Carbon footprint: 8 Tons is a lot or not?
In France, the average carbon footprint is around 8 tons (8.2T) per year per person.This was the result of a survey conducted by CITEPA and the Association pour la transition Bas Carbone…
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Employment – key to the European cycle momentum
The pace of economic activity in the euro area will depend on the profile of the labor market.Three starting points:1 – Surveys suggest that businesses and households are rather pessimistic. The results are everywhere below…
Inflation slows sharply in the euro area in September
The inflation rate in the euro area stood at 4.3% in September compared to 5.3% in August. This is the lowest figure since October 2021. The underlying inflation rate was 4.55% compared to 5.3%…
The changing globalization
Globalization is the framework that has long agreed to understand the world and its evolution.Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, there is the idea of a world that would gain in…
Germany is struggling
The German economy will be in recession this year. The GDP figures go in this direction and the cyclical indicators do not give any signals contrary to it. Yet Germany was on…
Ecological Planning Waiting for Disruption
President Macron announced the steps of ecological planning. These announcements were eagerly awaited to allow France to converge on the targets it has set for itself in terms of CO2 emissions. This is…
Energy Transition
Can the energy transition be limited to the construction of renewable energies, mainly solar panels, at low prices? This is something that is often heard or read.This optimistic view would signal that…
The limits to our freedom
In 2009, the Stockholm Resilience Centre defined the nine boundaries of the planet that formed the framework of its functioning before the industrial revolution.Exceeding one of the frontiers does not cause an immediate rupture…