A new report finds that federal disaster-mitigation grants produce an average of $6 in societal savings for every dollar spent. CITYLAB - January 2018, by Benjamin Schneiderto be found at In financial terms, 2017 was the worst year for natural disasters in American history, costing the country $306 billion. Scientists agree that hurricanes, floods, and fires are ... Continue reading Disaster Resilience Saves Six Times as Much as It Costs

As cities continue to encroach on agricultural and wilderness areas, many researchers, urbanists and architects are thinking of another approach: biomimicry. L'Atelier BNP Paribas - June 2017, by Alain Clapaud to be found on the website According to figures published by the United Nations, more than 50% of humans now live ... Continue reading Ce que la ville du futur peut apprendre de la nature

The mayors of Paris, London, Barcelona, Quito, Vancouver, Mexico City, Copenhagen, Seattle, Cape Town, Los Angeles, Auckland and Milan pledged on Monday to make their cities zero-emission zones. Le Monde Smart Cities - October 2017, by Laetitia Van Eeckhout to be found on the site The major metropolises do not intend to relax their ... Continue reading Douze grandes métropoles sans énergie fossile d’ici à 2030

A California company may have figured out how to use genetic engineering to make extremely versatile fibers the way spiders can. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.technologyreview.com Spinning Synthetic Spider SilkA California company may have figured out how to use genetic engineering to make extremely versatile fibers the way spiders can. See on Scoop.it - Alain ... Continue reading Bolt Threads Hopes Genetically Engineered Yeast Can Churn Out Versatile Fibers for Clothes of the Future | MIT Technology Review

Using California's rooftops, car parks, and other developed land, the state could power itself up to five times over. Solar plants keep getting bigger: The new Topaz Solar Farm, in a remote part of southern California, sprawls over an area about a third of the size of Manhattan. In February, another solar farm of roughly ... Continue reading Forget Desert Solar Farms: We Can Get More Than Enough Solar Energy From Cities

Stratoz aims to revolutionise synthesis processes in the world of chemistry by building on the research of Claude Grison (2014 CNRS innovation medal) in ecotechnologies. A partnership with L'Oréal has just been signed. Source: objectif-languedoc-roussillon.latribune.fr The future must be bio-inspired to be bio-compatible, and multi-inspired to be creative and innovative. A ... Continue reading Stratoz, au service d’une chimie verte

European Inventor Award 2014 goes to biomimetic process ... Danish entrepreneur Peter Holme Jensen has developed a water filtration membrane that mimics the natural process of biological cells. He has been nominated for the 2014 European Inventor Awards in the SME category. Peter Holme Jensen, 43, a PhD in protein chemistry and CEO of Aquaporin, has been nominated for the 2014 European Inventor Awards in the SME category. Continue reading L’eau ultra pure d’Aquaporin

See on Scoop.it - Alain Renaudin An EU-funded research project called SOLAR-JET has produced the world's first "solar" jet fuel from water and carbon dioxide (CO2). Alain Renaudin's insight: The Europe of Research is a positive, interesting and innovative Europe of the future. A programme in which ... Continue reading L’Europe développe le premier carburéacteur solaire au monde

See on Scoop.it - Alain Renaudin Alain Renaudin's insight: Biomimicry, by Airbus: What do velvet, the skin of a shark, and advancements in aircraft aerodynamics have in common? The answer lies in a field of scientific study that involves examining what can be extracted, learned and duplicated from the natural world. Known as 'biomimicry,' or ... Continue reading Biomimicry | Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer

See on Scoop.it - Alain Renaudin Jean Ziegler: EU leaders must vote against a biofuels policy that is increasing world hunger and causing environmental devastation See on http://www.theguardian.com

See on Scoop.it - Alain Renaudin Contribution of the Institute for the Circular Economy to the Round Table on the Circular Economy on 20 and 21 September 2013 ROUND TABLE "CIRCULAR ECONOMY" ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE OF 20 AND 21 SEPTEMBER 2013 CONTRIBUTION OF THE INSTITUTE FOR THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY...See on http://www.institut-economie-circulaire.fr

See on Scoop.it - Alain RenaudinAlain Renaudin's insight:The green economy, a sector (almost) like any other ... See on lecercle.lesechos.fr

See on Scoop.it - Alain Renaudin Protecting the environment is good for the economy and job creation, as decades of national experience have shown. This finding, says the new top environmental official in the United States, should put an end to the debate on the "false dilemma" that is so much in the news in this country. Continue reading La protection de l’environnement stimule la croissance économique

See on Scoop.it - Alain Renaudin As a result of the initial discussions, CNSE identified several naturally inspired methods of breaking down gaseous toxins and pollutants to improve a building's indoor air quality. The meeting also had helped refine the research needs for the project and determined the CNSE team's role in leading the research ... Continue reading The business of bio-inspired design grows in the Empire State