Tag: Climate and transitions
Recycling wind turbines and solar panels: the major ambitions of manufacturers
Virtuous, CO2-free and job-creating, will renewable energies also be… recyclable? While all the energy mix scenarios anticipate a massive increase in these new carbon-free sources, the sector has been pushed…
Climate: forest “carbon sinks” threatened in several French regions
The French forest continues to expand – and we can rejoice about it. Its surface reached 17.1 million hectares in 2022, according to data from the National Institute of Geographic…
Canada: “unprecedented” forest fires in Alberta, 25,000 people evacuated
Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, is formal: the situation is “unprecedented”. The province she leads, located in eastern Canada, is in flames after the start of a hundred forest fires.…
With repeated droughts, poorer quality water?
Will we run out of water this summer? Will we be able to water our crops enough or make our hydroelectric plants work properly? As is often the case with…
Drought: which departments are affected by water restrictions?
Drought is gaining ground in France. Municipalities are on alert in 20 departments, compared to eight last year, according to the latest government figures. The level of “crisis” has even…
100,000 electrical terminals in France: objective achieved, and then what?
It is an important marker of the ecological transition. This Friday, May 5, France will have 100,000 charging stations for electric vehicles open to the public. The objective – revised…
Weather: how climate change is changing our perception of temperatures
Gray skies, showers and rather cold temperatures: this is the summary of the month of April for many French people. And yet, the weather turned out to be almost identical…
Wind turbines: a bad wind is blowing on the sector
Will the neighboring states of the North Sea manage to turn the region into a huge powerhouse? On April 24, nine countries bordering this maritime area committed to massively increase…
The army, on the front line of climate change
After the dantesque debate on pensions, it is another subject which engages the future of France, which the National Assembly will seize in May, with the examination of the military…
Who is Follow This, this collective of shareholders who urge oil companies to accelerate their transition?
Will a handful of shareholders committed to the fight against global warming succeed in wrecking one of the largest companies in the world? This is what the Follow This collective…