Tag: Environment
climate disasters cost insurers 6.5 billion euros in 2023
In 2023, climate disasters in France cost 6.5 billion euros to insurers who are worried about “ change of scale » and the acceleration of these devastating events, Florence Lustman,…
have we already exceeded 1.5°C? What recent observations say
In its article 2, the Paris agreement commits the international community to limit warming relative to the pre-industrial era “well below 2°C” and to “continue action” to reach the target…
Emmanuel Macron decorates the cacique Raoni in the Amazon, a very symbolic step
After Guyana, Emmanuel Macron arrived in Brazil on Tuesday March 26. The French president was welcomed by President Lula in Belém, the host city of the next COP. A first…
suspension of the felling of the last trees around the A69 motorway project
It is a road project in the south of France which, for months, has attracted international attention: the French state wants to build a highway between Castres and Toulouse to…
for Lula, natural disasters “intensify with climate change”
The south-east of Brazil and in particular the state of Rio de Janeiro is hit by violent storms and record rainfall after a heat wave. A natural disaster which has…
investigations opened after “malicious acts” on water networks
Investigations were opened on Saturday March 23 in Guadeloupe after malicious acts which deprived some 130,000 users of water and disrupted health establishments, the archipelago’s public prosecutors said in a…
Climate change will affect food prices, study finds
In the years to come, global warming and successive heat waves will drive up food prices around the world. This is the conclusion of a study published this week in…
one year after Sainte-Soline, collectives announce “commemorations” and a complaint against Darmanin
A year after the demonstration against mega-basins in Sainte-Soline, in west-central France, opponents of these agricultural water reserves are organizing a weekend of “ commemorate actions » and announce that…
Water is becoming “a geopolitical issue”, says UNESCO
Water is not only an essential resource but also a human right. However, 2.3 billion people still live without access to drinking water. While climate change is disrupting the water…
the green economy, an Eldorado or the Wild West?
Everyone talks about sustainable development, but is it an El Dorado or a new Wild West? South by Southwest 2024, Austin’s tech festival, explored the business value of sustainable development.…