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News from Spain and the EU
Whether it’s a meeting in Valencia or new funding opportunities, whether it’s small-scale progress or large-scale changes: I collect everything that is relevant to the topic here.
The film of July and August
The film of July and AugustThis time there is the joint film of the months of July and August. Not because there were no fires, but because it was so difficult to determine which day fire violations were highest due to wildfire danger. I have chosen the film of August...
The film of the month June
The film of the month June The month of June began with the bad news that the start of the ban on agricultural burning in the Valencian community from 1 to the June 16 is postponed. My film of the month is from June 17. There should have been no more burns that...
The film of the month May
The film of the month May The video fire diary for the month of May is ready. As always, all films are available on Youtube and Facebook. The video of the month is from 31.05.2023. I chose this film because it has been raining on and off for two weeks, sometimes...
Climate Pact Ambassadors Meeting in LLeida
V. Meeting of the spanish ambassadors of the EU Climate Pact in LLeidaAt 19. and April 20, the Spanish ambassadors of the EU Climate Pact met at the University of Lleida for their fifth summit to discuss with experts climate change in the context of the primary sector...
The film of the month April
The film of the month April Even in April, there was not a single day when there were no fires burning. To document this, I keep a fire diary. In my fire diary, I show the agricultural fires I see from my property in our valley in a daily time-lapse movie. The...
The film of the month March
The film of the month March There was not a single day in March when there were no fires burning. To document this, I keep a fire diary. In my fire diary, I show the agricultural fires I see from my property in our valley in a daily time-lapse movie. The cover...
The Law on Climate Change of the Comunidad Valenciana in discussion with the EU Climate Pact Ambassadors.
The Law on Climate Change IN the Comunidad ValencianaDiscussion with the Valencian EU Climate Pact Ambassadors On March 1, 2023, the Valencian EU Climate Pact Ambassadors met in Quart de Poblet on the occasion of the Climate and Environment Week. The meeting was...
New: the fire diary
New: The fire diary in time-lapse video So far there have been mostly photos or very short videos of the fires in our valley. New is my fire diary. In my fire diary, I show the agricultural fires I see from my property in our valley in a daily time-lapse movie....
Not all air pollution is the same
Air pollution is not equal to Air pollution A year could hardly begin in more contrasting ways: the introduction of bans on driving motor vehicles in cities on the one hand, and the lifting of the ban on burning agricultural waste in the countryside on the...
Renewal certificate
Renewal of my activity as EU Climate Pact AmbassadorIt is with great pleasure and pride that I can announce today that my assignment as Ambassador of the EU Climate Pact has been extended by one year.
Letters from the Earth
v Letter from the Earth - COP15 on November 15, 2022 Dory and Nemo are probably the most famous inhabitants of the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast of Australia is the largest contiguous collection of more than 2900 individual...
The history of the “Nordwind
The history of the "Nordwind and their sailsThe ship was built in 1898 as a cargo sailer at the shipyard of Johannes Thormählen in Elmshorn. The ship was considered an excellent sailer, but due to its shallow draft was mainly used for sailing to ports in the North Sea...
Hurricane IAN 09/28/2022 southwest Florida
Hurricane IAN 09/28/2022 southwest FloridaHurricane Ian was a large and destructive Category 4 Atlantic hurricane that was the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. Ian caused widespread damage across western Cuba and...
The Making-of – from sail to work of art
The Making-of - from sail to work of artThe old red-brown sails, which originate from the first conversion of the former cargo sailer to a sailing yacht in 1968, arrive after a week of transport from Greifswald in Germany to Beniarbeig in Spain in two boxes, each...
Climate Pact Ambassadors Meeting in Barcelona
Meeting of the spanish ambassadors of the EU Climate Pact in BarcelonaOn 06 October 2022, the Spanish Ambassadors of the Climate Pact met at the Representation of the European Union in Barcelona to address the role of young people and their commitment to climate...
Meeting of the Climate Pact Ambassadors in Valencia
Meeting of the spanish ambassadors of the EU Climate Pact in ValenciaFrom February 24 to 26, the Spanish ambassadors of the European Union Climate Pact met in Valencia for their second conference. The meeting venues were the Faculty of Law of the Polytechnic...
Emergency on Planet Earth
CCCC Valencia On April 21, 2022, the EU Climate Pact Ambassadors Juan Medina, José Segarra, Carmen Marqués and Barbara Bartels-Leipold visited the Emergency on Planet Earth exhibition at the Center del Carme Cultura Contemporània in ValenciaUntil September 4, 2022, 14...
New waste and soil protection law in Spain
New waste and soil protection law in Spain Congress in Spain has passed a new law to improve the circular economy. It took more than a year to create the conditions for this. The main focus is on the reduction of plastic and more efficient waste recycling.Photo:...
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