Author name: Edouard

Edouard is an experienced sustainability and energy professional committed to bringing our societies to a carbon neutral future. He has been writing on related topics on this very blog since 2007.

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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A poll on environmental concerns

A series of polls were done worldwide on the concerns on environmental questions. Among the countries asked were the United States and Australia. Here are the main findings.

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A major, major step forward

These are the words of British Premier Tony Blair on what was achieved concerning climate change at the G8. Indeed, the leaders of the G8 agreed on halving greenhouse gases emissions by 2050.

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The Green Wall of China

When the Chinese government has an idea, it goes forward fast and in a gigantic manner. So, in order to hold back the Gobi desert – a very important issue for cities like Beijing – the local government decided to plant million trees during the next 70 years. The Gobi Desert, extends itself from Southern

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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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Climate change at the G8 meeting this week

As you surely read or saw, the eight main world economies are meeting this week in Germany. One of the main topics is due to be climate change.

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En Français. Résumé du mois de mai 2007

Durant les premiers jours de chaque mois, je ferais à partir de maintenant un petit résumé des articles que j’ai publié le mois précédent pour vous permettre de voir les avancées dans les domaines climatiques et écologiques.

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A cultural break – May 2007

The book I will talk about this month was in my shopping list for some time and tackles astronomy in a very interesting way. I was mesmerized by the photos proposed.

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elrst.com is back, for good

If you wanted to access this website between last Thursday and this morning, you noticed it wasn’t properly working. As I just brought back my articles, everything is as brand new again.

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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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