À J-1 de la Semaine Européenne de Développement Durable, la Cité des sciences et de l’industrie ouvre les portes de sa nouvelle exposition permanente Bio-inspirée, une autre approche. Le monde vivant est une immense source d’enseignements. Les organismes qui le composent ont développé des savoir-faire pour se protéger, s’adapter à
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En novembre 2019, l’Union européenne (UE) a ouvert la voie à une initiative, le Green Deal (ou Pacte vert), pour l’Europe – idéalement pour le monde. Pour en relever réellement les défis « complexes et interdépendants » dans une « réponse politique qui doit être audacieuse et globale », selon
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The stories of the Tower of Babel and Noah's Ark should be re-read in the light of the situations imposed on us by the coronavirus pandemic. In these times of global sustainability crisis, their rereading offers us striking insights. This is what François Valleys, an
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Corals threatened with extinction, accelerated disappearance of wild species, collapsing glaciers... It is not a simple environmental "crisis" that we are experiencing, but much deeper transformations that signal the entry of our planet into a new geological and climatic era: the Anthropocene. They are forcing us to rethink the way we live
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The i-Nov Innovation Contest of the Future Investment Program (PIA) aims to support innovative projects of SMEs and start-ups and thus promote the accelerated emergence of companies that are leaders in their field. Submit your projects before May 12, 2020 to obtain funding. As an operator of the Investment for the Future Program
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A Renewable Future: Mapping the Energy Transition, by Richard Heinberg and David Fridley - Preface by Matthieu Auzanneau - Edition Ecosociété - Released February 20, 2020 - 264 Pages At a time when climate change is beginning to make its effects seriously felt, we must
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In a few years, we won't be traveling like we do today. Faced with current ecological and social challenges (global warming, increasing waste in the oceans, the need for more social justice and solidarity between peoples, mass tourism, the need for authenticity ...), if we want to preserve our planet, we must act.
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It was launched in 2017 in Saint-Malo. Destination: Northern Europe. Today, Energy Observer is taking up the challenge of becoming the first ship in the world to reach the Arctic thanks to renewable energies and hydrogen. A technological and civic challenge, a universal message to decision-makers
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OECD member and partner countries officially adopted the first set of intergovernmental principles on artificial intelligence (AI) on 22 May 2019. In doing so, they commit to international standards aimed at ensuring the design of AI systems that are robust, safe, fair and trustworthy. The
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Did you know that? Concrete is responsible for 8% of global CO2 emissions. If it were a country, it would be the world's third largest polluter... To address this issue, a French industrial startup, Materr'up, develops and produces green or eco-responsible concretes. Discovery. Concrete is everywhere: homes, buildings
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With one million species threatened with extinction, nature's decline is unprecedented. This is the conclusion of the Global Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) unveiled at UNESCO Headquarters on 6 May 2019. Alternatives and initiatives
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Ouverture de la plateforme dédiée pour encourager l’organisation et valoriser des événements sur la thématique du développement durable, à l’occasion de la Semaine Européenne du Développement Durable (SEDD). La Semaine Européenne du Développement Durable (SEDD), organisée chaque année du 30 mai au 5 juin partout en Europe, a pour
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PRODURABLE, the trade fair for sustainable economy actors and solutions, created by Cécile Colonna d'Istria, joins the digital professional press group AEF info, chaired by Raymond Soubie, NIcolas Sarkozy's former advisor from 2007 to 2011, and specialized in many socio-economic fields, including sustainable development. Cécile
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The Board of Directors appoints Sébastien Treyer as IDDRI's Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), which met on Tuesday 18 December, appointed Sébastien Treyer as the Institute's Director General. He was chosen after a
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Principalement alimentée par les mobilités – migrations et exode rural – la croissance urbaine mondiale affiche depuis le milieu du XXe siècle un rythme soutenu. Près de 70 % de la population vivra en ville d’ici 2050, selon l’ONU. C’est-à-dire dans moins d’une génération. La croissance rapide et incontrôlée de la
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The commitments made by the United Nations in 2015 in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change are likely to change the priorities and financing methods of the development banks. The banks must contribute to eradicating
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Is a Liberal government compatible with ecological, environmental and global issues? Nothing is less certain. Emmanuel Macron had entrusted the most indisputable personality with the mission of irrigating the governance of the State, as close as possible to the heart of power, to the ecological dimension. The resignation of
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The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme, meeting in Palembang (Indonesia) from 23 to 28 July, added 24 new sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. These special sites, known as "Supporting Sites for Science for Sustainability", are
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The holidays are here ... Be innovative! Or be yourself, respecting your convictions, your desires. A new platform can help you do this. Sustainable tourism, ecotourism, solidarity travel, voluntourism, social and environmental responsibility, fair trade, ... many terms are used with many nuances to travel.
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Reducing global warming and improving the carbon balance; designing, creating and producing ecological and sustainable products, committing to the sustainable use of resources by using recyclable raw materials... all these are challenges to encourage the use of bio-sourced materials. So can bio-sourced materials be recognized as a "value"?
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