Ministry of Ecological Transition (France)

Highlights - Exchange of views with the Spanish Presidency and Executive Vice-President Šefčovič - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

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Jeudi, octobre 26, 2023

Exchange of views with the Spanish Presidency and Executive Vice-President Šefčovič

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  • Exchange of views with the Spanish Presidency and Executive Vice-President Šefčovič
    25-10-2023 - 12:17
    On 25 October, the Committee held an exchange of views Ms Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Third Vice-President and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, in order to discuss with the Spanish Presidency the state of play of energy files and the Critical Raw Materials Act.
  • Mr Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, also appeared in the Committee for the first time after his confirmation as EVP responsible for the European Green Deal.

'La France moche': French artists rally to celebrate the country's much-snubbed commercial zones

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Mercredi, octobre 4, 2023

France counts no less than 1,500 of them, equivalent to an area of 500 km2, or 5 times the size of Paris.

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  • France counts no less than 1,500 of them, equivalent to an area of 500 km2, or 5 times the size of Paris.
  • 72% of spending by French households takes place within them, according to the country’s economy ministry.
  • If that is to happen, we French people will have to learn to look at what are now often commercial ghettos under a new light.

“Ugly France”: a subjective perspective

    • First used in the pages of the cultural magazine Télérama in 2010, the expression encapsulates the forms that urban spread takes: road infrastructure, commercial zones and housing developments.
    • Never mind that a third of the population resides in these districts, in a mosaic of different socio-economic classes and diverse and changing living arrangements.
    • The sheer number of ads in all forms in the central areas of the capital constitute the perfect example.
    • Artists, and photographers in particular, have produced much work that can enable us to appreciate this aspect of commercial zones.

When artistic production meets town planning

    • The fascination of photographers for suburban spaces first manifested itself during the Photographic Project of DATAR (Interministerial Delegation for Urban Planning and Regional Attractivity).
    • DATAR was created in 1963 with the aim of documenting the national politics of urban planning.
    • In 1984, Bernard Latarjet and François Hers founded the project in order to “represent the French landscape of the 1980s” and to “recreate a culture of landscapes”.

New stories

    • Initiated by the Forum Vies Mobiles (a mobility research unit), “The lives we lead” seeks to capture the diversity of contemporary ways of life in France.
    • The photography series capture stories, following individuals from all backgrounds, in different regions.
    • Far from simply documenting, the project focuses on narration, featuring the inhabitants of suburban zones with vivid evocative power.

The aesthetic of contrast

    • They are animated by nostalgia, off-beat humour, or are inspired by cinematic influences.
    • Commercial zones become stories, and their visual qualities, full of contrasts, are sublimated by the art.
    • “Hexagone : le paysage fabriqué” de Jurgen Nefzger montre des paysages périurbains dotés points de repères et de monumentalité.
    • Her series ‘Hyperlife’ reveal the social relationships that play out on the carpark of the Intermarché supermarket of Saint-Erme (Hauts-de-France).

Luminex Reaches Agreement with a Second Association of Artisanal Miners Around Condor North

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Vendredi, septembre 8, 2023

The negotiated agreement is the second such agreement and is part of an ongoing strategy aimed at progressing the development of Luminex's Condor Project.

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  • The negotiated agreement is the second such agreement and is part of an ongoing strategy aimed at progressing the development of Luminex's Condor Project.
  • VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Luminex Resources Corp. (TSXV: LR) (OTCQX: LUMIF) (the "Company" or "Luminex") is pleased to announce that it has reached a mediated agreement (the "Agreement") with an important group of informal miners in the Condor North portion of its Condor gold project in southeast Ecuador (the "Condor Project").
  • Last month, the Company announced a ground-breaking agreement with the Association La Pangui S.A.S.
  • (the "Local Entity"), which primarily incorporated members of Asoproper, a neighbouring association of informal miners.

Dundee Precious Metals Receives Court Decision on Permitting Process for the Loma Larga Project in Ecuador

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Mardi, août 29, 2023

TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM) (“DPM” or “the Company”) announced that a decision on the appeal of the Constitutional Protective Action (the “Action”) filed against the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (“MAATE”) was delivered by the Provincial Court of Azuay in Ecuador.

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  • TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM) (“DPM” or “the Company”) announced that a decision on the appeal of the Constitutional Protective Action (the “Action”) filed against the Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition (“MAATE”) was delivered by the Provincial Court of Azuay in Ecuador.
  • Based on the Company’s preliminary analysis, the decision reaffirmed DPM’s mining concessions for the Loma Larga project, and clarified that free, prior and informed consultation of certain local indigenous populations must be carried out by the state, which the Company had already planned as part of its development of the project.
  • The decision also held that environmental consultation with communities in the project’s area of influence and certain additional reports on the impact of the project on water resources and the Quimsacocha National Recreation Area would need to be provided by the MAATE to the Court prior to advancing the project to the exploitation phase.
  • “As we assess the court’s decision, we remain committed to the highest applicable standards for environmental protection and stakeholder engagement in-line with International Finance Corporation standards,” said David Rae, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Luminex Reaches Historic Agreement with Informal Miners Around Condor North

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Lundi, août 21, 2023

The agreement resolves outstanding issues with a critical mass of local miners through a newly constituted local entity, Minera La Pangui S.A.S.

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  • The agreement resolves outstanding issues with a critical mass of local miners through a newly constituted local entity, Minera La Pangui S.A.S.
  • is not of interest to Luminex for integration into the Condor North mine plan.
  • VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Luminex Resources Corp. (TSXV: LR) (OTCQX: LUMIF) (the "Company" or "Luminex") is pleased to announce that it has reached a historic and unprecedented mediated agreement with informal miners in the Condor North portion of its Condor gold project in southeast Ecuador (the "Condor Project").
  • The Company will continue working to resolve issues with other smaller groups of long-established miners within the Condor Project through a similar mediation approach.

COP28 President-Designate calls on international community to deliver on climate finance at African climate ministerial meeting

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Jeudi, août 17, 2023

He repeated the COP28 Presidency's call to the international community to unite on international climate finance, referring to progress at a recent meeting of major global economists in Abu Dhabi and announcing a key ministerial event with climate vulnerable countries during pre-COP.

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  • He repeated the COP28 Presidency's call to the international community to unite on international climate finance, referring to progress at a recent meeting of major global economists in Abu Dhabi and announcing a key ministerial event with climate vulnerable countries during pre-COP.
  • In addition to his remarks Dr. Sultan Al Jaber held bilateral meetings with African leaders to discuss the COP28 climate finance and energy transition agenda, calling on all to share their priority outcomes and key contributions for COP28.
  • As such, Dr. Al Jaber highlighted the urgent need to reform international climate finance.
  • As mandated by the Paris Climate Agreement, COP28 UAE will deliver the first ever Global Stocktake – a comprehensive evaluation of progress against climate goals.

COP28 President-Designate engages with EU ministers in Spain to advance energy transition pathways, clean energy, climate finance and Roadmap for COP28

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Mardi, juillet 11, 2023

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, met with EU energy and environment ministers in Spain to build momentum and foster cooperation for a successful and inclusive COP28.

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  • Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, met with EU energy and environment ministers in Spain to build momentum and foster cooperation for a successful and inclusive COP28.
  • To finance the energy transition Dr. Al Jaber said, "We need to streamline and simplify access to climate finance and find new and scalable mechanisms to channel substantial private sector investment into the Global South."
  • MADRID, Spain, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, met EU Energy and Environment Ministers, as Spain assumes the EU Council Presidency, to discuss the plans and objectives for the upcoming COP28 conference.
  • The meetings aimed to build momentum and foster cooperation with the EU to drive action on climate finance and tripling global renewable energy capacity.

COP28 President-Designate engages with EU ministers in Spain to advance energy transition pathways, clean energy, climate finance and Roadmap for COP28

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Mardi, juillet 11, 2023

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, met with EU energy and environment ministers in Spain to build momentum and foster cooperation for a successful and inclusive COP28.

Key Points: 
  • Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, met with EU energy and environment ministers in Spain to build momentum and foster cooperation for a successful and inclusive COP28.
  • To finance the energy transition Dr. Al Jaber said, "We need to streamline and simplify access to climate finance and find new and scalable mechanisms to channel substantial private sector investment into the Global South."
  • MADRID, Spain, July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, met EU Energy and Environment Ministers, as Spain assumes the EU Council Presidency, to discuss the plans and objectives for the upcoming COP28 conference.
  • The meetings aimed to build momentum and foster cooperation with the EU to drive action on climate finance and tripling global renewable energy capacity.

Poxel, winner of the 2023 edition of the I-nov contest

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Mercredi, juillet 5, 2023

This distinction is a recognition of the potential of the Company's drug candidates in development for this indication, PXL770 and PXL065.

Key Points: 
  • This distinction is a recognition of the potential of the Company's drug candidates in development for this indication, PXL770 and PXL065.
  • These studies are ready to be launched in adult male patients with adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN), the most common form of ALD, subject to additional funding, which the Company is currently working on.
  • It selects, within the framework of a procedure encouraging competition, innovative projects with particularly high potential for the French economy.
  • The i-Nov competition, funded by the French State via France 2030 plan, is operated by Bpifrance in collaboration with ADEME.

The Stone Soup Leadership Institute Announces its 2023 Progress Report on The State of Climate Education in U.S., Europe & South Asia

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Vendredi, juin 30, 2023

Progress Report : Climate Education in the U.S.

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  • Progress Report : Climate Education in the U.S.
    New Jersey and Connecticut are the first states to legislate a mandate requiring schools to teach climate education.
  • Spain's role as the host of COP25 prompted the creation of additional public climate change education programs, including PAEAS.
  • SOUTH ASIA: In a regional U-Report poll on South Asian countries by UNICEF, it was found:
    65% learned about climate change in school.
  • Survey results of 36 European countries on climate education by Eramus, School Education Gateway (2020):
    The responsibility of climate education lies with schools.