2070 3 Nov 2021 India has pledged to reach net-zero emissions in 2070. The country also aims to reach a non-fossil energy capacity of 500 GW by 2030 (from 144 GW in 2020) and to meet 50% of its electricity requirements from renewables by…
Volume 5 Issue 11, November 2021 Reproductive modes Life birth has evolved from egg-laying ancestors multiple times independently. The European common lizard, Zootoca vivipara (pictured here), is a rare example of a vertebrate with populations that are either egg-laying or live-bearing. Hybrids resulting from crosses between egg-laying and live-bearing lizards…
Company news – Acquisition of Infinergia On September 30th, we acquired Infinergia, a marketing and strategy consulting firm specialising in clean energy markets. This acquisition will enable us to further address new market opportunities by developing a new expertise on clean energy technologies and enlarging our offering. Read the press release Executive Brief – Power storage…
Actualidad científica: Del 1 al 28 de octubre, 2021 Sistema solar Así son los únicos ríos extraterrestres conocidos Titán, la luna de Saturno, alberga los únicos ríos conocidos fuera de la Tierra. El primer mapa completo de su red fluvial ayudará a obtener información sobre el clima y la superficie…
Featured Research for climate adaptation Adaptation to climate change must be ramped up urgently. This Comment proposes three avenues to transform ambition to action: improve tracking of actions and progress, upscale investment especially in critical areas, and accelerate learning through practice. Bruce Currie-Alder Cynthia Rosenzweig Yang Wang Comment 18 Oct…
Policy & Regulatory Ivory Coast may set more ambitious climate targets for 2030 22 Oct 2021 Ivory Coast plans to update its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), increasing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target from 28% to 30% of the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario by 2030. This objective corresponds to a reduction of around 37 MtCO2eq in…