{"id":5422,"date":"2018-11-27T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/?p=5422"},"modified":"2023-03-24T13:45:05","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T11:45:05","slug":"a-collective-to-rethink-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/a-collective-to-rethink-the-environment\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"A Collective to Rethink the Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15125322428_00816256ca_z.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5502 alignright\" title=\"Photos taken at the climate march in London on 21st September 2014. Cr\u00e9dits : Garry Knight. Domaine public.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15125322428_00816256ca_z-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"Photos taken at the climate march in London on 21st September 2014. Cr\u00e9dits : Garry Knight. Domaine public.\" width=\"250\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15125322428_00816256ca_z-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15125322428_00816256ca_z-221x146.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15125322428_00816256ca_z-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15125322428_00816256ca_z-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/15125322428_00816256ca_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the content of our plates to that of international summits, not to mention fields, the environmental crisis is omnipresent. In response to the gravity of the issues it raises,<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/researchers-and-research-engineers-working-on-environmental-issues\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over twenty Sciences Po researchers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across all disciplines created the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interdisciplinary workshop for research on the environment <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to analyze its many dimensions and consider ways to address them.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The contributions selected for this issue illustrate the focus areas of the conducted research: governance, lifestyle and health, so-called \u201cnatural\u201d disasters, and finally the need to think collectively! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/environmental-policymaking-the-case-of-china\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Environmental policymaking: the case of China<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In 2014, Xi Jinping, president of the world\u2019s largest CO2 emitter, declared a war on pollution. But how can this battle be waged at a time when demographic and economic growth are still on an upward trajectory \u2013 and will continue to be so for a long time? Can an authoritarian regime consider all the stakeholders, including civil society? Richard Balme analyzes this by tracing the ebbs and flows of China\u2019s advances, which are insufficient but real.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/consume-less-consume-betterwhat-can-consumers-do\/?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Responsible consumption: what can the consumer do?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If China is polluting so much, isn\u2019t it also because of our unbridled consumption of \u201ccheap\u201d products? Less and better consumption, recycling, short supply chains, and \u201csustainable\u201d and socially responsible production are some of the paths that our societies are pursuing. The author of a reference book on responsible consumption, Sophie Dubuisson-Quellier, dissects the tenets and achievements of this movement, which has not yet had its final word.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/conservative-cities-a-3rd-way-between-business-as-usual-and-decline\/?lang=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frugal cities: between <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cbusiness as usual\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and decline?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Consuming less, economizing, and recycling resources are objectives that many cities share. By analyzing examples of policies conducted in this area by major cities of the North and South, Charlotte Halpern highlights their operations, economic stakes, and political motivations. She also examines their results, which fall well short of goals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/fault-lines-earthquakes-and-historical-change\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fault lines: earthquakes and historical change<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Natural catastrophes remind us of the extent to which out societies are vulnerable to natural forces that surpass us. However, beyond the havoc they wreak, these events have a run-up and aftermath that we can control. Giacomo Parrinello explores the impact of historic earthquakes analyzes arrangements made in their wake. This is relevant at a time when we know that the number of \u201cnatural\u201d catastrophes will grow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/pesticides-and-human-health-between-toxicology-and-epidemiology\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pesticides and human health: between toxicology and epidemiology<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The use and impact of chemical pesticides top concerns about pollution. While they have a proven deleterious effect on the ecosystem, their effects on human health are the subject of great controversy. Some assert they are harmful while others doubt it. But the former are referring to epidemiology, and the latter, to toxicology. In his article, Jean-No\u00ebl Jouzel explains how and why these two groups talk past each other.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/think-altogether-our-planet-great-again\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thinking together (and at the same time) about Earth equally!<\/a> All types of approaches need to cross-pollinate to address our environmental emergency. Bernard Reber has made this cause his own by calling for a collective intelligence bringing together politicians, researchers from all disciplines, and civil society.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>More\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/researchers-and-research-engineers-working-on-environmental-issues\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Directory of researchers, research engineers, and PhD students working on environmental issues<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few research projects<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/lempreinte-carbone-des-menages-francais-et-le-commerce-international\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The carbon footprint of French households and international trade<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/renewable-energy-and-network-structuring-in-europe\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Renewable energy and the structuring of sectors in Europe<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/what-pathways-will-lead-to-decarbonisation\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the paths to decarbonization?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/when-history-helps-shed-light-on-the-evolution-of-an-ecosystem\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When history studies ecosystems<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/will-paris-become-a-green-city\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Paris become a green city?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/research\/cogito\/home\/understanding-the-mediterranean-salt-giant-through-multidisciplinary-research\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding the Mediterranean salt giant via multidisciplinary research<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the content of our plates to that of international summits, not to mention fields, the environmental crisis is omnipresent. 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