By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL & DEBRA ACZEL The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions put in place to keep our families, friends and others safe have meant...
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La Ciudad de las Ideas 2020: Showcasing Sustainable Solutions in Mexico
By DR. MIRIAM ACZEL & DEBRA ACZEL La Ciudad de las Ideas (City of Ideas), co-founded by Dr. Andres Roemer and Ricardo Salinas Pliego, is a...
Puebla’s Urban Air Pollution Solution
By DEBRA ACZEL and MIRIAM ACZEL Puebla and The City of Ideas This past November, we had the honor of attending the 12th edition of the Ciudad de...
‘Zero is the Hero’: International Symposium Educates Students on the Concept of Zero in Math and Minimizes Environmental Impact
By DEBRA ACZEL and MIRIAM ACZEL Convened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia The Amir D. Aczel Foundation, in collaboration with the math department of the Royal University...
From Plastic to Fantastic: Promoting the Circular Economy in Cambodia
By DEBRA ACZEL and MIRIAM ACZEL Our plastics problem is BIG and growing A landmark study that measured global production, use and ultimate disposition of plastics found that we’ve...
Cambodia’s Buddhist Monks Fight Against Deforestation
By DEBRA ACZEL and MIRIAM ACZEL Deforestation is a major environmental threat in Cambodia According to a study published last year in Science Advances, Cambodia has some...
France’s Energy Future with Macron at the Helm
France is in the enviable position of having among the lowest energy costs in Europe, coupled with low carbon emissions--thanks to 58 nuclear plants that provide 75% of France’s total energy consumption. As a result of nuclear investment, France is currently the largest net-exporter of energy in the world, bringing in revenues estimated at 3 billion euros annually.
But the French nuclear plants were designed with an expected 40-year life-span, and their average age is now 35 years. And France, while using a high percentage of recycled nuclear fuel in power production, still faces the problem of how to handle waste products. Thus, the government faces a choice: invest in renewing the fleet of nuclear plants or invest in renewables—or support a mix of the two. Decommissioning old nuclear plants, building a new generation of plants, developing a system of renewables—all these options come with significant price tags.