Focus Climat

Oil prices could jump to $200 per barrel and even higher if the Strait of Hormuz remains near-closed as it is at the moment, Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman Emeritus of energy consultancy FGE NexantECA, told Bloomberg on Tuesday. Although the oil market is moving on sentiment and U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media posts about the war, the fact is that “every week, 100 million barrels of oil is not going through, and every month, 400 million barrels are not going through,” Fesharaki told Bloomberg Television.

What is currently happening in Brussels under the guise of regulatory simplification is being presented as something technical and logical. Less regulatory pressure, more competitiveness. A series of so-called omnibus bills are intended to streamline legislation. Reporting obligations are being limited and reassessments of raw materials postponed. It sounds like administrative efficiency. In Washington, things are moving even faster: Trump is dismantling the basis for climate laws while the world continues to warm up. The framing is the same: rules slow down businesses, and a slowed-down business community makes us poor. But that reasoning assumes something that is not true: that everyone wants the same thing from the market.

"De besmette babymelk is slechts het topje van de ijsberg", zegt huisarts Staf Henderickx. Hij fileert de tactieken van de babymelkindustrie.

As climate and geopolitics shocks bite, countries are rebuilding food buffers. The UK clings to neoliberal ideas while households pay the price

Dans une étude publiée ce mercredi 10 décembre, l’ONG Changing Markets révèle que les habits en plastique recyclé, vendus sous couvert de démarche écologique, libèrent en réalité davantage de microparticules au lavage.

Une analyse de l’ONG Changing Markets Foundation montre comment un réseau d’influenceurs a attaqué une étude d’envergure sur l’alimentation de 2019, perçue comme une menace pour les secteurs de l’élevage et de la viande.

Much attention today focuses on uncertainties affecting the future evolution of oil and natural gas demand, with less consideration given to how the supply picture could develop. However, understanding decline rates – the annual rate at which production declines from existing oil and gas fields – is crucial for assessing the outlook for oil and gas supply and, by extension, for market balances. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has long examined this issue, and a detailed understanding of decline rates is at the heart of IEA modelling and analysis, underpinning the insights provided by the scenarios in the World Energy Outlook. This new report – based on analysis of the production records of around 15 000 oil and gas fields around the world – explores the implications of accelerating decline rates, growing reliance on unconventional resources, and evolving project development patterns for the global oil and gas supply landscape, for energy security and for investment. It also provides regional insights

In this episode, I’m joined by ecologist Thomas Crowther to discuss the critical importance of biodiversity as an intricate web of life that supports all other living beings, not just through the sheer number of species, but because of the complexity of interactions within ecosystems. Thomas highlights the power of data in empowering individuals to make informed choices that positively impact nature, and the critical need to address inequality in order to foster ecological recovery.

Klimaatactiviste Mikaela Loach hoopt dat de herverkiezing van Donald Trump mensen wakker schudt en in beweging zet. Het enthousiasme waarmee Trump zijn kiezers kan overtuigen, wil ze graag ook zien in de klimaatbeweging. Geen enthousiasme voor fake news weliswaar, maar om mensen ervan te overtuigen dat een betere wereld mogelijk is.

This report reveals the tactics of Big Meat and Dairy companies to delay, distract, and derail action on transforming the food system, mirroring strategies used by the tobacco and fossil fuel industries. Food systems are responsible for around a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, with approximately 60% coming from animal agriculture, the largest source of man-made methane emissions.

Jordanians now only have access to publicly distributed water a day and a half a week – prompting many to turn to illegal markets.

At a time when we need to shift our collective climate action up a gear, the influence of the fossil fuels lobby is succeeding in slowing down ambition both at COP27 and in the EU.

EUCityCalc has officially launched its free, open source online platform that allows local councils and other stakeholders to visualise and simulate low-carbon scenarios for their towns and cities, as well as to assess the trade-offs related to available choices.

The European Commission has received an open letter signed by 110 academics, businesses, civil society organisations and research institutions urging the EU to separate emissions reductions, land-based sequestration and permanent carbon removals in the EU’s post-2030 climate framework. This separation should be at the heart of both the setting and the implementation of the 2040 target and associated plans.

De Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie (WHO) heeft nieuwe richtlijnen uitgevaardigd om kinderen beter te beschermen tegen “agressieve” marketing voor ongezonde voeding.

Disposition des Québécoises et des Québécois envers les défis climatiques

Le Pédalo est un nouveau venu dans le paysage des supermarchés coopératifs bruxellois. Ceux-ci proposent une alternative à la grande distribution. Alors que ce secteur rencontre actuellement de grandes difficultés, le modèle novateur lancé dans la capitale par BeesCoop il y a quelques années essaime peu à peu.

We investigate the potential implications of large language models (LLMs), such as Generative Pretrained Transformers (GPTs), on the U.S. labor market, focusing on the increased capabilities arising from LLM-powered software compared to LLMs on their own. Using a new rubric, we assess occupations based on their alignment with LLM capabilities, integrating both human expertise and GPT-4 classifications. Our findings reveal that around 80% of the U.S. workforce could have at least 10% of their work tasks affected by the introduction of LLMs, while approximately 19% of workers may see at least 50% of their tasks impacted. We do not make predictions about the development or adoption timeline of such LLMs. The projected effects span all wage levels, with higher-income jobs potentially facing greater exposure to LLM capabilities and LLM-powered software. Significantly, these impacts are not restricted to industries with higher recent productivity growth. Our analysis suggests that, with access to an LLM, about 15%

D’animateur, journaliste, producteur et influenceur à militant radical, c’est le parcours atypique de Vincent Kanté, dit "Vinz", qui, durant le premier confinement, a eu un véritable électrochoc...

Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating