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Cities and delivery services: does the “logistics sprawl” increase pollution?
Moving warehouses away from city centers seems at first sight to increase the distances traveled, and therefore the GHG emissions. The effects are actually more complex.
Read moreWorld Cup in Qatar, Shell, Danone and Nike: questions raised by boycotts
Often presented as an individual choice of non-consumption, the boycott is at the same time a truly collective action
Read moreThe end of thermal cars: why electric vehicles aren’t a silver bullet
If electric cars are useful for the energy transition, they’re not without flaws and drawbacks and should not make us forget the need to reduce car use.
Read moreEconomic and political reforms: in the footsteps of Paul Pierre Lemercier de la Rivière (1719-1801)
This influential 18th century lawyer and public rights specialist, opposed to royal arbitrariness, showed in his work that economic and political reforms remained inseparable.
Read moreGodard, a filmmaker of cinema
Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard passed away on 13 September 2022 at the age of 91. Like no other, he left his mark on French cinema. Decryption.
Read moreWhen Russia, Prussia and Austria partitioned Poland
For over a century, Poland was wiped off the map. In the 1700s, its weaknesses were exploited by neighbouring countries, which divided up the country’s territory between them.
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