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Non -p ro!t org an izat ion t h at , follow in g it s fu n d am en t al valu es, aim s t o d evelop an d im p lem en t t ools an d solu t ion s t o m it ig at e an d reverse t h e n eg at ive con seq u en ces t h at h u m an act ivit y h as g en erat ed , over t h e last d ecad es, on p lan et Eart h an d t o t h e sp ecies t h at live on it .

CURRENT SITUATION

Global fossil fuel consum ption

Oil Natural Gas Coal

http://ourworldindata.org/fossil-fuels

a sm all part of the incident solar radiation is re!ected on the Earth's surface and the atm osphere, the rest heats up our planet m ost of the em itted infrared radiation is hold back thanks to the GHG Greenhouse effect Global Tem perature and Carbon Dioxide

CO2 atm ospheric concentration tem perature anom aly

Our society needs large am ounts of energy, generating residual heat as a "nal product. 80% of this energy is extracted from fossil fuels that release CO2 into the atm osphere during their com bustion. CO2 is one of the m ain greenhouse gases (GHG). The greenhouse effect holds back in the atm osphere the infrared (IR) radiation that any object em its, helping to warm the Earth surface. The higher the tem perature tem perature the m ore powerful is the IR. Due to our activity, the am ount of CO2 in the atm osphere is rising dram atically, boosting the greenhouse effect, increasing the global warm ing of the planet and, consequently, causing the clim ate change. In addition, our activities keep on polluting air, land and water. We are harm ing

• urselves, but we are also harm ing the rest
• f the species, with which we share the

planet.

SHOULD W E WORRY ABOUT IT? OUR OPINION

Behind any problem , there is an opportunity. We talk about global problem s that affect everybody, doesn't m atter wherever

• ne com es or whatever one thinks. We need to do som ething quickly, and there

cannot be any pro"t m otivation in the actions which try to solve them . We share the Earth with all other species and as hum an beings we are responsible for the dam age we are doing. All actions are im portant, but we need strong solutions to obtain sensitive results. The latest report written by the experts from the Intergovernm ental Panel on Clim ate Change (IPCC), in 201 4, lists som e highly probable risks that we will have to face. Fresh water access Extinction of spices Food safety Migrations and hum an health The World Bank forecasts 51 .1 m illion displaced people at the best of the scenarios (1 1 7.5m at worst) by clim ate change in 2050. WEF says: "The truly system ic challenge (...) is the interconnectedness (...) am ong these environm ental risks and (...) and risks in other categories—such as water crises and involuntary m igration and long articles about the subject. They declare being afraid of the econom ic and geopolitical effects, fearing that the hum an being is losing the war on clim ate change, or suffering from the !oods that will be cause by the sea level rise when the glaciers m elt. Foreign Affairs,The Econom ist,TIME or The Guardian write covers Spanish Environm ent Ministry, in a 201 6 report, says: "Spain (...) is a country that is very vulnerable to clim ate change," "The projections (...) point to m ore favorable scenarios for deserti"cation processes"

GREENNOVA STRATEGY SOME PROJECTS

Closes a virtuous circle to m ake a better World. Greennova Foundation, an organization without owners nor shareholders, non-pro!t, and which by de!nition has no earnings since it reinvests all its resources to continue and expand its activity. It drives efforts to develop am bitious projects within its foundational purpose, projects with the ultim ate goal of creating products that can be offered to the m arket. It develops projects that use resident knowledge in universities and research centers, and which generate social bene!ts.

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CO2 and other GHG capture to reduce their quantity. Captured CO2 conversion into useful products. Waste heat recovery and use. Mirror effect to re"ect sunlight and decrease warm ing. Waste and litter transform ation into useful products. Synthetic palm oil to avoid tropical forests clearing. Air pollution !ltering, cleaning cities atm osphere.

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