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California : a climate change example

Last week, the French weekly Challenges translated a very interesting article from the magazine The Economist. It handled the climate change approach of the most populated US State with its nearly 36 million inhabitants. The Golden State alone would be the eighth world economic power. California is often mentioned as an example in the fight […]

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IEA expects oil crunch worldwide

The International Energy Agency (IEA) released on Monday a study on the middle term market for oil. According to the Financial Times and Les Echos, the oil prices aren’t due to decrease between 2007 and 2012. According to the FT : “In its starkest warning yet on the world’s fuel outlook, the International Energy Agency

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German federal governement to insulate buildings

Germany is willing to tackle the millions local buildings that are lacking insulation. This will lead to savings of nearly half of the energy consumed by this sector by 2030 (compared to 1990 levels). The goal of the Federal Government is to insulate every year five percent of total housings and buildings. This would concern

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An interesting point of view on desalination

The WWF, the renowned NGO, released an interesting paper on this meaning of providing drinkable in large quantities and according to them, it is not a perfect solution.

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Mesures urgentes à prendre au niveau énergie (fin)

Pour terminer mon grand dossier sur les mesures qui doivent être prises au niveau climatique et énergétique je vais m’atteler aujourd’hui aux transports et au nucléaire.

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New dams in Brazil ?

This question appeared lately in the US press notably in the New York Times. This happens as the local President is willing to stimulate economic growth. The current President of this large country, Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – also known in the media simply as Lula – is willing to build two dams

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Mesures urgentes à prendre au niveau énergie et climat

Comme je l’annonçais précédemment ici, les articles d’aujourd’hui et de mercredi porteront sur les mesures qui me semblent nécessaire de prendre au niveau climat et énergie et ce, de façon urgente.

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Computers with enhanced energy efficiency

I have been for now ten years in daily contact with computers. So when 40 companies of this industry plan to work on producing more efficient hardware, I have to mention the initiative.

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Australia may be interested by nuclear energy

Yesterday on Le Figaro was a very interesting article pertaining to the Australian government’s interest for the cleanest energy source regarding greenhouse gases.

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My choice of stabilization wedges

Pr. Socolow and Pacala, in their stabilization wedges theory and their website ( the Climate Mitigation Initiative ) invite people to pick up their own wedges to create their own solution. I chose mine and explain my choices.

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