Tag: Climate and transitions
Treaty on the oceans: “A very big step for the protection of the high seas”
For many observers, it is a “historic” document which has just been signed by members of the UN. The text of the treaty to protect the high seas, finalized by…
Nuclear: what we know about the crack detected at the EDF Penly power plant
This is yet another anomaly that could cost the electricity giant EDF dearly, whose fleet has already been heavily disrupted since 2021. Passed unnoticed until its media coverage on Tuesday…
Digital and ecological transition: a change in society or nothing?
In the era of ChatGPT, TikTok, and hours spent watching series on Netflix, it is sometimes easy to forget that digital pollutes. However, the analysis of the trend scenarios for…
Climate: should we worry about the return of El Niño?
Will our summers and winters suffer an additional heat stroke in 2023 and 2024? The question agitates the small world of climatologists. Of the two major climatic phenomena that influence…
Pensions: the pay-as-you-go system is not ecologically sustainable, by Antoine Buéno
Researchers and representatives of environmental NGOs have just published a Tribune explaining that in the name of the ecological fight, they oppose pension reform. Because “to work more is to…
High Seas Treaty: a “historic” agreement after 15 years of discussions
The last session of the Intergovernmental Conference ended at United Nations headquarters in New York to loud applause for several minutes. After more than 15 years of discussions, including four…
After the winter drought, the fear of a new complicated summer
Since July the ballet of trucks has not stopped. Coucouron, in Ardèche, has been living on a drinking water infusion since the summer. “The population has never lacked water, but…
“Nuclear Club”: Europe’s message to Russia, by Cécile Maisonneuve
Until February 28, 2023, within the confines of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, well known to members of the international disarmament community, when it came to “nuclear club”, there…
What the High Seas Treaty Could Change (and What’s Still Stuck)
A vital treaty for the planet… And for us. This Friday, March 3, the member states of the UN will have to return their copy in terms of the protection…
Wind turbines: “We are facing a vast company of disinformation”
He defines himself as an “anti-Jancovici”. Cédric Philibert, associate researcher at the French Institute for International Relations (Ifri), defends the place of renewable energies in our energy mix. His last…