Tag: Climate and transitions
Banks and fossil fuels: 3.7 million jobs at risk in Europe?
Will BNP Paribas have to defend itself before the judges? A few months ago now, the main French bank was given formal notice by three NGOs (Oxfam, Notre Affaire à…
Recycling plastic bottles: who are the good (and bad) students in Europe?
France wants to catch up on plastic recycling. For this, the Ministry of Ecological Transition has announced a major consultation with manufacturers and associations around the implementation of a deposit…
Najat Vallaud-Belkacem: The 1000 billion dollars for development are within reach
For years, the UN has been sounding the alarm about insufficient funding for the Sustainable Development Goals. Two random examples: the COP 15 of 2019 had set a target of…
European Union: what if we created a business performance indicator?
It is an intangible reality. For several years now, companies have been evaluated by performance criteria that go far beyond the immediate scope of their activities and the sole annual…
Weather: what are the “cold holes” present in certain areas in France?
Have the temperatures dropped below – 36 degrees in the Jura? On Friday, January 20, up to – 36.3 ° C were recorded at the Combe Noire by the amateur…
Nuclear power plants: extending their lifespan to 80 years, is that really reasonable?
Could the nuclear power plants currently in operation be able to operate beyond 60 years? The proposal had already been blown by Cédric Lewandowski, executive director of EDF, in charge…
The wandering of the former aircraft carrier Foch, which threatens to turn into an ecological disaster
An old hull, filled with asbestos. A carcass, 266 meters long and 50 meters wide, full of toxic waste. This is what remains of the Foch, “one of the finest…
Neonicotinoids: how Europe made France bend
Brussels had the last word. The French Minister of Agriculture, Marc Fesneau announced, Monday, January 23, to abandon a derogatory measure authorizing the use of neonicotinoid insecticides to protect sugar…
Newcleo, the European nugget that is shaking up nuclear codes
A close relationship. Tracing the thread of Stefano Buono’s career, one cannot help but think that there is something between this Italian physicist and the atom that goes beyond strictly…
Capitalism at the service of the climate? Pascal Canfin and the European green method
It is a series of acronyms that look like a coded language. A sabir which the “technos” of Brussels love, they alone or almost being able to find their way…