Alessandra Mazzai, Author at Foresight

Sustainability or Crisis

There are two ways to respond to the COVID-19 crisis: economic revitalization that supports sustainability, or trading one crisis for another. Reigniting the economy, securing

The Climate of the Past

The Ca’ Foscari University of Venice opens its (virtual) doors. Professor Carlo Barbante takes us on a journey through the climate’s last 500 million years

Never Waste a Crisis: For a Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19

Recent generations, including ours, lived – and are still living – through four global crises. But the good news is that this time we have

The World Water Day is Not Just About Water

New solutions to address the global water crisis jointly with the climate change challenge will bring benefits to numerous sectors and the social realm. The

Putting Children at the Center of the SDGs

Today’s children face an uncertain future. Climate change, conflicts, inequalities, and exploitative marketing practices threaten their health and wellbeing. Investing in children would bring global

Technology and climate change are shaping the future of inequalities

A new generation of inequalities is threatening human development. Global progress in the reduction of extreme deprivations has resulted in an increasing convergence in basic

The hottest decade ever. When “acceleration” is the watchword

It sounds like a refrain we are quite used to, as it has been happening for 40 years: the last decade was not only hotter than the previous one but also the hottest on record. And it looks as if things are not going to change in the immediate future. However, some clues show that the last decade’s legacy can act as a springboard for the change we need in the next one.

The Solar Rooftop Panel Revolution

From energy consumers to energy prosumers: homes, commercial buildings, and industrial facilities worldwide are being covered with solar photovoltaic panels. Opportunities and challenges of a transformation that is changing the world and shaping the immediate future, as described in the latest International Energy Agency forecast analysis.

Climate change and health: get ready for the transition

“It’s not about avoiding the risks. It’s about taking a fantastic opportunity.” Let’s see the bigger picture and seize the moment: costs, assessments, and solutions

Anthropocene, an Exploration of the Human Footprint on Earth

Photographs, films and immersive augmented reality installations: an art project that documents the ways in which mankind has changed the Earth, bearing witness to the effects of the human footprint on natural processes.

Everything that Climate Change is not

People, action, solutions, and opportunities. These four keywords can drive effective climate communication, because “climate change is not a story about the future”. A talk

The Uneaten Apple that Worsens Climate Change

Food loss and waste worsen the scarcity of natural resources and greenhouse gas emissions from human activities with no purpose. Reducing food loss and waste can contribute towards environmental sustainability and limit the influence of the food system on climate change, increasing economic efficiency and food security at the same time. A new FAO report suggests how.

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