Tag: Climate and transitions
the nuclear reactor finally connected to the electricity grid – L’Express
After 17 years of construction and 12 years of delay, the EPR nuclear reactor in Flamanville (Manche), the most powerful reactor in France, was connected to the national electricity network…
“between 10 and 15” stops and restarts in the next six months – L’Express
Twelve years late, the first coupling of the Flamanville EPR (Manche) is finally scheduled for this Friday, December 20. Between “10 and 15 shutdowns and restarts” of the new reactor…
Emmanuel Macron announces a day of national mourning Monday December 23 – L’Express
In a landscape of devastation, Emmanuel Macron promised Thursday to “rebuild” Mayotte with new “criteria”, five days after the devastating passage of Cyclone Chido. Faced with the extent of the…
what is the state of “exceptional natural calamity”, declared in the archipelago? – The Express
The French government declared on Wednesday December 18 a state of “exceptional natural calamity” in Mayotte, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean devastated by Cyclone Chido, where aid continues to…
12 years late, the reactor will finally be connected to the network – L’Express
The connection to the electricity network of the Flamanville EPR reactor is expected this Friday, EDF announced this Wednesday, December 18 in a message to the energy market, which will…
Electricity prices: beware of the butterfly effect from Germany
“I am furious with the Germans. They made a decision for their country, which they have the right to make. But it had very serious consequences,” said the Swedish Minister…
why the census of victims is so complex – L’Express
Homes reduced to nothing, uprooted trees, impassable roads, an apocalyptic landscape. After Cyclone Chido passed through Mayotte, it is time to assess the damage. The 220 km/h gusts which ravaged…
the drama in Mayotte seen from abroad – L’Express
“A chaotic situation”, notes the Spanish daily El País, and “heavy damage”, adds the BBC. The drama in Mayotte after the devastating and deadly passage of Cyclone Chido on Saturday,…
In Europe, negative temperatures on the verge of disappearing? The striking results of a study – L’Express
Will negative temperatures become a distant memory? Climate disruption, “due mainly to the burning of oil and coal”, is causing a significant increase in the number of winter days with…
Emmanuel Macron will go to Mayotte “in the coming days” – L’Express
Emmanuel Macron announced Monday, December 16 that he would go “to Mayotte in the coming days in support” of people hit by the deadly passage of Cyclone Chido, “of civil…