This year, Pollutec and LOJIQ -International Youth Offices of Québec- are joining forces to enable young entrepreneurs from Québec, specialized in environmental technologies, to participate in Pollutec 2018, from 27 to 30 November. The chosen entrepreneurs will be awarded a grant covering transportation and accommodation in Lyon during the show, and will benefit from Pollutec’s […]
Read articleThe public debate about the French multi-annual energy programme (PPE) which has just terminated should contribute towards a revision of this PPE by the end of 2018 for the periods 2018-2023 and 2024-2028. It is worth remembering that reducing fossil energy consumption also involves renewable heat and recovery: biomass, direct geothermal energy and geothermal heat […]
Read articleEuropean Union commitments to the marine environment takes timid steps At the end of July the European Commission published a report on the assessment of Member States’ programmes of measures under the 2008 “Marine Strategy Framework Directive”(1). The least that can be said is that there has not been much enthusiasm from the 23 States […]
Read articleSustainable cities: a major challenge for East Africa and South Africa Today over half of the world’s population is living in urban areas. According to the UNO, the proportion could reach two thirds by 2050. Africa’s urban population stands at 472 million today and could double by 2040 according to the World Bank and, as […]
Read articleL’Iran est un pays complexe peuplé de plus de 80 millions d’habitants qui fascine par son histoire et son peuple autant qu’il inquiète par ses choix et actions militaires et géopolitiques.
Read articleIn mid May, the CGDD Data and Statistical Studies department (Service de la donnée et des études statistiques du CGDD) published the first results of its analysis of eco-activities and environmental employment in France for 2016. Eco-activities are defined here as “activities that produce goods or services for environmental protectionor resource management.”* In 2016, eco-activities […]
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