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Bangkok, Dec 13 (EFE/EPA).- Although when many people hear the term, they immediately think of billionaire cryptocurrency investors, blockchain technology is also useful in developing sustainable agriculture or energy efficiency, two initiatives that contribute to the fight against the climate crisis in places like Indonesia or Thailand.In Bangkok, dozens of students exercise on the grass field at the Bangkok Prep International School while solar panels on the roofs of the campus buildings harness electricity.The school is located in the Town Sukhumvit 77 (T77) community, which hosts the first peer-to-peer (P2P) blockchain-powered renewable energy trading platform in Southeast Asia since 2018.Blockchain works as a P2P network, so the energy exchange takes place without intermediaries in a secure and decentralized way and can be controlled in real time through software on a computer or cell phone.This cutting-edge initiative stands out as an oasis in Bangkok, where tangled clutters of power cables hang dangerously overhead in most streets of a country not precisely known for its environmental sustainability. (Camera: GASPAR RUIZ-CANELA). SHOT LIST: SOLAR PANELS ON BUILDINGS IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.SOUND BITES: DUNCAN STONEHOUSE, DIRECTOR OF BANGKOK PREP INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (IN ENGLISH).
Falmouth (UK), Jun 11 (EFE) .- (Camera: Clàudia Sacrest) The British authorities have established spaces in the towns of Truro and Falmouth where protests are allowed during the summit, although groups such as the environmentalist's Extinction Rebellion have warned that they will try to bring their demonstrations closer to the hotel where the leaders are staying.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST TO CLAIM THE LIBERALIZATION OF PATENTS SO THAT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CAN PRODUCE THEM; AND OF FRIDAY'S FOR FUTURE PROTEST AGAINST THE CLIMATE CRISIS.
Madrid, May 13 (EFE) .- (Camera: Á. Padilla / C. Sacrest / M. Alonso / M. Rodríguez / J. Centeno) The global fight against climate change takes place in a two-speed scenario, in the that countries like Germany are betting on more aggressive and ambitious policies, while others, like China, adopt restrictive positions, with short emission reduction targets.FOOTAGE OF CITY OF ROME (UNTIL 1:31), LONDON (1:32 TO 2:51), BERLIN (2:52 TO 4:33), FRANCE (4:34 TO 6:03) AND BEIJING ( FROM 6:04 TO 7:09).
Tunis, Oct 16 (EFE) .- (Camera: Natalia Román) Although it may sound like science fiction, insects already have a role in fighting climate change, food insecurity and food waste, but they have also become a buoyant business that attracts more and more investors.The French-Tunisian start-up Netxprotein produces powdered proteins from fly larvae intended for animal food, mainly for pets or fish, a sustainable alternative to other products such as soybeans and fish meal.FOOTAGE OF NEXTPROTEIN IN TUNIS.SOUNDBITES OF SYRINE CHAALALA AND MOHAMED GASTLI, CO-FOUNDERS OF NEXTPROTEIN. Translation: Chaalala: "With 100 square meters of insect production, we can produce the same amount of proteins as 100 hectares of a soybean field. It is a capacity 10,000 times more important. Every day we collect the eggs, whereas with soy that's done once or twice a year if the weather allows it. On the other hand, we don't have that problem because we have a controlled environment." Gastli: "What we do is that the insect eats human food waste and from there we produce two products: protein flour and oil for animal food, in the form of salmon croquettes, fruits or bars, croquettes for dogs ... Then everything that the insect has eaten in addition to its excrement is a fertilizer, certified bio."
Humanity's addiction to fossil fuels has "opened the gates of hell," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says as he opens a high-level climate summit. SOUNDBITE
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