Tag: Pollution
The decarbonization of France will go through Dunkirk
Carbon neutrality by 2050 is the ambitious objective set by France, which concentrates the majority of its CO2 emissions in its major industrial basins. One of them, in particular, will…
COP27: the latest figures on France’s carbon footprint
News Published on 11/09/2022 at 10:02 p.m. Updated 11/09/2022 at 10:02 p.m. Reading 2 mins. In the midst of COP27, the Ministry for Ecological Transition has just released a report…
Catherine Chabaud’s participation in the Route du rhum: “such a political challenge”
The start of the Route du rhum, a famous solo transatlantic race, which was to be given on Sunday in Saint-Malo bound for Guadeloupe, has been postponed. Tuesday or Wednesday…
deadly pollution in metropolises
Air pollution in African cities is even deadlier than feared. This is the conclusion of a study by the British NGO “Clean Air Fund” on air pollution on the continent.…
toxicity, theme of the 7th Biennale of Lubumbashi
The seventh Biennale of Lubumbashi, in the south of the DRC, is being held after more than three years of interruption due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Nearly 60 artists…
“Zero pollution”: the details of the European Union’s ambitious plan
The goal is so high and the urgency so absolute that it makes sense to start right away. This Wednesday, October 26, the European Commission presented a plan aimed at…
Spray to reduce air pollution in India
When farmers outside Delhi burn leftover straw in their fields, huge clouds of smoke are formed that blow in and settle like a lid over Delhi. Together with car exhaust…
Sanofi targeted by a judicial inquiry for toxic discharges revealed in 2018
The public health center of the Paris court has instructed an investigating judge to investigate major toxic discharges from a Sanofi factory in Mourenx, in the south-west of France. It…
Air pollution and lung cancer: researchers reveal the mechanism involved
News Published on 09/13/2022 at 2:27 p.m. Updated 09/13/2022 at 2:27 p.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo) Medical validation: September 14, 2022…
France: rehabilitation of industrial wastelands
After the industrial decline in France, what are called wastelands, these abandoned lands, are the subject of renewed interest. And for good reason, the “climate and resilience” law puts a…