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Powering Africa’s Future / Alpha Condé, President of Guinea and Chairperson of the African Union, Project syndicate, 13/02/2017When G20 leaders meet later this year in Hamburg, investment in Africa’s future will be high on their agenda. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has already committed to using her presidency of the forum to promote “sustainable growth and jobs” on the continent, with a focus on “investments in infrastructure and renewable energies”... lireThe Next Phase of Climate Action / Moha Ennaji, President of the South North Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Migration Studies, Project Syndicate, 10/02/2017Last November, while much of the world was trying to unpack Donald Trump’s election as US president, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 22) was held in Marrakesh, Morocco. Participants from all over the world, including 38 heads of state and government, came together to create a plan for implementing the 2015 Paris climate agreement, which aims to limit global warming to well below two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels... lireLa France doit se saisir des Objectifs du développement durable ! / Damien Demailly, Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales, blog Actu-environnement, 23/01/2017Inégalités, innovation, environnement, la France fait face à de nombreux défis. Entrés en vigueur il y a un an, les ODD sont une opportunité précieuse à saisir pour les relever... lireLe nouveau paysage climatosceptique américain / Thibault Laconde, Energie et environnement, 7/02/2017Interrogés par le Sénat, les poids-lourds du gouvernement Trump ont tous reconnu l'existence du changement climatique et le rôle de l'homme. Dans les cabinets des élus les plus radicaux, dans les tabloïds de Rupert Murdoch et au fond des entrailles du web, une contre-offensive se prépare. Une bataille d'arrière-garde, peut-être la dernière ?... lireFossil Fuels – What’s at Risk? / Stephen Russell, WRI blog, 6/02/2017Because the value of fossil fuel companies is based on the size of their reserves, it may seem counter-intuitive to see some of these assets as potential risks. But changes in market or economic conditions can make some reserves too expensive to tap, leaving them stranded – and their owners more vulnerable than the size of their reserves would indicate... lire