Climate change

Book review : The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson

What better occasion than a summer-long heatwave to read climate fiction by your favorite author ? I read The Ministry for the Future, by Kim Stanley Robinson and I absolutely loved it. Here are my thoughts on it.

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The world is zooming by 1.5°C of warming. What next ?

A new UNEP points out to a very hard truth : we are collectively reaching and exceeding 1.5°C of global warming. Not all is lost however if we collectively rise up to the challenge and act on climate change. We now have everything we need to do end our reliance on fossil fuels…

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Video : Here is how we could restore damaged land and reverse the tides on desertification

Regenerating forests in drylands can be very tricky. But a technique developped in the 1980s – Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration, or FMNR – is changing all that and offers some much needed hope in the fight against desertification and climate change.

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Seeking book recommendations as the world is aflame

This week feels a bit too hard for me to publish a full article . There just are too many fires too close to home or friends and family. So I am asking YOU instead what I should be reading… Stay safe folks !

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Le faux débat sur la climatisation qui esquive tout le reste

Le faux débat sur la climatisation du début d’été est indigne des enjeux socio-économiques et environnementaux posés par le changement climatique et les canicules à répétion. Il est temps de réfléchir et d’agir de façon systémique. Nos immeubles, nos villes… nos sociétés dans leur ensemble sont à revoir.

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Global warming extreme events intensify around the world

From North America to South Asia, from Europe to Latin America, climate change extreme events are intensifying and are taking place earlier and earlier.

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The European Union has slashed its greenhouse gases emissions by 40% since 1990

Some positive news for a change : it has been officialized last week that the European Union has cut its emissions by 40 percent between 1990 and 2024. Renewables and energy efficiency played major roles.

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Climate change is accelerating… Why are we not talking about this more ?

A new scientific study has proven what we all suspected for the past few years : climate change has indeed been accelerating for the past ten years. Will our response catch up accordingly ?

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Two new studies show that actually acting on climate would save millions of lives and trillions of dollars

As the UNFCC gathers again for COP30 in Brazil, two new studies show how acting on climate change would save millions of lives and trillions of dollars.

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Climate change is costing us all a fortune… and it might be just the beginning

Two recent studies on the impacts of climate change and its effects show the enormous toll we already are paying financially and socially. This reinforces the case for drastic action.

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