Save The Climate () is a French association created in 2004 by Hervé Nifenecker,
Roger Balian
Roger Balian (born 18 January 1933) is a French-Armenian physicist who has worked on quantum field theory, quantum thermodynamics, and theory of measurement.
Balian is a member of the French Academy of Sciences. His important works include the ...
, Rémy Carle and Bernard Lerouge. In May 2012, five associations are members and thousands of people have signed its manifesto.
Its purpose is to fight against global warming and provide public information on topics fundamental to sustainable development, the environment, and energy, through eliminating the use of
fossil fuels
A fossil fuel is a flammable carbon compound- or hydrocarbon-containing material formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the buried remains of prehistoric organisms (animals, plants or microplanktons), a process that occurs within geologica ...
in France by maintaining the share of
nuclear power generation
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by ...
in parallel with the use of "heat-like"
renewable energy
Renewable energy (also called green energy) is energy made from renewable resource, renewable natural resources that are replenished on a human lifetime, human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind pow ...
.
The association is approved by the
French government
The Government of France (, ), officially the Government of the French Republic (, ), exercises Executive (government), executive power in France. It is composed of the Prime Minister of France, prime minister, who is the head of government, ...
as a combination of popular education.
Activities and key dates
In 2010, Save the Climate's
transparency score is 9 out of 10 in the barometer of NGO transparency achieved by the French Prometheus Foundation. According to the 2010 Transparency Barometer non-governmental organizations, the organization of the association class in twelfth position of 107 NGOs evaluated.
In 2011, Save the Climate communicates extensively with its energy scenario NEGATEP tale control
emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), which is based primarily on energy efficiency and replacing fossil fuels with renewable sources of heat electricity and hydraulic and nuclear, specificity due to the historical particular the generation of energy in France.
In 2012, a scientific explanation was completed and coherent arguments supported continuously for eight years by the association on the role of carbon dioxide in increasing the
greenhouse effect
The greenhouse effect occurs when greenhouse gases in a planet's atmosphere insulate the planet from losing heat to space, raising its surface temperature. Surface heating can happen from an internal heat source (as in the case of Jupiter) or ...
is natural was published by an independent source. and relayed by the press.
Climat et co2 une confirmation venue du passé
Libération, avril 2012 The association, represented by its President Jaques Masurel, participated in the conference on the transition energy organized by the French government on 14–15 September 2012.
Media
* Article "Réaffirmer l'exigence de transparence, par Jacques Masurel, président du collectif SLC – Sauvons Le Climat", L'Humanité, 7 June 2012.
* Gérard Pierre's conference: "Que restera-t-il sur la Terre dans 50 ans?", Le Petit Journal, a weekly local Catalan No. 280, 6 April 2012.
* Interview of Gérard Pierre: "Prendre soin de la Terre avec Sauvons le climat", Le Bien Public, 31 August 2011.
* ttp://sauvonsleclimat.org/images/articles/pdf_files/plaquette%20rvise%20avril%2009.pdf Brochure "Comment réduire (vraiment) les émissions de gaz à effet de serre" by SLC/Sauvons le Climat
Symposium about clean cars co-organized in 2009 by SLC and Confrontations Europe
See also
* Nuclear power debate
The nuclear power debate is a long-running controversy about the risks and benefits of using nuclear reactors to generate electricity for civilian purposes. The debate about nuclear power peaked during the 1970s and 1980s, as more and more react ...
* Climate change
Present-day climate change includes both global warming—the ongoing increase in Global surface temperature, global average temperature—and its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate variability and change, Climate change in ...
References
Bibliography
* ''Quel modèle énergétique pour l'Europe en 2030?'', Actes de la 4ème université d'été, Aubin Editeur – Association Sauvons Le Climat, 201. ISBN 9 782361 110178.
External links
* {{Official website, http://sauvonsleclimat.org
Climate change organizations
Environmental organizations based in France