Tag: Pollution
Ozone pollution: what is it, danger, what to do?
The heat promotes ozone pollution, a gas with potentially dangerous effects on health. Map of France and advice. Summary Extreme heat and lack of wind favor the ozone pollution. In…
Light pollution: “The sky is a new type of space to be protected”
How does a universal banality – a starry sky – become the sign of a planet going wrong? The observation is simple: light pollution harms (the verb is chosen) the…
Negotiations on plastic pollution: France regrets the “manoeuvres” but wants to be optimistic
A week of international negotiations ends in Paris this Friday, June 2 to develop a legally binding treaty by the end of 2024 to end the plastic pollution that poisons…
Plastic pollution: “We have to find a way to charge the real price of this product”
Countries blocking international negotiations, companies reluctant to change their practices quickly… There are still many obstacles to deplasticization. Eric Mugnier, EY Sustainable Development and Climate Change Partner, talks for L’Express…
Indoor pollution: paints singled out by UFC-Que Choisir for their toxicity
News Published on 05/31/2023 at 11:44 a.m. Updated 05/31/2023 at 11:44 a.m. Reading 2 mins. To fight against indoor pollution, paints have been classified according to their emissions of chemical…
Indoor pollution: bet on green plants!
News Published on 05/31/2023 at 11:51 a.m. Updated 05/31/2023 at 11:51 a.m. Reading 2 mins. The subject of indoor air pollution regularly comes up in the news. To protect against…
Pollution: how California is tackling the single-use plastic problem head-on
News Published on 05/29/2023 at 09:05 Updated 05/29/2023 at 09:05 Reading 3 mins. While the US west coast state has activated a $53.9 billion plan to accelerate the ecological transition,…
delicate negotiations open in Paris
The second negotiation session for a future international treaty to put an end to plastic pollution begins this Monday in Paris at the premises of Unesco and is due to…
Against pollution, the trail of plastic-eating mushrooms
News Published on 05/27/2023 at 1:23 p.m. Updated 05/27/2023 at 1:23 p.m. Reading 1 min. In the war on waste, scientists have identified a weapon in salt pans in China:…
Car pollution: why some EU countries oppose tougher standards
What do France, Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia have in common? These eight countries of the European Union (EU) expressed this Monday, May 22, their…