Sustainability

Volcanoes have darkened the skies of the whole planet, killing 82,000 people and burying cities and entire civilisations. Despite scientific progress, volcanoes are still unpredictable and in recent years eruptions have become more recurrent. In 2021 alone, volcanoes such as Etna in Italy, Fagradalsfjall in Iceland, La Soufrière in the Caribbean and Cumbre Vieja on the Canary Island of La Palma have been active.

Ayúdame3D is a project created in Spain that makes 'trésdesis' - prosthetic arms made using 3D printing techniques - for people without resources, anywhere in the world. The project sets out to improve their quality of life by harnessing innovation and the numerous possibilities of new technologies. Guillermo Martínez, one of the founders of this project, talked to us about this initiative and invites you to collaborate with them.

Are you thinking about your holidays? Eco-friendly tourism is starting to become a popular choice. This form of tourism is respectful with biodiversity, the environment and committed to the development of autochthonous populations.

Over the course of successive Conferences of the Parties — known as COP — new elements have been introduced into the international structure of the negotiations on climate change. These elements allow for specific challenges to be tackled such as mitigation financing, adaptation to climate change, and the technological transfer.

We are often unaware of the real impact of our everyday habits. From what we buy to how we use and dispose of it, every action leaves a footprint on the environment. That is why it is important to review our habits and adopt more responsible patterns of consumption that help protect the planet.

There is a possibility that sea levels could rise by 2 metres due to global warming in the late twenty-first century. This would leave thousands of kilometres of coast at the mercy of floods, putting the safety of 745 million people all over the world at risk.

Efficient energy storage is a fundamental pillar of the energy transition: allowing flexible renewable energy production and guaranteeing its integration into the grid. Find out which storage systems are the most efficient and which ones promise to drive the much-needed transition towards a decarbonised electricity system.

The democratisation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), which facilitate access to thousands of informational, professional and leisure opportunities, is fundamental in today’s society and their use should be independent of each person’s circumstances. The aim of digital inclusion is to ensure that, for example, older people or those with lower incomes or motor, intellectual or audiovisual disabilities are not left behind in a world offering endless possibilities.