by Pollutec | Oct 1, 2020 | Air
With 48,000 deaths per year in France and more than 428,000 in Europe, air pollution is a major public health issue. It is the number one environmental concern of French people. Awareness was all the more striking in this particular year, marked by a period of almost...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Mar 4, 2020 | Air
In its latest SoE report (1), the EU forecasts that its air quality targets will be met by 2030. However, we are still a long way from achieving the targets set for 2020. So what exactly is the current state of play? As demonstrated ever more accurately by scientific...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Nov 13, 2019 | Air, Energy, IMA, Innovation, Resources - Climate, Risks, Sea & coast, Sites and Soil
Alongside electronic communication and global positioning systems (GPS, Galileo), Earth observation is another key field of satellite applications. With applications ranging from resource management to land-use planning, ocean and coastline, air quality, natural...
by Pollutec | Apr 24, 2019 | Air, Energy, Pollutec, Resources - Climate, Waste - Recycling
How digital technology and connected devices are having an impact on environmental issues According to the Grand View Research consulting company, smart city markets have recorded annual growth of 13% since 2014. This figure reflects how significant this area has...
by Pollutec | Feb 21, 2019 | Air, Pollutec
A global vision of and health perspectives on air quality Third original theme of the Pollutec trade show, the way in which air is understood has changed significantly. The turning point came in the mid 1990s, with the French law on air, the so-called Lepage Law,...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Oct 3, 2018 | Air, Sustainable City
Decarbonize transport to limit air pollution The transport sector today accounts for 23% of global GHG emissions. In France, this level is higher, accounting for 28.5% of national emissions (2014 figure). It is therefore more than ever necessary to decarbonize...
