Tag: Climate and transitions
Drought: serious concern about the level of groundwater before summer
The torrential rains of recent days in several regions have not made it possible to recharge the water tables: two thirds remain at low levels, while 37 departments are subject…
Vivatech: airships in the sky, the bet of a French company
Will large airships take advantage of the slow decarbonization of the aviation sector to make their comeback in the air? This is the bet of the French company Euro Airship.…
Nuclear: mini-reactors, a booming industry in France
The birth of a new industrial sector is always a small event in France. At a time when technological sovereignty is becoming a priority for the government, its evolution and…
Our readers respond to Justine Triet: “Fed up with these far-left artists (caviar)”
Justine Triet, the far left caviar Marie-José Fyda, Meudon (Hauts-de-Seine) I was sincerely delighted that a French director, moreover a woman, won the Palme d’Or at Cannes. Alas! Justine Triet,…
Green industry: “It will not be possible to decarbonize without carbon accounting”
Greening the industrial base while attracting new investments that respect the environment… The green industry bill, which senators are considering this week, tries to meet this dual challenge. Patrice Geoffron,…
our insurance companies are not prepared for the consequences of climate change
In this episode of La Loupe, Xavier Yvon explains how French insurers are going to have to manage more and more claims due to natural disasters, when the system is…
Mediterranean: “France has a leadership role to play on the environment”
The Mediterranean is one of the hotspots of the planet. Temperatures are rising 20% faster than the global average. Alerts are multiplying in the air, with increasingly frequent heat waves,…
Why French forests capture less and less carbon
In this episode of La Loupe, Xavier Yvon explains this phenomenon with Baptiste Langlois, journalist in the Climate and Transition department of L’Express and Philippe Ciais, research director at the…
European Green Deal: how many divisions?
Break ! The call for a European regulatory break in terms of environmental legislation launched by Emmanuel Macron on May 11 is being emulated. The Belgian Prime Minister joined him…
Expensive, impractical… Low-carbon tourism faces many challenges
Realistic measure or simple fantasy? Jean-Marc Jancovici is used to recommendations that cause controversy, sometimes on purpose. On May 30, at prime time in the morning of France Inter, the…