À Genève la demande en chaleur est couverte à environ 87% par les énergies fossiles. La géothermie permettrait de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre directes, cependant les impacts environnementaux indirects ne sont que peu documentés.

In the State of Geneva fossil fuels supply around 87% of the heat demand. Geothermal heating could reduce direct carbon emissions, but little is known about its indirect environmental impacts.

A growing proportion of individual and institutional investors wish to distance themselves from the harmful effects caused by certain traditional investments. To be more sustainable, our investments must be accompanied by a redefinition of our values. Micro-investments in sustainability can lead to meaningful change.

A large – yet overlooked – contributor to GHG emissions and the climate crisis is our global food system. Although responsible for 24% of total food systems emissions, land use for human food production only makes up 8% of the total, the remaining 16% is attributed to livestock land use.

IPBES published a comprehensive overview of the state of the Earth’s biodiversity. No surprise it is not a pretty picture. How do we respond ? We hear the message, but deep down we don’t really – yet – feel the sense of urgency. The public seems tired of yet another doomsday warning. Climate, biodiversity, pollution, it is all too much.