Climate

Preserving our environment

From Climate Goals to Law – The EU Legislation Process Explained

The European Union’s legislative process on the Fit for 55 package involves several steps. The first step involves the European Commission presenting the proposals, which it did on July 14, 2021. The proposals then go through a process of negotiation and scrutiny by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.

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Climate for Sale – Discounts and Destruction on Black Friday

Have you heard of Green Friday? Unfortunately, neither have we. Maximising profit is the ultimate goal of businesses and making the most of such opportunities is in their DNA – therefore at least once a year they provide us with reduced prices, realising their profit on quantity rather than using extra margins. The price we pay is probably less, but the price the planet does is much higher: pollution and exploitation of resources that can’t be replenished.

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Ecological Footprint and Carbon Footprint

We often hear both terms in the title and often use them as synonyms for each other. But what is the difference between the two? Simply put: every carbon footprint is an ecological footprint, but not every ecological footprint is a carbon footprint.

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