Tag: Climate and transitions
Global warming: the Council of State asks the government to take “additional” measures
The Council of State demanded that the government take “all useful additional measures” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within a year, in a decision published on Wednesday May 10 on…
Faced with droughts, are vertical farms the solution?
To produce one kilo of lettuce, you need about… 250 liters of water. For cucumber 350 and up to 700 liters for the same quantity of apples. As the drought…
Russian gas, how to do without it? The study that shows the way forward for the EU
The question agitated all political leaders from the first weeks of the invasion in Ukraine: will the European Union be able to do without Russian gas? Very dependent, it has…
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…