Tag: Climate and transitions
War in Ukraine: one year later, the three energy battles of the European Union
The war launched by Russia against Ukraine on February 24, 2022 challenged Europe to emerge from the massive dependence on Russian hydrocarbons that it had built up, and even accentuated…
What if tomorrow we all ate insects? Experts believe it
Integrating insects into our diet is not a new idea. But it still gives the blues to many French people. According to a recent survey carried out by the Protéines…
Historic drought in France: “unheard of in winter” according to Météo France
France has been dry since January 21. On Friday, the country experienced its 27th day in a row without rain, with the cumulative daily rainfall being less than 1 mm…
Panic and conspiracy in Ohio: authorities face anger after train derailment
The rumors continue to grow. More than ten days after the derailment of the Norfolk Southern Railways train containing toxic chemicals, which occurred on February 3, the inhabitants of the…
“Green” hydrogen from nuclear power: why France has taken the advantage
It’s a first small victory for Paris, against the tenacity of Berlin and Madrid. This Monday, February 13, the European Commission published two texts defining the conditions under which hydrogen…
Were wolves helped to cross the Rhone Valley? Why this thesis is debatable
“It’s a bomb.” This is what it says on a video who would like to be resounding Eric Lebec, the former director of communication of the National Hunting Office –…
War in Ukraine: agricultural soils ravaged for decades
War kills and wounds men, it also mutilates the earth. The effect is more pernicious, less striking than a gutted building surrounded by rubble, but very devastating. While the Russian…
How climate skepticism spread through Twitter
July 2022. France is hit by a heat wave. However, it is at this time that the activity of climatosceptics develops. “A large French denialist community was structured in the…
Nuclear safety: “The IRSN-ASN merger risks impoverishing expertise”
This is one of the concrete consequences of the Nuclear Policy Council which was held on 3 February. The Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) and the Institute for Radiation Protection and…
the strengths (and challenges) of European legislation
In this new episode of La Loupe, Margaux Lannuzel and Lucas Mediavilla, Climate specialist in the Economy department of L’Express, decipher this well-established European green method, but which sees obstacles…