The climate crisis is real. It’s not a drill. If we do nothing, Barcelona and the planet will become uninhabitable for future generations. In an effort to prevent that happening and mitigate the effects of the climate crisis in the city, Barcelona City Council has declared the Climate Emergency, with an action plan and a budget of 563 million euros to implement a hundred different measures. The goal is to halve greenhouse-gas emissions by 2030 in comparison to levels recorded in 1992, and to cut CO2 emissions by two million tonnes.
Geopolitics
Patrick Mazza: A World going in the Wrong Direction
The converging crises facing our world today shout out the fact that their roots are systemic. Tinkering around the edges won’t solve these problems, because they are embedded in the systems logic itself. Read HERE […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Germany – a most dangerous and ridiculous nation
In this typically lengthy article Mitchell reviews how and why Germany is imposing its economic policy upon Europe. Read here
EU politics
The Connexion: Speed limit set to lower to 30kph in most of Paris from August 30
The speed limit in the vast majority of Paris will be a maximum 30kph from August 30, it has been confirmed, in a bid to improve road safety and reduce noise. Read here
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