an alarm system is debated in the United Kingdom, Germany and Portugal at the time of ecology

In the United Kingdom, a new mobile phone alert system. A shrill sound rings out on the phone, a text message appears on the screen. This is a message from the government. Its aim: to warn the British as quickly as possible in emergency situations, a fire or a flood, for example. A new service that has just been tested and whose usefulness is already being debated. “I don’t like the invasion of cell phones at all”explains a passerby. “With everything going on I think it’s a good idea”replies another.

Ecological actions in Germany and Portugal

In Berlin (Germany), an operation by environmental activists. Traffic blocked on the ring road of the German capital, usually saturated. A symbolic action claimed by climate activists from the “last generation” group. They want to alert the authorities to the urgency of the ecological situation. “It is important that our government realizes the efforts it must make now, before it is too late”, underlines the spokesperson of the movement. For these activists, the priorities must relate in particular to renewable energies.

In Portugal, ecology is also a priority. In the heart of Lisbon, a disturbing mountain. 650,000 cigarette butts collected to raise public awareness of this pollution. “The main problem with cigarette butts is that they are not biodegradable. They contain plastic and a lot of toxins”, explains an activist. It must be said that a cigarette butt takes more than 10 years before completely disintegrating.