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Where are we on the road to clean energy? / Caroline Lee, IEA Energy and Climate Change Policy Analyst, IEA News, 4/05/2018All around the world, sustainable energy transitions are underway. But how far we have progressed? It’s clear that action needs to be accelerated, but in which priority areas, and by how much? Tracking energy transition indicators of both outcomes (e.g. CO2 emissions) and underlying drivers (e.g. clean energy investment) is important for developing a clear understanding of how far we’ve come, while additionally propelling further ambition and action. As the adage goes, “that which is measured, improves... lireRéforme des institutions : du « en même temps » au « greenwashing » / Dominique Bourg, philosophe, professeur à la Faculté des géosciences et de l’environnement, Université de Lausanne et Bastien François, professeur de science politique, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, The conversation, 8/05/2018Il y a un an nous étions nombreux à y croire. Un jeune Président accédait au pouvoir, se revendiquant et de gauche et de droite. Au parcours romanesque, un tantinet mystique, il se targuait d’associer le savoir-faire Rothschild à la philosophie de Paul Ricœur, autrement dit la compétence technique d’un côté, la vision du futur d’une société désirable et le sens de la justice de l’autre... lireCalifornia’s Crude Oil Production and its Climate Change Policies / Robert Stavins, An economic view of the environment, 5/05/2018California is among the most aggressive jurisdictions in the world in its pursuit of public policies to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), linked with climate change. At a time when the Trump administration in Washington is working to reverse the Obama administration’s climate policy achievements, California and other sub-national entities are taking the lead in the development and implementation of meaningful domestic policies to mitigate the impact of human activity on the climate... lireLes forces vives des « smart cities » / Mélanie Jaeck, Montpellier Business School – UGEI, The conversation, 8/05/2018(...) En France, ces nouvelles formes d’organisations urbaines font face à certains freins, notamment du fait du contexte réglementaire et culturel. Acteurs publics et privés sont néanmoins moteurs de cette transformation et collaborent pour atteindre la performance « globale » (environnementale, économique et sociétale) de leur ville... lireWe examined 885 European cities’ plans to tackle climate change – here’s what we found / Oliver Heidrich, Senior Researcher in Urban Resource Modelling, Newcastle University and Diana Reckien, Associate Professor for Climate Change and Urban Inequalities, University of Twent, the conversation, 2/05/2018Around the world, cities endeavour to cut greenhouse gas emissions, while adapting to the threats – and opportunities – presented by climate change. It’s no easy task, but the first step is to make a plan outlining how to meet the targets set out in the Paris Agreement, and help limit the world’s mean temperature rise to less than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels... lire 