Plastics, in all their diverse forms and applications, are embedded in modern life. Their omnipresence, persistence, and potential toxicity pose serious questions for environmental health.
Chemical pollution is a major threat to water quality worldwide. A group of synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has emerged as a significant concern.
En septembre 2024, un groupe d’étudiant-e-s et d’enseignants de l’Institut des sciences de l’environnement de l’Université de Genève a pu se rendre en Suède pour faire des recherches sur l’évolution du climat.
Entre les années 1910 et 1960 des milliers de tonnes de munitions ont été volontairement immergées dans des lacs suisses. Pour un grand nombre d'entre eux, ces dépôts reposent encore au fond des lacs.
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.
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.
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.
