The end of the internal combustion vehicle: why and how?
"At a time when some are expressing doubts about the Green Deal's approach to the decarbonization of mobility in general and the future of the electric vehicle in particular, Jean-Philippe Hermine, Director of the Mobility in Transition Institute, responds to the current controversies and maps out an industrial policy that will enable Europe to compete with China and the United States." Read more in Terra Nova's website (content in French).
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As one result of the Green Deal Barometer 2024, 6 out of 10 experts think that increasing financial support for farmers to transition towards sustainable agricultural practices is one of the most necessary measures to achieve a more environmental and climate-friendly EU agriculture policy.
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"The forthcoming 31-country meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in Thailand next month promises to be a tense affair. Because the market is colossal and therefore highly coveted. More than €2.6 billion annually, according to a study published in 2017 by IDDRI", says this article in Le Télégramme (content in French). Study available here.
IDDRI’s partner IEEP recently published the 2024 edition of its Green Deal Barometer.
Henri Waisman took part in the comics Horizons climatiques - Rencontre avec neuf scientifiques du G.I.E.C. (Glénat, 2024) by Iris-Amata Dion and Xavier Henrion, which aims to help people understand major global warming issues, through the words of nine scientists.
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Negotiations on the Plastics Treaty
"A new round of negotiations opens this Tuesday 23 April in Ottawa between 193 UN member states to put an end to plastic pollution. A group of European and African countries will be trying to overcome the reluctance of Russia and Iran and to shake the passivity of the United States.
According to Lucien Chabason of IDDRI, "there has been no real confrontation between the various parties; so far, each has contributed its point of view. There are still a whole series of legal and technical issues on the table, including the adoption of criteria for identifying problematic polymers and chemical additives, the definition of parameters for circularity, the examination of reuse targets and trade issues...".
Read more in this article published in Libération (content in French)
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Just transition: aligning climate and environmental action with social equity and well-being
On March 27, Sébastien Treyer participated in this session of the Think2030 conference organised by IEEP.