Reporterre magazine has put together a list of funny, poetic and ecologically committed films for the whole family to watch over the holidays: Avatar 2, Goliath, Etre avec les abeilles, Nausicaä de la Vallée du vent, Okja and many more.

The University of Leipzig and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) have summarized 18 studies to assess the evolution of the distance between human beings and nature. This distance averages 9.7 km and is 7% higher than in 2000, due to the destruction of natural areas combined with a sharp increase in the urban population.

Four residents of the Indonesian island of Pari filed a civil suit last July against Holcim, the world’s largest cement producer, for its historic CO2 emissions and their contribution to rising sea levels. The complaint is based on a calculation made by the Climate Accountability Institute: the company has emitted over 7 billion tonnes of CO2 since 1950.

We can already see the effects of climate disruption on the earth: heatwaves, droughts, rising waters, melting snow and glaciers…WWF has addressed this issue in a report published in July 2021. Its aim was both to raise awareness of the current climate change situation and its future consequences, and to sensitize those involved in sport.

The notions of eco-anxiety, climate unhappiness or existential fear of the environment are increasingly used to describe the anguish generated by the climate and biodiversity crisis. There are indeed many reasons to worry, but when despair becomes the dominant emotion, we have to fear apathy. That’s why it’s important to show that hope exists and that there are positive events to hold on to.

NotPla won a $1.2 million prize in Boston at an event organized by the Prince and Princess of Wales. The adventure began in a student kitchen eight years ago, when a group of university friends created a green alternative to plastic packaging using algae. While Notpla manufactured over a million takeaway food boxes this year, it also collaborated with a young watch brand based on the circular economy.

COP15 ended in Montreal with an agreement setting out the framework for international action to protect ecosystems. While it represents immense progress, the success of this COP will depend in the years to come on how the players mobilize to implement it. It is essential that the signatory states draw up concrete, relevant action plans and regulations.

On December 13, the European Union finalized a major agreement on the reform of the carbon market, which represents a veritable pillar of its climate policy. End of free “rights to pollute” for manufacturers, taxation of emissions from heating and cars, inclusion of the maritime and aviation sectors in the carbon market, social fund for the transition…

The second-hand buying and selling platform has drawn up a three-year plan to promote more responsible fashion and better management of textile waste. On Black Friday, the ultimate symbol of over-consumption, Vestiaire Collective announced the withdrawal of around twenty items from its site. It currently targets 27 brands, including Shein, Topshop, Boohoo, Missguided and Asos. The aim is to get rid of disposable fashion by 2024.

In Geneva, an entrepreneur is working to save fruit and vegetables that don’t meet consumer standards of beauty, while reviving the forgotten craft of canning. Velouté de zucchinis en surproduction, sirops de basilic pourpre que la canicule a fait fleurir trop vite, compotes, coulis de tomates, chips de feuilles de carottes, Le Cri de la carotte sublime ces denrées dont le destinait de finir à la poubelle.