Le mouvement vers des pratiques industrielles circulaires, où service, écoconception, récupération, régénération… sont intégrées au cœur des entreprises, se développe. Comme l’attestent les premières rencontres parlementaires de l’économie circulaire qui se sont tenues le 6 novembre à Paris. « On ne peut pas mettre la beauté en exil ». Ainsi,
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Potatoes and tomatoes are a combination regularly used in the kitchen. But have you ever thought of growing both species on the same plant? A few days ago, a horticultural company unveiled its new two-in-one plant: the TomTato. Imagine if you could grow
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Alternatiba, organisé à Bayonne par le mouvement BIZI (« la vie » en basque) les 5 et 6 octobre a réuni une centaine d »associations et collectifs, autour de la justice climatique au moment où le GIEC rendait son nouveau rapport sur le climat, un rapport alarmant comme on le pressentait. Durant deux
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The European Space Agency is developing a platform for the exploitation of data from major geological risk sites via Interoute's Virtual Data Centre. An innovative collaboration based on the deployment of Big Data in the Cloud to help the Earth Sciences to mitigate geological hazards. As part of
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The American non-profit association Ethical Traveler has identified the most ethical destinations to visit in the coming years. Photo Fotolia / The Palau archipelago in Oceania is among the ethical choices of the year Read More
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Here are the characteristics, possible applications and industrial outlets offered by third-generation photovoltaic with illustrations of what constitutes a breakthrough innovation in renewable energies, today carried by DisaSolar, a French SME based in Limoges. Read More
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Arnaud Montebourg, Minister for Productive Recovery, Delphine Batho, Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, and Frédéric Cuvillier, Minister Delegate for Transport, the Sea and Fisheries, welcome the publication of the report on the prospects for the development of marine renewable energies presented on
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Under the heading "How will synthetic biology and conservation shape the future of nature? "a colloquium is being held this week in Cambridge bringing together "synthetic biologists" and biodiversity conservation specialists. These two communities have things to say to each other, beyond the
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The Metatron is a unique instrument in the world. It is a CNRS experimental ecology station located in Moulis (Commune of Caumont) in the Ariège region of France, which allows the study of the evolution of species in the face of climate change. Jean Clobert, its director, and various researchers who work there, explain the experiments currently being carried out.
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CitéGreen is launching a new scheme in France that rewards the inhabitants of Sèvres for each kilo of sorted waste. This is a first in France. Read More
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Energy Transition: What Energy for 2050? At a time of economic and social crisis, when many Member States are struggling to return to sustainable levels of production and employment, the debate on energy production and use is resurfacing in the European Parliament. The main objectives are to
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New research at Harvard University led by David Keith suggests that we may not have access to wind energy as much as scientists thought because the world's capacity for large-scale wind farms has been overestimated. "People often think that there's no
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According to the Paris-based International Academy of Astronautics, space programmes could be implemented within 30 years with the sole aim of capturing solar energy directly from space, a cost-effective way to meet the energy needs of people on Earth. Read More
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Labelled by the Novosphere in June 2012, the Hydrocity® project, now patented, was presented at the 14th Crossroads of Local Water Management, on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 January 2013 in Rennes. This support rewards a rainwater management concept based on the complementarity of several trades.
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Tailored free cooling facility at Geneva Data Centre: Interoute, owner operator of Europe's largest cloud services platform, announces the adoption of a free cooling system at its Geneva Data Centre and is investing in Swiss hydropower. From 2013, the Data Centre
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An information portal highlighting the climate and the role of coastal ecosystems in sustainable development has just been launched, according to the UNEP News Centre. Photo credit: GRID-Arendal/Jason Valdez (Marine Photobank) Read More
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Over the past five years, with the liberalization of the energy market, industrialists have moved from a world where energy prices were relatively stable to a world where price fluctuations have a significant impact on the management of their business. They are thus subject to fluctuating
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The search for candidates for the Champions of the Earth Award 2013 is now open The Champions of the Earth Award is the United Nations flagship award for environmental protection. It recognizes visionary individuals and outstanding leaders with a proven track record of achievement.
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How to involve citizens in water management? How can we raise awareness of the complex challenges related to this resource that we share and that is vital to us? For thirty years, a third of the world's population has had no access to drinking water. This figure remains unchanged and
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There is an urgent need to rethink our relationship with the sea, as well as the way we organise and conduct our activities. We need to move from a logic of pickers-profits to a logic of enlightened and responsible ocean managers, in order to preserve the environmental capital that the oceans represent. Read More
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