I have been willing to write an article on biofuels for now more than a year, and the so-called panacea they represent to some people. Today the famous company Nestlé provided me a great occasion to do so as according to its CEO, biofuels are planting the seeds of famine. This is quite shocking as …
J’ai fini le mois dernier Odeur du temps par Jean d’Ormesson de l’Académie Française. Excellent à plus d’un titre, il constitue selon moi un must. Un véritable plaidoyer pour la lecture, c’est ce que propose cet ouvrage qui est un recueil d’articles que l’auteur a publié notamment dans le Figaro des années 1970 à nos …
The European Space Agency observed for the first time in the history of sciences the emissions of carbon dioxide at a regional scale. This enable us to see from where these greenhouse gas emissions come from and thus to act locally to decrease them. As the map above shows, the most emitting regions are located …
Au sommaire de Terra Economica ce mois-ci, on peut lire entre autres une série d’articles très intéressante sur l’isolation des bâtiments en France. Un sujet passionnant pour moi depuis que je m’ intéresse à ce sujet primordial depuis la rédaction de mon mémoire de Master. Terra Economica prouve encore ce mois-ci qu’un autre monde, plus …
According to the International Herald Tribune, the European Union is willing to involve the most polluting countries in the mitigation of climate change. To do this, it might implement commercial sanctions to non signatory countries of international agreements. Among these countries are the United States and China. This might be a serious drive for these …
For my second article for the blog of my friend Sherlock, I decided to write about three great photographs of the Earth seen from space. They enable us to see how our beautiful planet is tiny compared to the immensity of space and thus very fragile. This of course is a good drive to protect …
China created this week a super ministry of the Environment that will push forward the issue to the core of the policies of the People’s Republic government. This occurs as the people is becoming less and less satisfied of the quality of the air it breathes and the water it drinks. Moreover, issues are more …
That’s it, yesterday at the New York Mercantile Exchange the oil prices reached $110 for the first time in History. This occurs only two months and a half after it reached $100. This can be explained by the fact that the Dollar is weakening as time goes and as now the Euro is worth $1.55. …
David Bowie once sung that there is Life on Mars, but scientifically this has to be proved. However, there are already avalanches of carbon dioxide ice. The picture on the left was taken last month by a NASA mission. It shows clearly that such a phenomenon occurs in the Northern Hemisphere of the planet. This …
According to the latest report of the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st century (REN21), renewable energies are witnessing an important increase. Indeed global generating capacity of grid-connected solar photovoltaic rose by 52 percent and wind power by 28 percent in 2007, compared to 2006. These renewables are due to have a bright future, …
