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As 2025 comes into full force, the time has come to reflect on the endeavours undertaken in the past year and to define priorities and aspirations for the year ahead. Last year marked the start of NEUROCLIMA, a Horizon Europe Project led by the Department of Design at Politecnico de Milano in a consortium of […]

The Conference of Parties (COP) brings together the representatives from nearly 200 countries that are signatories to the UNFCCC, to discuss and negotiate global climate policies and actions. The main goal of the UNFCCC COP meetings is to assess progress in dealing with climate change and to establish legally binding obligations for developed countries to

On November 21st and 22nd, 2024, the NeuroClima Consortium partners gathered in Athens, at the Impact Hub, for a two-day meeting filled with fruitful and collaborative discussions to prepare the design and implementation of the project pilots and to ensure the success of the upcoming phases of the project. The first day delved into the

By Christina Deligianni, Senior Advisor, Truenique/ EU Climate Pact Ambassador As COP29 is being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the world watches closely for a pivotal moment in climate policy. Nicknamed the “Finance COP”, this conference will be the first in 15 years to bring together representatives from every country to establish a new global climate

Climate change represents one of the most significant threats to humanity, posing potentially catastrophic impacts on both people and the natural environment. Over the past three decades, climate policy has evolved into a significant policy domain, gaining substantial political importance, especially at the international level. In response, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

The current participatory democracy methods to engage citizens into policymaking are quite rudimental and most of them offer one-way only communication and fail to enable inclusive dialogue between citizens and institutions. Additionally, the deliberative spaces that are available today to co-create ideas and bridge these ideas to actions across diverse institutions and expertise are highly

The Summit of the Future originated from a recommendation in the Our Common Agenda report, an initiative launched by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres for ideas on how better to respond to current and future challenges. Its aim is two-fold: accelerate efforts to meet our existing international commitments, and take concrete steps to respond to

Climate change is a multidimensional and transversal phenomenon. It is not just global warning, it directly affects many ecosystems and their biodiversity, by altering climatic variability and precipitation patterns, the intensity and duration of extreme weather events, and shifts in seasonality. In addition, the economic impact is also considerable across EU regions with income divergence

While most people tend to address climate change as a problem that will happen in the future, when looking at the facts and scientific data, it is impossible to deny that it is already happening today and has a significant impact on the lives of many people. Temperature records are broken every year and the

On May 23rd and 24th, the NeuroClima partners gathered in Lisbon, at NOVA University of Lisbon – Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, for a two-day meeting filled with fruitful and collaborative discussions to ensure the achievement of the project’s ambitious goals and objectives. The event, hosted by Professor Maria José Roxo, delved into the