Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

2 days ago | msn.com | Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

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2 days ago | dezeen.com | Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

Jean-Baptiste Fressoz is a science and technology historian based at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris. He is the author of multiple books including More and More and More: An All-Consuming History of Energy and Happy Apocalypse: A History of Technological Risk.

2 days ago | dezeen.com | Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

Earth Day this year is focused on shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy but the concept of the energy transition is deeply flawed, writes Jean-Baptiste Fressoz. The global history of energy is not a story of substitution, but of accumulation. There has never been a true "transition" away from coal, oil, or even wood. In 2024, wood still generated twice as much energy as nuclear power. That same year, despite the growth of renewables, emissions from the electricity sector continued to rise.

2 months ago | lemonde.fr | Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

Cet article vous est offert Pour lire gratuitement cet article réservé aux abonnés, connectez-vous Se connecter Vous n'êtes pas inscrit sur Le Monde ? Inscrivez-vous gratuitement Débats Donald Trump La violence du discours du président des Etats-Unis paraît nouvelle, mais elle ne fait qu’annuler un travail d’euphémisation mené depuis les années 2000, initialement par le communicant Frank Luntz, raconte Jean-Baptiste Fressoz dans sa chronique. Temps de Lecture 2 min.

Jan 16, 2025 | unherd.com | Jean-Baptiste Fressoz

Carbon captureclimate policyKeir StarmerLabourNet ZeroSocietyUK “A white elephant.” “A colossal waste of money.” “A risk of carbon lock-in.” When Keir Starmer pledged £22 billion last October to carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects over the next 25 years, scientists and environmentalist NGOs were wise to protest. The money, which will fund two major clusters in Merseyside and Teesside, will flow straight into the pockets of Equinor, Shell and Eni.