Book Review: the New Sustainability Advantage
My book review of the New Sustainability Advantage, by Bob Willard. An excellent book on sustainable business. Over ten years after its publication it’s still an excellent book.
Sustainable development
Nature-based materials need to play a major role in construction
The construction sector emits large quantities of greenhouse gases and is very wasteful. Thanksfully, greener solutions exist and could become mainstream with the right support.
In A Circular Economy, There Will Be No More Waste
A quick overview of the waste we generate in the European Union and how we could reduce these amounts. What if regarded all these as nutrients for a circular economy ?
Happy new year 2023 !
This blog post is my first of 2023. It marks the beginning of my 17th season of blogging. It’s time to reflect a bit.
The overwhelming case for the 4-day work week
Evidence keeps on piling to show that the four-day work week is the future of work
Economie circulaire, sciences et science fiction, en direct des Utopiales 2022.
Le week-end dernier avait lieu à Nantes le rendez-vous incontournable des passionnés de sciences et des férus de science-fiction : les Utopiales. Cette édition 2022 était particulièrement marquée par les thématiques des nombreuses limites et transitions auxquelles nos sociétés font face. La dernière conférence à laquelle j’ai assisté dimanche était particulièrement fascinante : « Remplaçons la ligne …
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Une canicule précoce… pour le moment.
Une canicule précoce s’abattra sur la France cette semaine. Les solutions existent.
Celebrating 15 years of blogging
Wow? 15 years ? How time flies… I started this blog in January of 2007 as I was seeking work in climate and energy after graduating from my MSc in international management at Audencia. This blog had three purposes : 1. help me land an impactful job ; 2. keep me on practicing English and …
The COVID-19 Pandemic Throws Oil and Coal Industries in a Tailspin
(This post was published earlier this year on Medium. Sorry for the lack of content this year. Hopefully, 2021 will bring more exciting stories and analysis…) The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought our global economy to a standstill, with fears of the worst recession since 1929. Over 26 millions have already lost their jobs in …
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West-facing panels help solve solar energy’s main problem
There is mounting evidence than West-facing solar panels produce more electricity during peak demand, and thus solve solar’s main problem.
