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Patricia Crifo
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COP29: crucial decisions to protect small island states

Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Shinichi Mizuno, Master's Student at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Andres Rocha, Master's Student at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Seiji Leung, Master's Student at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On November 21st, 2024
6 min reading time
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High-speed trains: are the always better for the environment?

Patricia Perennes, Doctor of Economics specialised in Transport

On November 21st, 2024
5 min reading time

The Grand Projet ferroviaire du Sud-Ouest, which aims to link Bordeaux and Toulouse via high-speed lines (LGV), is giving rise to debate.

Christophe Larroque
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Climate change will lead to an increase in earthquakes

Christophe Larroque, Lecturer at Université de Reims-Champagne Ardenne and at Geoazur Laboratory (CNRS/OCA/UniCA/IRD), Marco Bohnhoff, Professor of Experimental Seismology and Drilling at Freie Universität of Berlin

On November 13th, 2024
4 min reading time
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Why the Anthropocene has divided the scientific community

Jan Piotrowski, Professor of Quaternary Geology at Aarhus University and Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Michel Magny, Emeritus Research Director at CNRS, Erle Ellis, Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland

On November 6th, 2024
5 min reading time

The scientific community is debating the Anthropocene as a new geological epoch, characterised by the impact of man on the planet.

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What future can we expect for water resources in France?

Eric Sauquet, Research Director in Hydrology at INRAE

On October 23rd, 2024
4 min reading time

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Rewilding, a new approach to protecting biodiversity

Clémentine Mutillod, PhD student at the Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology at Avignon Université, Simon Chollet, Lecturer at Université de Rennes

On October 16th, 2024
4 min reading time

Rewilding aims to protect biodiversity by putting the notion of the autonomy of natural processes back at the centre.