Alison Hird

Paris

Reporter at Radio France Internationale (RFI)

Journalist for @RFI_En Co-producer Spotlight on France. Francophile, foodie feminist. RT not endorsement https://t.co/ZAGcNRRz58…

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Articles

French legislation to rein in fast fashion faces crucial test in Senate

5 days ago | rfi.fr | Alison Hird

The French buy an average of 48 items of new clothing per year per person, but two thirds of those garments remain in the wardrobe, while others are thrown away and pollute the environment. Thirty-five garments are thrown away every second, according to Ademe – France's environmental agency.
Calls for France to follow UK with generational tobacco ban

1 week ago | rfi.fr | Alison Hird

Smoking is no longer as fashionable in France as it was in the days of Serge Gainsbourg chain-smoking Gitanes on TV. Yet it remains the country's leading cause of preventable death, killing around 75,000 people a year. It is also linked to heart disease, strokes, type 2 diabetes, asthma, dementia and fertility issues.
Calls for France to follow UK with generational tobacco ban

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Alison Hird

A sculpture of a cigarette butt in Paris’s Gare de Lyon railway station in 2012 reminds the public of the dangers of smoking. France recently banned single-use vapes and nicotine pouches as part of its plan to foster a tobacco-free generation. But, as the world marks the annual World No Tobacco Day on Saturday, a group of public health advocates and MPs want to go further – by introducing a generational tobacco ban similar to the UK's.
HT Syndication: Calls for France to follow UK with generational tobacco ban

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Alison Hird

France, May 31 -- France recently banned single-use vapes and nicotine pouches as part of its plan to foster a tobacco-free generation. But, as the world marks the annual World No Tobacco Day on Saturday, a group of public health advocates and MPs want to go further - by introducing a generational tobacco ban similar to the UK's. Smoking is no longer as fashionable in France as it was in the days of Serge Gainsbourg chain-smoking Gitanes on TV.
'So much to learn' from Le Scouarnec child sex abuse trial, victims say

1 week ago | rfi.fr | Alison Hird

Child sex abuse A French court is expected to deliver its verdict Wednesday in the country's largest-ever paedophilia case. Former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec stands accused of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children over more than two decades – charges he has confessed to. For the victims, the case is not just about one man, it's a national reckoning.
How 184 random citizens helped shape France’s debate on assisted dying

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Alison Hird

Members of the Citizens' Convention on end of life care at the CESE in Paris, mark the end of four months of discussions on the divisive issue of assisted dying, April 2023. French MPs will on Tuesday vote on two landmark bills on palliative care and assisted dying. They're the result of months of debate shaped by a rare democratic experiment that brought together 184 randomly selected citizens to grapple with one of society’s most intimate and divisive questions: how should we die?
How 184 random citizens helped shape France’s debate on assisted dying

1 week ago | rfi.fr | Alison Hird

Marc-Olivier Strauss-Kahn was on a high-speed train in November 2022 when his phone rang. The 71-year-old retired economist had no idea he was about to join what he would later describe as "the best social experience of my life". The caller invited him to join France's citizens' convention on end-of-life care – President Emmanuel Macron's bid to involve the public in a national conversation about assisted dying.
France unveils its first 'positive energy' neighbourhood, powering local pride

2 weeks ago | rfi.fr | Alison Hird

More than 10,000 square metres of solar panels have been installed across the area. Along with energy upgrades and new technologies, the project has turned this working-class part of central France into a model for sustainable living. Around 8,000 people live in Fontaine d’Ouche, with some 1,100 residents in the main renovation zone where social housing units are now fitted with solar panels. The energy produced is shared and partly owned by the community.
France unveils its first 'positive energy' neighbourhood, powering local pride

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Alison Hird

A model of Fontaine d'Ouche – a working-class neighbourhood in Dijon that's become a leader in 'positive energy'. Fontaine d’Ouche, a social housing district in Dijon, is setting the pace for energy innovation in Europe. Thanks to solar panels, smart tech and deep renovations, the neighbourhood now produces more energy than it consumes. More than 10,000 square metres of solar panels have been installed across the area.
HT Syndication: France unveils its first 'positive energy' neighbourhood, powering local pride

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Alison Hird

France, May 23 -- Fontaine d'Ouche, a social housing district in Dijon, is setting the pace for energy innovation in Europe. Thanks to solar panels, smart tech and deep renovations, the neighbourhood now produces more energy than it consumes. More than 10,000 square metres of solar panels have been installed across the area. Along with energy upgrades and new technologies, the project has turned this working-class part of central France into a model for sustainable living.