Tag: climate change
Utrecht wants to reduce the number of wood-burning stoves by 1 percent, does that make sense?
Do you want to get rid of your stove with a subsidy? Then you have to be patient for a while. It is possible from January 1, 2023, via this…
Beaujolais Nouveau, the 2022 vintage is that of climate change
It’s the third Thursday in November. The Beaujolais Nouveaux have arrived! This is the new slogan of this popular and planetary festival which translates several types of wines from different…
Climate change: Paris adapts – Major report
It was September 3, 2022… Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, announced an energy sobriety plan. Objective: to reduce the gas and electricity bill, as requested by the government to…
When the Minister of the Environment of Congo-Brazzaville slams the door of COP27
The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP) begins its second week in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt). This 5th “African” COP is being held in an international context that is not conducive…
Utrecht mayor Dijksma to Egypt climate summit to put cities on the (climate) map
It is the first time that cities are informally on the agenda at this climate summit, which will be held in the seaside resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh. Dijksma did attend the…
In the spotlight: the hostage policy of the Iranian mullahs
Catherine Colonna confirms it to the newspaper The Parisian Sunday : “ two other compatriots (…) are also detained in Iran, bringing the number of French nationals detained in this…
the cost of living there deters the presence of civil society activists
One of the characteristics of COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh is its high cost for visitors. From accommodation in this Egyptian seaside resort to food on the conference grounds, everything…
“What characterizes youth today is spontaneity”
She was born from a burning bush. 21 years ago – ahead of his time – Sene Alouka co-founded Young Volunteers for the Environment in Togo. Since then, the NGO…
on losses and damage, “the agenda is conditioned”, regrets the negotiator Alpha Kaloga
A connoisseur of the mysteries of climate finance, the Guinean Alpha Oumar Kaloga is regional adviser to the Green Fund for Africa and negotiator for the Africa Group, of which…
“The climate crisis is not just about carbon”
Engaged for nearly twenty years in climate justice movements, the Briton Asad Rehman is a figure in the galaxy of Anglo-Saxon environmental movements. He heads the NGO War on Want…