Published Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 14:35
by
corinnebord 
in Save our planet (165 views and 3 comments)
Toutes les cinq
secondes, un enfant de moins de dix ans meurt de faim ou de ses
suites immédiates. Qui aurait cru que nous connaîtrions une crise
alimentaire de cette nature. La montée des prix est préoccupante,
mais la baisse des stocks mondiaux est trop souvent ignorée.Les
stocks de denrées de première nécessité (blé, mais, riz) n’ont
jamais été aussi bas depuis 20 ans. En 2007 la production a connu
une baisse réelle alors que la consommation est été largement en
hausse notamment pour un usage industriel. Au cœur du débat la
mobilisation de plus en plus importante de la production céréalière
pour produire des biocarburants. Cette mobilisation va de pair avec
une mobilisation des terres agricoles non plus pour la culture
vivrière, mais pour celle de biocarburant, plus lucrative.Published Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 12:26
by
Editor
in Save our planet (535 views and 1 comments)
Published Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 10:16
by
frederic.vareillas
in Save our planet (477 views and 2 comments)
Dear friends,
I would like to share two other readings with you so as we're
able to think Europe's near future through:
First: There's a very interesting issue of "L'Ecologiste" #24;
Oct-Dec 2007 (French version of the original "The Ecologist",
London, UK) about the biofuel hoax and slowing our cars' speed.
Also look at the present issue of "The Ecologist": "The end
of food as we know it" (London, 2008). You should also have
a look at the website: www.theecologist.org – it’s interesting
(English and French versions available).
Second: A French essay by Eric Orsenna and Le Cercle des
Economistes: "Un monde de ressources rares" (2008,
paperback, French only). They offer some economical and political
ways to deal with scarcity.
Your friend,
Frederic (Paris)
Published Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 11:45
by
Editor
in Save our planet (1107 views and 10 comments)
A much
favored cure for global warming might be worse than the disease.
According to a new report the use hydrogen and other biofuels
will make energy prices more changeable, increase food prices and
even result in a higher emission of greenhouse gases.
The Round Table on Sustainable Development of the OECD has recently published a study (PDF) on the consequences of a massive increase of the use of biofuels. It argues that EU governments’ support for biofuels will cause food shortages and lead to the destruction of natural habitats - while making little impact on climate change. The OECD suggests that the EU plans to obtain 10 percent of its transport fuel from plants by 2020 will have little or no effect on climate change.
The OECD expresses doubts that the technical means exist to produce biofuels in ways that enable the world to meet demand for transportation energy in more secure and less harmful ways without compromising the ability to feed a growing population. This runs counter to studies like the one published by the
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