- FRANCE 24

11/02/2012 - 7 BILLION OTHERS

Access to electricity

1.4 billion people, approximately one in five, live without electricity.

03/02/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

FRENCH PAPERS, Fri. 03/02/11. French papers focus on the ongoing violence in Egypt. Libération explores how public opinion regarding the army has changed drastically in one year. Many Egyptians believe the army may have orchestrated the violence to keep a grip on power. In other news, it’s cold in France! According to right-leaning paper Le Figaro, France is better off than neighboring Germany in terms of electricity, thanks to its nuclear power plants.

05/11/2011 - ENVIRONMENT

Green living, green dying

It's one thing to live in an eco-friendly way, but is it possible to be environmentally friendly in death too? This week, we take a look at new ways to live and die green.

23/07/2011 - ENVIRONMENT

Future farming

Droughts, floods and the cost of energy are all factors which are making agriculture an increasingly difficult trade.

20/06/2011 - FOCUS

Japan faces widespread energy cuts

Japanese businesses have been asked to cut their electricity consumption by 15%. Since the tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear accident the large majority of Japanese nuclear reactors have been switched off, and many people don't want them on again. Our reporters discover the extra ordinary lengths the Japanese people are going to in order to achieve the cuts needed.

17/03/2011 - IN THE PAPERS INTERNATIONAL

“Japan: No home, no help, no hope”

In today’s international press review, we focus on witness accounts and on refugees who have survived Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. They are now facing a snow storm as well as the nuclear plume hovering above Fukushima...

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14/03/2011 - IN THE PAPERS INTERNATIONAL

Japan: a nuclear time bomb

In today’s international press review, we focus on the crisis in Japan. The country was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake followed by a tsunami on Friday. The death toll could exceed 10,000. Moreover, many fear an atomic leak after two explosions occurred at a nuclear power plant...

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14/03/2011 - IN THE PAPERS NATIONAL

“Chernobyl déjà vu?”

In today’s press review, we look at the aftermath of the earthquake and the tsunami that hit Japan over the week-end. Many French newspapers wonder how France would have coped in such conditions.

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02/10/2010 - ENVIRONMENT

Europe’s Electrical Intelligence

Connecting neighbours and letting power go to and from the people, in Hoogkerk in the Netherlands, a smart village is being tested with renewable energy taking over from the standard power plants supply. ENVIRONMENT travels north to find out more.

02/08/2010 - THE WEEK IN BUSINESS

BP on all fronts

Pierre Briançon discusses BP's bad week - not only has its boss Tony Hayward finally thrown in the towel, but the British oil giant is also reporting record losses - and tells us why cash-strapped French electricity giant EDF is selling its distribution network in the UK.