C’est le New York Times qui l’annonce : « Une officine créée par Volkswagen a payé des chercheurs pour faire respirer des vapeurs de diesel à un groupe de singes, dans le but de prouver leur innocuité. » La controverse a éclaté après que des rapports aient révélé que les constructeurs automobiles allemands
PlusWhat if we went for a walk through marshes, bogs, lagoons, salt marshes and other wetlands that are known to harbour great biological diversity and richness? Their essential role in the proper functioning of ecosystems, and the provision of services they provide such as combating global warming.
PlusFor several weeks now, the actors of the circular economy have been co-constructing the "roadmap of the circular economy" that must be approved by the Minister of Ecological and Social Transition, Nicolas Hulot, in April 2018. The HOP association is proposing measures to extend the lifespan of products and fight against
PlusTogether with the ecological reasons that have favoured the rebirth of wind energy, the different directions taken by man to build his future have been done without really respecting the environmental balance. The recent burst of wind power reveals the whims of an energy, very much in its own image, which has always obsessed mankind.
PlusIn the wonderful world of the rich countries, the consumption at all costs, the programmed obsolescence of the least of our devices, our appetite to possess more and more ... hide a shadow that we hide carefully. We produce mountains of waste and don't know what to do with it. The solution so far
PlusAccording to the figures, the renewable electricity sectors are on the up and up: with nearly 13 GW of installed power, 21 TWh of electricity produced and 16,000 jobs, wind power is confirming its renewed dynamism and asserting its role as a growth driver in the regions. However, the sector must continue to increase its capacity and
PlusA new report positions China as the world leader in renewable energy investment. The country spent $44 billion on clean energy projects worldwide in 2017. China continues to be an irresistible force in renewable energy. A new
PlusAt a time when the debate on the reception of migrants is heating up in France, a recent study risks complicating matters. Climate change will dramatically increase the number of people wanting to flee their countries. Their number will rise to several hundred million by 2100. Where will these populations go
PlusBees play a major role in food production around the world. Without them, there is no pollination and therefore no fruit or vegetables. The decline of bee populations looks like a great extinction. The causes are being sought, analysed and some of them are known. Phytosanitary products used in agriculture
PlusDes scientifiques lancent un signal d’alerte : les océans sont en train de suffoquer. Des zones de plus en plus importantes se retrouvent privées d’oxygène. Elles deviennent des « zones mortes » et leur nombre a, depuis les années 50, quadruplé en haute mer et décuplé sur les zones côtières ! Les conséquences
PlusAccording to the projections and scenarios of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2017, without a significant contribution from improved energy efficiency, global energy needs will increase by a further 30% by 2040 (of which 2/3 will be in Asia), which is equivalent to adding another China and India to the
PlusAvec le Plan Climat, présenté en juillet 2017, la France s’est engagée à rendre la mobilité propre accessible à tous et à éradiquer la précarité énergétique. Pour y parvenir, Nicolas Hulot a fait voter le paquet « solidarité climatique ». Prime à la conversion de véhicules, chèque énergie, crédit d’impôt
PlusUne petite ONG, Grain, s’est associée à la Fondation Heinrich Böll pour mener une étude dont les résultats sont non seulement inédits mais laissent pantois. Trois producteurs de viande, le brésilien JBS et les américains Cargill et Tyson, ont émis, l’an dernier, davantage de gaz de serre que la France
Plus"Our house is burning and we are looking elsewhere," said Jacques Chirac at the Earth Summit in Johannesburg in 2002. At the One Planet Summit on December 12, 2017, Emmanuel Macron declared: "We are losing the climate battle. This underlines the urgency of the expectations of this international summit.
PlusMardi 12 décembre a lieu le One Planet Summit à Paris. Il y sera question de la manière dont les acteurs engagés dans la finance publique et privée peuvent innover pour soutenir et accélérer notre lutte commune contre le changement climatique. « Mettre la finance publique et privée au service
PlusIn a world of finite resources, which are already heavily used for our needs, it is essential to assess the potential impact on biodiversity of new human activities, and in particular the technologies that accompany the development of renewable energies. In France, this debate is regularly opened: this was the case, for example, by
PlusCan finance convert old business models? The coming week with Climate Finance Day (this 11th December) and the One Planet Summit the next day will reveal this. Two years to the day after COP21, Paris is taking over climate finance. "It's now or never," they all chant.
PlusLors du One Planet Summit, ce 12 décembre, la France doit démontrer qu’elle est réellement prête à concrétiser son ambition climatique à l’échelle nationale, européenne et internationale. Pour lui éviter l’angoisse de la page blanche, les ONG françaises (1) proposent au Gouvernement trois chantiers auxquels il doit s’atteler dès à
PlusEn amont du sommet international Finance et Climat convoqué par Emmanuel Macron, plus de 80 économistes de réputation mondiale, venant de 20 pays différents, ont publié une déclaration réclamant l’arrêt total des flux financiers vers la production et les infrastructures fossiles et une augmentation massive des investissements dans les énergies
PlusAs host and key player at COP 21, France is organizing the One Planet Summit in Paris on 12 December 2017. This international summit on financing the fight against climate change, as called for by President Macron, has two main objectives: to maintain the momentum and hope generated by the COP 21 and to promote the development of a global climate change strategy.
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