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.
Glaciers are powerful ambassadors to raise awareness about global warming, as extensively discussed at the last UN Climate Conference – COP26 hosted in Glasgow. Glaciers are retreating and snow is melting because of rising temperatures.
L’étude des écosystèmes arctiques situés à l’écotone forêt-toundra est intéressante car ces derniers sont particulièrement sensibles aux changements induits par le réchauffement climatique. Un "verdissement" de l’arctique est un indicateur de changement majeur.
Our food system is a major culprit in greenhouse gas emissions and therefore a main driver of climate change, which, consequently, exacerbates pressure on the planet’s natural resources and jeopardizes people’s livelihoods. However, to respond to increasing demand for food, our food system’s strategy was to produce more at the lowest cost.
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.
