Tag: Climate and transitions
Energy autonomy: local initiatives are multiplying in France
Le Mené is in the home stretch. The small town of Côtes d’Armor, which has just over 6,000 inhabitants, should soon receive five wind turbines, which will allow it to…
“Repair bonus”: how to get these green boosts from the government?
For Christmas, offer your old broken phone. Since Thursday, December 15, it is now possible to benefit from a “bonus” for the repair of electrical appliances, worth a few tens…
Are we ready for the next tsunami?
“Statistics show that the probability of a tsunami wave of more than one meter in the Mediterranean in the next thirty years is close to 100%”, warned theUnescoJune 22, 2022.…
Carbon market: what the vast reform adopted by the European Union contains
End of free “rights to pollute” for industrialists, taxation of emissions linked to heating and cars, social fund for the transition… After around thirty hours of negotiation, Brussels reached an…
Flamanville EPR: delays, anomalies and lack of manpower… EDF’s cursed site
Cursed site, industrial fiasco, French nuclear nightmare… The qualifiers have been threadbare and the misadventures of the Normandy site are countless. The Flamanville EPR will experience another six-month delay before…
Heating with wood and pellets: still a profitable alternative?
By investing this year in two pellet stoves in addition to his gas boiler, Gilles was convinced to make a deal. But the reality looks more complex than he thought.…
“It’s the gold rush”: agrivoltaism whets the appetite of energy companies
Thus separated from each other, attached by a thin metal frame culminating 5 meters in height and posts arranged every 27 meters, one would believe that the photovoltaic panels of…
Carbon border tax: for Europe, the hardest part begins
A historic decision. And the term is not overused. On the night of Monday to Tuesday, the European Union endorsed the decision to create a carbon border adjustment mechanism (MACF).…
Critical materials: how the European Union can regain sovereignty
83% of the world’s primary energy comes from fossil fuels. Reducing the dependence of our societies to limit global warming and anticipate the depletion of deposits will require increased use…
EDF and SNCF: culture of monopoly or climate, you have to choose!
Inflation, high-intensity war in Europe, energy crisis: one by one, the landmarks that used to structure the world are falling to the benefit of chronic instability. And yet, in this…