Alors que le secteur aérien s’est engagé à atteindre la neutralité carbone en 2050, l’efficacité du moteur pourrait représenter 20% des gains escomptés, et l’utilisation de carburants durables la moitié. Pour cela Safran mise, avec son partenaire américain General Electric, sur le projet Rise (Revolutionary innovation for sustainable engines, soit
PlusAt a time when the world's economies need to tighten their belts, when COP28 should be tightening the screws on all excesses and promoting renewable energies, above-ground infrastructure projects are on the table, like the undersea tunnels between the United Arab Emirates and India, and between
PlusUnder the floorboard of an electric vehicle lies a battery weighing over 400 kg, filled with minerals mined from all over the world. Millions of tons of lithium, cobalt, bauxite and other minerals are extracted, processed, shipped and refined, sometimes at the cost of human rights violations.
PlusSometimes it feels like we're walking on thin ice. The effects of climate change are being felt by all of us, and apart from a few die-hard climate sceptics, everyone - and the scientific community in particular - agrees that global warming is caused by human activities that emit greenhouse gases.
PlusDecarbonizing roads and their uses is a major challenge if we are to make mobility much more respectful of the environment. This challenge will inevitably involve the electrification of vehicles and infrastructure. Technical solutions are being deployed, but the pace of transition is not sufficiently rapid.
PlusGreenpeace France and L'ObSoCo have published the results of a barometer* designed to analyze the travel practices of young French people with regard to environmental issues, and in particular their relationship with air travel. A majority of young people are ready to question their travel habits out of concern for the environment. According to the survey
PlusThe car-dependency of people living and travelling outside dense urban areas is a well-known phenomenon analyzed by researchers. But is it a real problem? There are already divergent points of view on this issue. For some, the car is not really harmful in these areas.
PlusSailing cargo is booming. While traditional maritime freight accounts for nearly 3% of CO2 emissions in Europe (1), with more than 90,000 merchant ships in circulation, a French startup, NEOLINE, has found an innovative response to the universal environmental challenge while remaining
PlusRoads are the only means of transport for millions of French people on a daily basis. Beyond its primary function, the road is also a source of regional dynamism and employment. For Simon Vernier, in the regional planning department of the Puy-de-Dôme département, there is a need to integrate road transport more strongly into the regional economy.
PlusAir pollution, ever-increasing CO2 emissions, ever-increasing freight volumes worldwide... road freight transport is going to come up against unavoidable obstacles in the form of the need to protect the environment and human health.
PlusWhile Bruno Le Maire announced on May 18th that a recovery plan for the automotive sector would be implemented within a fortnight, and that Emmanuel Macron will announce tomorrow his support plan for the automotive sector, the Nicolas Hulot Foundation publishes "Quelle stratégie pour le secteur automobile en France après la crise du Covid-19" (What strategy for the automotive sector in France after the Covid crisis?).
Plus"The French will be able to go on holiday in France in July and August": it's official, Edouard Philippe has just announced this Thursday, May 14th. The deconfinement seems to be on the right track. Even if the Minister of Ecological Transition, Elisabeth Borne, has announced the creation of a
PlusWhen the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, the return to normal travel patterns will certainly be disrupted. New health and safety control measures are likely to further complicate travel, particularly in the aviation sector. Price increases to curb the economic recession and the
PlusIn order to anticipate and prevent the massive use of private cars at a time of deconfinement, the Climate Action Network is asking the Government to release an emergency fund for bicycles of 500 million euros, which is essential to support communities and ensure the deployment of temporary bicycle paths throughout the country.
PlusBuilding a sustainable future for the Greater Paris expressways is the "New Deal" project, which aims to deploy a strategy that tackles congestion from the limits of the megalopolis to its centre, reversing the current trend whereby the restrictions imposed in the capital
Plus"Cities are fighting traffic jams with Big Data", "Applications to beat traffic jams on the road", "The end of the galley": digital technology has arrived in the cities with its share of promises. Optimizing the city, making it smarter. In every
PlusHow can we revive a maritime freight industry whose particularity is to combine historical traditions with modern progress? This is the interest and curiosity of the TOWT project which is about to set sail with the lugger "Grayhound", despite the uncertain waters of the Brexit ... The merchant navy under sail
PlusIt will be a technological revolution with major social and cultural impacts that the arrival on the market of autonomous cars will bring. The result will be real business opportunities, even for companies that have not yet forged any apparent links with the automotive industry, such as Alphabet's autonomous driving subsidiary, Alphabet
PlusFrance has set itself the ambitious goal of tripling the share of cycling in mobility by 2024 and has adopted a National Plan to achieve this. The elected representatives gathered within the Club of Cycling Cities and Territories and the members of parliament mobilised within the Club of National Elected Officials
PlusWhile the demonstrations of the last few days have highlighted the dependence of French people on the car and their vulnerability to rising fuel prices, the Climate Action Network and its member associations recall the essential role of the draft law on the orientation of mobility, which will be unveiled
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