#LetLakeVictoriaBreatheAgain
By Eimantas Petraitis and Sara Winship Lake Victoria is the world’s largest tropical lake and second-largest freshwater lake. It is Africa’s largest lake and is bordered by Kenya, Uganda, and … Read More
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How the Carbon Footprint Lies to Us
Since it’s constantly shoved down our throats, broadcast on daily television, social media, posters, and advertisements, most of us have probably heard of a carbon footprint. According to Britannica, the … Read More
Somethin’ fishy
By: Lloyd VERHEGGE S2FR What is the problem with fishing? The fishing situation does not get enough attention, fishing is bad for the environment, because fishing boats release a lot … Read More
Our future depends on it
By Jonas Hermans, S6ENB, ESF There has been a lot of conversation around this year’s COP in Glasgow, but what is it exactly, and why is it so important? What is … Read More
Embracing the Climate Crisis
By Elžbieta Janušauskaitė, Graduate of Climate Academy, EEB2. We are the middle children of a lost generation, with no great war and no great depression. — This, however, is not … Read More
Boskanter – Disconnecting and Reconnecting
Living an eco-friendly lifestyle in a home called Boskanter: A very small, humble and modest house; a bit rudimentary looking to the outsider, who has just left his modern apartment in downtown Brussels. Inside we meet some of the other inhabitants and are immediately sucked into their feeling of community – wrapped by an authentic feeling of homeliness, belonging and safety.
Can the courts save us?
For young people desperately looking to world leaders to properly deal with the climate crisis, there was a lot of optimism and media coverage around the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, it fell short of being a decisive step that would have enabled courts to take legal action to mitigate climate change.
Climate action unites European Schools under one cause
By the 13 Stars Editorial Board. On the 14th of February 2020 at every European, school pupils rally to protest for one cause. Cutting the emissions of each Very Highly … Read More
Matters more than you think
“Dinosaurs thought they had time, too”