Faced with the desertion of States, trapped between their economic constraints, the pressure of industrial lobbies, their lack of ambition in the medium term and their temptation to authoritarian climate denial, the citizens' response is getting into battle order. On a global scale, over the past two or three years, we have seen
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A court of appeal in The Hague confirmed on 9 October last year the injunction for the Dutch state to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25% by 2020 compared to 1990 levels. In the name of the right to life and the right to have an
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Augustin Berque is an eminent French geographer and philosopher, who has made a major contribution to the revival of landscape thinking. He has made his own research and suggestions on the harmonious coexistence between nature and man, based on the concept "the Earth as our environment fūdo". This year, the
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La comptabilité fait toujours office d’épreuve de vérité. Face à l’urgence du vivant, elle interroge nos conventions, nos calculs, notre rapport au monde. Nous sommes aujourd’hui acculés à une urgence : maintenir le vivant qui garantit l’habitabilité de la Terre. Répondre à cette urgence oblige à identifier dans nos
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En 2050 nous serons 10 milliards d’humains à peupler la Terre. Une population en forte croissance, qui aspire à vivre confortablement et se nourrir selon le modèle dominant c’est-à-dire occidental. Aspirations légitimes, mais qui auront un impact inévitable sur un environnement déjà bien abimé. Selon une étude publiée dans la
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The latest TIPA survey reveals that consumers, while also feeling responsible, expect more from government and retail industry players in the fight to reduce the number of single-use plastic packaging, which is mostly non-recycled and non-recyclable. They also declare their readiness to make use of
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Face au réchauffement climatique amplifié par l’emballement de l’urbanisation et des transports, l’Ile-de-France ressent le besoin vital de plusieurs larges îlots de fraîcheur ; il est encore possible de sauvegarder un tel îlot tout de suite dans une des plus belles boucles de la Seine : l’Ile Seguin. Tous les amoureux
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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 Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition is launching a GreenTech Verte call for startups with projects in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy, risk management, sustainable building and cities, efficient and clean transport, circular economy, and the economy and society.
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Global plastics production has reached 311 million metric tonnes and is expected to continue to grow at around 4 % per year for the foreseeable future. While plastics offer many benefits to society, there is growing awareness of the potential impact of chemical components
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Muriel Pénicaud, ministre du Travail, et Estelle Sauvat, haut-commissaire à la transformation des compétences, lancent le programme 10Kverts pour favoriser l’accès des jeunes et les demandeurs d’emploi aux emplois verts et verdissants. L’invention d’un nouveau modèle productif et social plus respectueux de l’environnement est une nécessité. Il s’agit
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Les prix entreprises et environnement sont un concours national, organisé par le ministère de l’environnement et l’Ademe, qui récompense, chaque année, les actions et projets exemplaires portés par les entreprises dans le domaine de l’environnement. Ce concours national, organisé par le ministère de la transition écologique et solidaire et l’ADEME,
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À l’occasion de la manifestation « Faites le Paris de la Biodiversité » (1) organisée par la Mairie de Paris, la Fondation pour la recherche sur la Biodiversité (FRB), le Fonds français pour l’environnement mondial (FFEM) et l’Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD) présentent au Jardin Villemin (Paris 10e),
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EpE, Entreprises pour l'Environnement, is publishing a new publication, "ABC D'EAU", bringing together some fifty concrete achievements in the form of action sheets, organised by theme. Objective: Progressing from these practices towards better water management is a global as well as a local challenge. Working with nature The
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Mission-oriented companies are in the wind. The French government is considering, within the framework of the PACTE law, to create a new status in order to promote their development. Beyond the good intentions and praiseworthy projects, it is important to measure the disruption that this new status could represent.
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According to experts from the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea, short-distance journeys on French roads will increase by 29% by 2050, leading to an increase in traffic jams and air pollution. The French government is beginning to realise the environmental impact that this increase in traffic will have on the environment.
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Together 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.
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Vu de ce côté de l’Atlantique, on ne voit de la politique environnementale menée par Donald Trump depuis son accession au pouvoir que le retrait de l’Accord de Paris. L’acte a fait l’effet d’un séisme, il est visible médiatiquement, mais c’est l’arbre qui cache la forêt. Il occulte un travail
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Published on September 18 in the very serious journal "Geosciences", under the title, "The carbon budget and the trajectory to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees", an international study deserves our full attention. According to this work, led by Professors Richard Millar (University of Oxford), Jan S. Fuglestvedt
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Avis aux jardiniers parisiens ! Les trophées de l’agriculture urbaine récompensent petits et grands potagers de la capitale : Associations, entreprises, start-ups, jardins partagés conseils de quartiers et collectifs toutes les plantations sont invitées à concourir à cette grande compétition, à une seule et unique condition : que le projet
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