Weekly overview
Too late to keep the global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius. A new report from the United Nations shows that we are heading towards a 2.8-degree temperature increase. The only significant decrease in greenhouse emissions compared to 2022 has been recorded in the European Union (-7.2%). With the exception of the United States (which also presented a small decrease of -1.4%), the rest of the world has increased their greenhouse emissions.
- If we look at greenhouse emissions per person, the USA and Russia are the countries that need to do the most work. If we take Africa as the ideal (2.2 tons per person), then both countries need to reduce almost 17 tons per person. In the European Union, we also need to reduce 5 tons per person.
Denmark started to prepare for significant floods that endanger 40% of the territory. Several municipalities launched special climate initiatives to prepare homeowners. If you live in an area with a risk of flooding, it is a good idea to invest in a pump. Then, make sure to waterproof your house by blocking all possible entry points. You can also prepare sandbags, which you put around your house.
- Kolding, Vejen, and Syddjurs invited people to participate in courses on “how to protect your house from flooding.”
A village in Thisted will be demolished to expand the National Test Center for Large Wind Turbines. 34 families will be expropriated from the area. The last time a village was razed to the ground by the state was in 1960, when the Army had to expand a shooting range. The test center is located in Europe’s best wind field.
Say hello to “Gefion,” Denmark’s newest AI-powered supercomputer. Approved researchers and companies can access the supercomputer. If you are a startup that needs some serious processing power, then you should apply for approval to use Gefion.
- Gefion is the result of the collaboration between the Novo Nordisk Foundation, Denmark’s Export and Investment Fund (EIFO), and Nvidia.
Discovery: The fossil of the first flying lizard in Denmark was found in Stevns Klint. You can see it here.
Latest from the “War on Screens”
A private school from Odense banned social media use for students under 13 years old and proposed that parents sign a contract in which they take responsibility to keep children away from social media platforms.
Mariagerfjord is the first municipality in Denmark to certify schools in the usage of screens by students. They want the schools to use screens more sparingly during classes and even in afterschool programs. The idea is to only use screens when it positively benefits the child’s development.
