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Learning - Environmental Studies: Learning resources and online courses. Matières premières : les nouveaux maîtres du monde. Prenons une journée lambda. Au saut du lit, on appuie sur l’interrupteur. On a de fortes chances de puiser dans le filon nucléaire. Car l’atome fournit 13,8% de l’électricité mondiale. Or, l’uranium provient pour une part de plus en plus grande d’un pays d’Asie centrale coincé entre la Russie et la Chine : le Kazakhstan. Avec ses 15,5 millions d’habitants, il a pris la tête du marché, fournissant 33% de la production mondiale.

De 14 020 tonnes d’uranium extraites en 2009, le pays devrait passer à 30 000 tonnes en 2018. « Le Kazakhstan a envie de devenir le Dubaï caspien, souligne Patrice Geoffron, directeur du Centre de géopolitique de l’énergie et des matières premières (CGEMP) de l’université Paris-Dauphine. On avale un bol de céréales. Non sans se faire des ennemis. La douche passée, on grimpe dans son auto montée sur hévéa. Si la voiture est électrique, la batterie est faite de lithium. Qui dit nouveaux lieux de production dit nouvelles dépendances. Alors, la pénurie ? Rio+20 - United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. UN Photo/Martine Perret What is Rio+20? Rio+20 - the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012 - is an historic opportunity to define pathways to a safer, more equitable, cleaner, greener and more prosperous world for all.

Twenty years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, where countries adopted Agenda 21 - a blueprint to rethink economic growth, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection - the UN is again bringing together governments, international institutions and major groups to agree on a range of smart measures that can reduce poverty while promoting decent jobs, clean energy and a more sustainable and fair use of resources. Rio+20 is a chance to move away from business-as-usual and to act to end poverty, address environmental destruction and build a bridge to the future.

What issues will be discussed? About the Rio+20 Conference Themes of the Conference Seven priority areas. Rio: Imagineering the future. 14 June 2012Last updated at 04:31 ET In recent years the Technology, Education and Design (TED) gatherings have attempted to position themselves as the modern world's imaginarium, giving people a view of what's possible when you unleash creativity. So given the huge issues facing humanity in terms of sustainability, I was interested to see what thoughts the TEDx event on the fringes of the Rio+20 summit might provide.

Organisers laid on a two-day thinkfest in Forte de Copacabana, a former military base at the southern end of this most famous of beaches that (rather fittingly given its use today) saw rebellion against the established order in 1922. On the way in, we were invited to sample a number of artistic installations on themes of humanity, biodiversity and sustainability - presenting the problems, you could say, in a more graphical way than the dry reports in which the bad news usually arrives. Jean-Michel Cousteau Now, you don't find them there anymore, he said. Will the slabs survive? Carbon Offsets - Carbon Reduction | The CarbonNeutral Company. Corporate responsibility - Bain & Company - Corporate responsibility. Corporate social responsibility is entwined in Bain's DNA because our people believe deeply in making the world a better place. And because we share our experiences with our clients around the world, the benefits of our efforts—like our work with community organizations or our certification as a CarbonNeutral® company—are magnified far beyond Bain itself.

Since the spring of 2012, Bain has been formally certified as a 100% CarbonNeutral® company across its global operations. We have chosen to pursue higher-than-required standards by offsetting all of our emissions, including client travel and other "tier 3" emissions. This achievement is the result of an exhaustive effort to measure our global footprint in accordance with international certification standards, coupled with a multifaceted approach to reach net zero carbon emissions. We have been aggressively reducing our footprint where we can. Reduction remains a priority. Marks & Spencer: Plan A - What we're doing - Waste - Love Food Hate Waste. How M&S cut its carbon emissions In the five years since we launched Plan A, we’ve managed to reduce our carbon footprint even as the business has grown. And now we've taken that one step further, by offsetting our remaining emissions to become carbon neutral in our UK and Irish operations.

Carbon copy Spot the differences in the two carbon worlds and discover how M&S has reduced its footprint. Carbon calculator Help prevent climate change by reducing and offsetting your carbon footprint with our calculator. M&S offset projects Kasigau Saving the forestry and wildlife in Kenya- reducing emissions and preserving natural resources. Sabah Saving the Borneo rainforest in Sabah – reducing emissions and protecting wildlife. Wuhe Creating renewable energy from waste - enabling the world to benefit from cleaner energy. Basa Magogo Teaching fuel efficient cooking techniques in rural South Africa. Meru and Nanyuki Encouraging sustainable farming with the Meru and Nanyuki Community Reforestation project.

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