Tag: climate change
Estelle Doutriaux, mayor of Bourthes: “We are convinced that we will have repeated floods”
Floods return to Pas-de-Calais, two months after an already dramatic month of November. While this department in the north of the country has been on orange alert again since Sunday…
“From eco-anxiety to action”, scientists rebel
Anxiety, fear, feelings of helplessness, anger, guilt… More and more young people around the world are deeply worried about the climate emergency. Faced with this “ emerging public health crisis…
a hundred elephants died due to drought and lack of water
In Zimbabwe, prolonged drought is killing elephants in Hwange National Park – the country’s largest natural park, home to 45,000. At least 100 elephants have died of exhaustion due to…
A dike army and sandbagging science: Oudewater reenacts an impending dike disaster
Since Monday, the De Stichtse Rijnlanden Water Board has been organizing the multi-day crisis exercise ‘IJssel’ together with Defense and the municipality of Oudewater. A total of more than thirty…
Utrecht city council sends asphalt paving plans back to alderman
The Utrecht council is critical of the plans of GroenLinks councilor Lot van Hooijdonk to pave more streets in the city. The councilor wants to replace clinkers with red asphalt…
197 countries facing climate change and its consequences
COP28 opens this Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 197 states met for two weeks under the auspices of the UN to try to advance negotiations to combat climate change…
The European Union announces massive investments in electricity networks
As COP28 opens this Thursday, November 30 in Dubai, the European Union (EU) announces massive investments in the modernization of electricity networks. An action plan which aims to accommodate the…
What if? Oudewater reenacts impending dike disaster: ‘Climate change increases chance’
Since Monday, the De Stichtse Rijnlanden Water Board has been organizing the multi-day crisis exercise ‘IJssel’ together with Defense and the municipality of Oudewater. A total of more than thirty…
60 big French bosses are mobilizing for the ecological transition
Four days before COP28 in Dubai, 60 presidents of large French groups are calling for accelerating investments in the ecological transition. They sign a column in the Sunday edition of…
Switzerland will be able to store CO2 in foreign seabeds, says its government
This Wednesday, November 22, the Swiss government authorized the export of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main greenhouse gas linked to human activity, with a view to storing it in the…