What does the term “public procurement” refer to? Public procurement is the “process by which public authorities purchase works, goods, or services from companies”. It concerns government departments, regional and local authorities, or bodies governed by public law that contract with private entities. What does it mean for it to…
In respect of international law and the protection of the global commons, the Antarctic Treaty’s mining ban outlaws “any activity relating to mineral resources, other than scientific research”. More precisely, it is a prohibition of mineral resource activities to protect Antarctica’s unique and vulnerable environment. However, Article 25 permits the…
150 gigawatts of wind turbines in the North Sea by 2050 Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium announced on Wednesday, May 18, that they would install nearly 150 gigawatts of wind turbines in the North Sea by 2050, to make it the “green power plant of Europe” and do without…
Recycling and recovery: A second life for our hair Absorbing hydrocarbons, fertilizer, healing, thermal or phonic insulation, ... Hair has many unsuspected virtues. To clean up the oceans The hair represents a large quantity of waste for the hairdressing salons, then why not to recycle them and to use…
Hinkley Point C, the nuclear power station won’t be opening until June 2027 and could cost £3 billion more than it was planned at the beginning because of the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Two years and £3 billion more than in 2018: The new nuclear station built at Hinkley Point will…
Est-ce que les objets connectés peuvent être une solution afin de réduire la consommation d'énergie? Aujourd'hui, l'attention sur la consommation d’énergie est de plus en plus en développement pour limiter et maitriser la consommation d’énergie. C'est possible avec les objets connectés pour diminuer la facture énergétique. Il nous faut…
Une autorisation européenne repoussée à 2023 : Une nouvelle annonce en date du mardi 10 mai 2022 dans l’affaire du glyphosate, quant à l’expertise européenne dont le sujet de la ré-autorisation de ce produit, fait de nouveau parler d’elle. L’Autorité européenne de sécurité des aliments (EFSA) et l’Agence européenne des…