Tag: Pollution
Light pollution: will “the dark frame” save nocturnal species?
At night, all cats are gray, as the saying goes. But once the streetlights are turned on, the animals do not change color, rather their behavior. Insects are attracted to…
France has authorized the export of banned pesticides on its territory
The investigation by two NGOs published on Wednesday November 30 reveals that France approved, between January and September 2022, the export abroad of nearly 7,500 tonnes of pesticides, which are…
understand social inequalities to better fight plastic pollution
As COP27 continues, and countless environmental protection programs are underway, social scientists warn that some of these projects tend to reproduce social inequalities, even as the problems of pollution are…
Fine particle pollution: even low levels are deadly
News Published on 12/11/2022 at 12:05 p.m. Updated 12/11/2022 at 12:05 p.m. Reading 3 mins. In 2016, the WHO estimated that fine particles are responsible for more than 4 million…
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…