This article tries to imagine the future of the French ski resorts in 2040, by using the method of Scenario Planning. What will be the snow coverage in the French mountains in 2040? What social, economic and political consequences will it cause for mountain cities? Will skiing remain a fashionable...

Luxury and sustainability may seem at odds. However they share common values, so that they turn out to be quite close and able to nurture a meaningful dialogue. If we think beyond prejudices, we can have a head start and show how - and why - to do usual things differently or do different things in...

Palm oil today amounts for 30% of vegetal oil in the world; it is used in the production of a wide range of goods and no substitute has been found. It grows in tropical climates, with serious environmental consequences, in terms of deforestation, global warming etc. These last ten years, several...

As one of the world’s first experts in the study of polar ice, Claude Lorius worked on the extraction and analysis of the ice cores in center Antarctic. The results were impressive : three graphs representing the evolution over 160,000 years of the temperature on Earth, and the level of carbon...

In this book, James Garvey considers ethical issues concerning current climate changes.  He uses scientific data from main international research organizations and principles of moral philosophy and demonstrates that each protagonist (individuals and countries) is morally responsible for the...