Environmental health policy: A priority for a global health renaissance
by Éloi Laurent, Fabio Battaglia, Alessandro Galli, Giorgia Dalla Libera Marchiori, Raluca Munteanu On 21 May, the Italian Presidency of the G20 together with the […]
Environment
The imperative of sustainability economic, social, environmental
OFCE[1], ECLM[2], IMK[3], AKW[4] It was during the climax of the so-called Eurozone sovereign debt crisis that we engaged into the independent Annual Growth Survey […]
Renew the mix: Carry out the energy transition, at last!
By Aurélien Saussay, Gissela Landa Rivera and Paul Malliet The five-year presidential term in France will have been marked by the success of COP21, which led to […]
Measuring well-being and sustainability: A special issue of the Revue de l’OFCE
By Eloi Laurent This issue of the Revue de l’OFCE (no. 145, February 2016) presents some of the best works that are being produced at […]
From the suburbs of London to global conflagration: a brief history of emissions
By Aurélien Saussay A new interactive map of global CO2 emissions from 1750 to 2010 is helpful in understanding the historical responsibilities of the world’s […]
After the Paris Agreement – Putting an end to climate inconsistency
By Eloi Laurent If the contents of the 32-page Paris Agreement (and the related decisions) adopted on 12 December 2015 by COP 21 had to […]
Our house is on fire and we are only watching Paris
By Paul Malliet As the 21st Conference of the Parties, COP21, began last week, all eyes were on Paris in the expectation of an ambitious […]
The COP 21 conference: the necessity of compromise
By Aurélien Saussay On Tuesday, 6 October 2015, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) released a preliminary version of the draft agreement […]
Climate justice – the “Open Sesame” of the COP 21 climate conference
By Eloi Laurent Climate negotiations cannot be limited to technical discussions between experts about the reliability of scientific data: they need to take the form […]
Shale gas: recovering a mirage?
By Aurélien Saussay A report posted online on April 7 by Le Figaro assesses the gains that could be expected from the exploitation of shale […]