French Polynesia is an archipelago of 118 islands located in the Pacific Ocean. It is spread over an ocean surface as large as Europe. Its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is a vast managed marine area of 5 million km². This makes France the second largest maritime power in the world, after the United States. Two […]
Our islands are facing a major climatic challenge which is now clear for everyone to see. This major challenge, whose entirety and intensity is sometimes extremely difficult to measure, is an increasingly obvious reality for the 118 islands of our vast territory. There is an exponentiation of natural disasters as well as an increase in […]
Olivier has been Accountancy Europe’s CEO since 2006. He benefits from a diverse professional experience, having been a public prosecutor in France, a director with PricewaterhouseCoopers, a board member of the European Policy Centre, a director of XBRL international and a business and policy consultant. He regularly speaks on issues related to European affairs and […]
Hydrogen energy: splitting molecules to integrate sectors The first climate-neutral continent. That is what the new Von der Leyen Commission envisions Europe to be by 2050. Decarbonising the economy, especially energy production and use, is of crucial importance for this central priority. This was also underlined by the Director-General for energy, mrs. Ditte Juul Jørgensen, […]
Local Public Enterprises (LPEs) have been active for over a hundred years in the production and distribution of energy in France. The appearance of environmental issues within societal concerns has led LPEs to strengthen their role and become leading players in the implementation of the energy transition. They offer innovative and diversified solutions to all […]
Could you present us the tasks and responsibilities of the Environment DG (European Commission)? The Directorate-General for Environment is the European Commission department responsible for EU policy on the environment. It aims to protect, preserve and improve the environment for present and future generations, proposing and implementing policies that ensure a high level of environmental […]
Introduction As world leaders, negotiators and civil society congregated in Madrid for the annual United Nations climate change conference earlier this month, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ stark warning rang loud and clear: “The point of no return is no longer over the horizon. It is in sight and hurtling towards us.” In this article, I would […]
Could you introduce us to ChemRecEurope, its competencies and tasks? Chemical Recycling Europe (ChemRecEurope) was created early 2019 by key European companies involved in the development of chemical recycling technologies, including Plastic Energy, ReNew ELP, Gr3n, Ioniqa Technologies and IGE Amsterdam with the vision of establishing an industry platform for developing and promoting innovative chemical […]
How we respond to the climate emergency One of the great challenges that humanity has to urgently address is how we respond to the climate emergency. It is a global challenge, which concerns to all of us, at both the individual and community level, and that no longer admits any kind of hesitation. That is […]
