Jean Jouzel

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« L’urgence est là, nous regardons ailleurs »

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2025

This article examines the technocentric bias that characterizes climate mitigation literature, focusing on the reports of the IPCC's Working Group III. This bias stems from structural features of the scientific field that prioritizes innovation, leading to the overrepresentation of technological solutions in climate research. Funding mechanisms further reinforce this tendency by incentivizing collaboration with industrial R&D, creating a self-reinforcing loop in which scientific authority and industrial interests converge. The IPCC's institutional positioning—as a policy-relevant yet politically cautious body—amplifies this dynamic by favoring allegedly “cost-effective” technological pathways that lack practical feasibility.
Why is the Trump Administration trying to kill a small space science institute in New York City? Explanation begins with Galileo’s method of scientific inquiry and ends with the role of special interest money in the United States government. Galileo improved the telescope, allowing clearer observations of the planets and the Sun. Galileo differed from his peers, as he was unafraid to challenge authority. He claimed that the world should be understood based on observations, and he spoke directly to the public. He obtained philanthropic support for his observations and openly described the conclusion that Earth was not the center of the solar system – Earth revolved around the Sun.
As of February 22, over twenty Stand Up for Science protests are scheduled for March 7 throughout the United States. The protests are being organized by fellow scientists who are concerned about the Trump administration’s feelings and actions towards science (see Robles-Gil, 2025 in Science), includ
The problem of waste that really needs fixing is not the public employees but the private contractors—and Elon Musk is one of them.
Elon Musk has achieved astonishing power in Trump’s administration – and spent the weekend wielding it
A new report explores a framework for global climate risk management and includes contributions from an actuary at the Government Actuary's Department.

2024

Climate change should be at the heart of national security plans, say experts.

2023

The fallout when the industry fails to act is still smaller than the rewards for pumping out more pollution

2022

Joint committee on national security strategy criticises ‘severe dereliction of duty’ by ministers as threat grows
The federal effort could set the stage for more studies into the feasibility, benefits and risks of one of the more controversial means of combating climate change.