Une équipe de recherche du CNRS vient de lancer une plateforme de crowdsourcing pour évaluer le poids des lobbies dans les décisions européennes sur le climat. Cette initiative s’inscrit dans la volonté de produire, grâce aux technologies de l’information, des outils qui aident les citoyens à se réapproprier le processus
PlusLe dernier rapport du groupe-1 du GIEC (Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat), publié en 2013, établit à 0,8 mètre l’élévation maximale du niveau des océans d’ici la fin du siècle. Mais ce chiffre ne tient pas compte d’une possible déstabilisation des calottes glaciaires. Les experts considèrent en effet
PlusThis is one of the consequences of global warming that has long been feared but which seems to be confirmed. As the permafrost warms, it releases organisms that have been dormant for millennia into the frozen layers of earth several metres thick that cover Siberia. A team of French-Russian researchers
PlusDes chercheurs de l’Université de Washington travaillent depuis plusieurs années déjà sur un procédé chimique permettant de piéger les gaz à effets de serre émis dans l’atmosphère. Selon eux, en installant leur piège sur une surface équivalente à 10 % du Sahara, en 10 ans à peine, nous pourrions retrouver
PlusCopenhague a fait le pari de devenir en moins de dix ans la première capitale neutre en émission de gaz carbonique. Les danois ont mené des actions tous azimuts pour remplir cet objectif : implantation d’une ferme éolienne à forte capacité, incitation à l’usage de la bicyclette pour circuler en ville
PlusPlusieurs dizaines de personnalités internationales de premier rang s’unissent aujourd’hui autour d’un appel pour « en finir avec les crimes climatiques ». En finir avec les discussions interminables, dilatoires et incertaines et passer à l’action. Enfin. Les signataires sont de toutes origines et de toutes nationalités (voir la liste des cent
PlusVivez l’expérience climat avec l’exposition grand public, immersive et gratuite de Solutions COP21 au Grand Palais du 4 au 10 décembre 2015 Du 4 au 10 décembre 2015, 50.000 visiteurs sont attendus pour vivre l’expérience climat Solutions Cop 21, au travers des solutions climat développées par les associations/ ONG,
PlusDesmond Tutu calls on world leaders to take urgent action for the climate by committing to renewable energy. Today, the human family faces one of its greatest moral challenges: climate change. Here is his message. Today, the human family faces one of its greatest moral challenges: climate change.
PlusOn the occasion of the signature, on 22 July, of 100 new positive energy territories agreements for green growth, the Ministry of Ecology published a new brochure entitled "La France exemplaire. Les territoires en action": 32 pages covering the main actions of these labelled territories.
PlusActing together: Autodesk is taking part in the POC21 project, the first 'Innovation Camp' in Paris, to combat climate change and resource depletion. With the mission to create solutions validating the concept of a sustainable society. Next December, politicians and business leaders will meet at
PlusThe EESC hemicycle was singularly colourful. Coming from all parts of the world, from Africa, India, Nepal and Japan, feathered or turbaned, they represented the religions, cultures and consciences of humanity as a whole. Nothing less. A summit of consciences mobilized for the climate with one watchword:
PlusAs negotiators prepare an agreement text for COP21, which is expected to establish a new climate regime, the international scientific community is gathering in Paris for four days, from 7 to 10 July, under the auspices of global scientific institutions (ICSU [World Science Council] and FutureEarth [International Programme on Climate Change]).
Plus"Governing the climate? Vingt ans de négociations internationales" by Stefan Aykut and Amy Dahan - Edition Les Presses de Sciences Po - January 2015 - 750 Pages For twenty years, the climate problem has been at the top of the world's agenda, and a multilateral process has been put in place.
PlusOver the past two decades, the climate problem has risen to the top of the global agenda and a multilateral process has been set up to address it. However, the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which are responsible for the disturbances, are reaching record levels. There is therefore an urgent need to understand this
PlusThe 5th meeting of the Université populaire de la mairie du 2e arrondissement de Paris was held on 19 May 2015. It brought together Maximilien Rouer, founder of BeCitizen and designer of the positive economy; Carine Dartiguepeyrou, a futurist and doctor of political science who is experimenting with different "paths to resilience"; and Carine Dartiguepeyrou, a researcher and political scientist with a doctorate in political science who is experimenting with different "paths to resilience".
PlusFrance is preparing to host the major international conference on climate and greenhouse gas reduction in December, but it is also the only country in the world still debating human responsibility for the current warming. At the same time, the President
PlusOn the occasion of the Water and Climate Change Symposium held at the end of April in Lyon, 300 managers from the South-East territories met, at the invitation of the Rhône Méditerranée Corse Water Agency and Michel DELPUECH, Basin Prefect, to work on the concrete adaptation measures as they have been implemented in the past.
PlusThe Conference of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will stop in Paris in December for its 21st edition since 1997. This is the 21st time that we are promised a major agreement binding 196 countries to save our climate! Let's bet that this time it will be the right one!
PlusThe French want more and better information on climate issues. An alarming observation: the information currently being disclosed on the climate issue is powerless to raise awareness. The survey conducted by the BVA institute for Place to B reveals that the climate issue is perceived as a priority by only
PlusThe World Forum for Sustainable Development (WSSD) held on Monday 16 March 2015, in partnership with France-Americas, its 13th annual session centred on the theme "The Fight against Global Warming: a divisive factor or driving force for a new world order". The meeting resulted in
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