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Ecological transition: “We must find advantages immediately”
Philippe Bihouix, central engineer, specialist in non-renewable resources and promoter of low-tech, believes that we must find immediate personal benefits from the ecological transition. According to him, “we cannot say that we are going to tighten our belts” for future generations because there is no intergenerational solidarity. In the Talk, every Wednesday and Thursday, Ludovic Pauchant and his guests debate current events with Internet users of the franceinfo Twitch channel.
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On the occasion of the VivaTech show, Franceinfo Talk hosted Philippe Bihouix, engineer and promoter of “low-tech” on Wednesday May 22.
Philippe Bihouix, central engineer, specialist in non-renewable resources and promoter of low-tech, believes on Wednesday May 22 in the Franceinfo Talk on Twitch that we must find immediate personal benefits from the ecological transition.
“Our grandchildren will perhaps thank us in 2080, he explains. Already there is no intragenerational solidarity, then intergenerational solidarity… So we have to find advantages right away! Consume less, stop making one-click purchases delivered in 24 hours flat, relearn the praise of patience and stop destroying the countryside with shoeboxes.”
“We can also imagine having certain materials that are perhaps less efficient, continues the engineer, accept being a little wetter in the rain while no longer creating eternal pollutants [utilisés pour la fabrication de vêtements imperméables] which will be found in drinking water for centuries.”
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In the Franceinfo Talk, every Wednesday and Thursday, Ludovic Pauchant and his guests debate current events with Internet users of the franceinfo Twitch channel.
