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 Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Nov 6, 2019 | International, Resources - Climate
Though they’ve been talked about for quite a few years, most of us have a rather vague notion of what strategic and critical rare metals and rare earths actually are. Some of these concepts relate to geology, while others have an economic dimension. This makes them...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Sep 9, 2019 | Resources - Climate
While it remains too soon to assess the economic implications, the heatwaves of 2019’s summer have undeniably broken records and people have seen the direct effects at various levels. Now, we look back at the June and July episodes and their main impacts. First, an...
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 | Oct 9, 2018 | Resources - Climate
Even if the development of a country is both essential and fragile, for some years now it has also become saddled with a new requirement. That of being sustainable. It is considered as such if it provides for the immediate needs of individuals, and where it is...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Sep 25, 2018 | Resources - Climate
The 1.5°C global warming limit: an unreachable goal In early October the IPCC will publish is special report on the impacts of a global warming of 1.5°C. Although until now the reports of this already thirty-year-old institution(1) represented an evaluation of the...
