2023-12-17 23:05:04 The Central African Republic has been experiencing a fuel crisis for a month. In Bangui, some gas stations are closed. And in the provinces, in certain villages like Bouboui, 45 km north of Bangui, there are no gas stations. It is difficult for economic operators and users to obtain it, so some young … Read more
2023-12-17 17:00:07 Tribes driven out, land grabbed, water used for industrial purposes instead of serving local populations. If they are carried out in the name of the fight against climate change and the decarbonization of economies, green hydrogen projects are also the subject of strong criticism from NGOs once they are implemented. in countries of … Read more
2023-12-17 18:00:04 Anne-Sophie Corbeau is a researcher at the Center on Global Energy Policy within the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University New York. Are we witnessing the beginnings of a globalization of the hydrogen trade as has been the case with liquefied natural gas or fossil fuels? Honestly, there are few … Read more
2023-12-16 09:00:05 Greenpeace demonstration on a Shell oil tanker boat, in February 2023. On the banner: “Stop drilling, start paying” GREENPEACE / VIA REUTERS This post is taken from the newsletter ” Human warmth “, sent every Tuesday at 12 p.m. Every week, journalist Nabil Wakim, who hosts the Chaleur Humaine podcast, answers questions from … Read more
2023-12-11 23:12:01 It is one of the key metals of the energy transition: manganese, used in electric car batteries in particular. Gabon is the second largest producer in the world, behind South Africa, and has doubled its production over the past four years. The French company Eramet, which operates the world’s largest manganese mine there … Read more
2023-12-07 23:05:02 Last episode of our series on access to electricity in Africa, with individual solar kits which provide basic electrification in areas furthest from the electricity grid. These domestic solar systems are made up of a solar panel which can power one or more light bulbs and charge a phone, and they are enjoying … Read more
2023-12-09 22:33:43 Nearly 600 million people on the African continent do not yet have access to electricity, and to remedy this, the President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, announced Wednesday, December 6 in Tanzania to allocate an envelope of five billion dollars. Objective: for 100 million more people to have access to electricity by … Read more
2023-12-06 21:39:29 Tenants of HLM buildings will soon be able to reduce their heating bill by using the energy check, an operation which was not possible until now, announced Wednesday, December 6, the Minister of Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher. Questioned by the deputy and national secretary of the Communist Party, Fabien Roussel, the minister described« aberration » … Read more