François Marechal
@francoismarechal.bsky.social
Professor in Ecole Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), industrial process and energy systems engineering. Think systems ! Posts are my opinion
My research group : http://ipese.epfl.ch
My research group : http://ipese.epfl.ch
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Revoking the endangerment finding would shove science aside in favor of special interests – at the expense of American health and wellbeing.
Read our full statement ➡️ fas.org/publication/...
Read our full statement ➡️ fas.org/publication/...
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Revoking the endangerment finding would shove science aside in favor of special interests – at the expense of American health and wellbeing.
Read our full statement ➡️ fas.org/publication/...
Read our full statement ➡️ fas.org/publication/...
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Beyond income: understanding poverty through the Multidimensional Poverty Index
The experience of poverty goes beyond a very low income. What is the Multidimensional Poverty Index, and how does it capture the diverse ways people experience deprivation?
ourworldindata.org
February 11, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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💪 One million Europeans work in clean tech jobs. That is 2 jobs per 1,000 people and twice the level of 2010.
But clean tech employment varies across countries - Lithuania leads with 5.4 jobs per 1,000 people.
Find out more in our European Clean Tech Tracker (link in the comments).
But clean tech employment varies across countries - Lithuania leads with 5.4 jobs per 1,000 people.
Find out more in our European Clean Tech Tracker (link in the comments).
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 AM
💪 One million Europeans work in clean tech jobs. That is 2 jobs per 1,000 people and twice the level of 2010.
But clean tech employment varies across countries - Lithuania leads with 5.4 jobs per 1,000 people.
Find out more in our European Clean Tech Tracker (link in the comments).
But clean tech employment varies across countries - Lithuania leads with 5.4 jobs per 1,000 people.
Find out more in our European Clean Tech Tracker (link in the comments).
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Another gift link as.ft.com/r/97d615e5-1... Bitcoin is still about $70,000 too high
Bitcoin is still about $70,000 too high
[FREE TO READ] The crypto crash is coming — and the landing won’t be pretty
as.ft.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Another gift link as.ft.com/r/97d615e5-1... Bitcoin is still about $70,000 too high
Very interesting: knowledge reserved to the rich … and probably as well to OpenAI
#openaccess
#openaccess
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Very interesting: knowledge reserved to the rich … and probably as well to OpenAI
#openaccess
#openaccess
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Nature and climate funding must now be articulated as infrastructure: as essential to food systems, public health, energy stability and geopolitical resilience. In security terms, biodiversity is not sentimental, it is strategic.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Environmental breakdown isn’t a distant possibility – it’s a threat to world stability
The message is clear: climate change should be prioritised as a security crisis, not just an environmental one
www.irishtimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Nature and climate funding must now be articulated as infrastructure: as essential to food systems, public health, energy stability and geopolitical resilience. In security terms, biodiversity is not sentimental, it is strategic.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Bad planning by CEO leads to supply chain disruption and business failure. CEO should be fired by the board.
The top lawyer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota has left the agency, the same week an ICE attorney was removed after telling a district judge that “this job sucks” and that the Trump administration is “overwhelmed” with immigration cases.
ICE chief counsel in Minnesota retires amid growing number of immigration cases | CNN Politics
The top lawyer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota has left the agency, the same week an ICE attorney was removed after telling a district judge that “this job sucks” and that the Tru...
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Bad planning by CEO leads to supply chain disruption and business failure. CEO should be fired by the board.
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another look at this generational chart crime
February 2, 2026 at 9:42 PM
another look at this generational chart crime
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President Trump has not imposed any effective sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine during a year of his second term, the BBC reported. Experts say attempts to pressure the ruble were minimal, while Russia’s oil revenue fell due to Europe, not the US. #Ukraine
February 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
President Trump has not imposed any effective sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine during a year of his second term, the BBC reported. Experts say attempts to pressure the ruble were minimal, while Russia’s oil revenue fell due to Europe, not the US. #Ukraine
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PHEV are done for in Finland
February 8, 2026 at 10:04 AM
PHEV are done for in Finland
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Here’s a slightly clearer version with AltText—and the link to the original: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Here’s a slightly clearer version with AltText—and the link to the original: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Reactions to this week's newsletter have ranged from, "This is an absurd premise," to, "This is happening already in my city." So, pretty much what I've come to expect from writing about the energy economy.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
Looking Ahead to When Gas Stations Vanish - Inside Climate News
Leaders should plan for declining demand that will undermine the viability of fossil fuel businesses. New research says it could happen sooner than we think.
insideclimatenews.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Reactions to this week's newsletter have ranged from, "This is an absurd premise," to, "This is happening already in my city." So, pretty much what I've come to expect from writing about the energy economy.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
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Flooding in southern Africa over the last month, which has killed nearly 200 people, was fueled by climate change and La Niña, according to a recent World Weather Attribution report. By Tim Cocks for Reuters…
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February 7, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Flooding in southern Africa over the last month, which has killed nearly 200 people, was fueled by climate change and La Niña, according to a recent World Weather Attribution report. By Tim Cocks for Reuters…
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Alpine skiing-U.S. gold medal hope Shiffrin speaks up for diversity and inclusion reut.rs/4cgwnpV
Alpine skiing-U.S. gold medal hope Shiffrin speaks up for diversity and inclusion
Arriving at her fourth Games, Mikaela Shiffrin said she was just as excited as the first time around.
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February 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Alpine skiing-U.S. gold medal hope Shiffrin speaks up for diversity and inclusion reut.rs/4cgwnpV
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At least republicans are consistent....
February 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
At least republicans are consistent....
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President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes, the latest in a long pattern by Trump of promoting offensive stereotypes about Black Americans and others. The White House press secretary dismissed criticism as “fake outrage.”
Trump Shares Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes
The White House press secretary dismissed criticism of the clip’s racist content, shared by the president’s Truth Social account, as “fake outrage.”
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes, the latest in a long pattern by Trump of promoting offensive stereotypes about Black Americans and others. The White House press secretary dismissed criticism as “fake outrage.”
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Why biodiversity science needs its own model intercomparison projects 👇.
Lessons from climate science, applied to biodiversity & policy. 🌍🧬
by @geobon.org #EcoCode team @mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social
Lessons from climate science, applied to biodiversity & policy. 🌍🧬
by @geobon.org #EcoCode team @mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social
New online! Biodiversity science and policy need more model intercomparisons
Biodiversity science and policy need more model intercomparisons
Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 06 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00134-4Climate model intercomparison projects have been essential in identifying mechanisms of human-caused climate change, but similar efforts in biodiversity science have lagged behind. This Perspective discusses existing biodiversity model intercomparison projects and identifies opportunities for their advancement in the future.
dlvr.it
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Why biodiversity science needs its own model intercomparison projects 👇.
Lessons from climate science, applied to biodiversity & policy. 🌍🧬
by @geobon.org #EcoCode team @mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social
Lessons from climate science, applied to biodiversity & policy. 🌍🧬
by @geobon.org #EcoCode team @mark-urban.bsky.social @gretabocedi.bsky.social @sjevelazco.bsky.social
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Amazing: India has electrified 94% of its rail lines, half of this over the last decade.
The driver? Reduce reliance on diesel imports.
As India decarbonises its electricity production, this will accelerate the decarbonisation of its economy.
www.energymonitor.ai/tech/electri...
The driver? Reduce reliance on diesel imports.
As India decarbonises its electricity production, this will accelerate the decarbonisation of its economy.
www.energymonitor.ai/tech/electri...
How India made 45% of its rail network electric in just five years
Indian Railways has nearly doubled its rate of rail electrification over the last five years and is aiming for Net Zero 2030.
www.energymonitor.ai
February 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Indeed, put computer racks in buildings to produce domestic hot water with PV panels via data production and the problem by reducing the inhabitant energy bill. Finance those racks as blockchain tokens delivering data and hot water in a tank, it seems that there is an opportunity there to everyone.
“Data centers more closely resemble modern factories and other industrial facilities than they do the vast, job-intensive projects of last century,” @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social writes.
That spells trouble for American reindustrialization.
Read the whole story here:
heatmap.news/energy/facto...
That spells trouble for American reindustrialization.
Read the whole story here:
heatmap.news/energy/facto...
Factories Are Becoming More Like Data Centers
Large electricity-users that employ few workers are not what America’s reindustrialization dreams are made on.
heatmap.news
February 6, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Indeed, put computer racks in buildings to produce domestic hot water with PV panels via data production and the problem by reducing the inhabitant energy bill. Finance those racks as blockchain tokens delivering data and hot water in a tank, it seems that there is an opportunity there to everyone.
Europe is waiting for the list so that citizens will be informed
February 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Europe is waiting for the list so that citizens will be informed
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Oops. I forgot Zuckerberg.
That makes them the Sinister Six.
Where's Spidey when we need him?
That makes them the Sinister Six.
Where's Spidey when we need him?
Musk, Gates, Bezos, Murdoch and Thiel are the Bond Villains we were warned about three decades ago
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Oops. I forgot Zuckerberg.
That makes them the Sinister Six.
Where's Spidey when we need him?
That makes them the Sinister Six.
Where's Spidey when we need him?
This is a problem of project management: every adaption requires long term planning not just ignition 🧨 . Not understanding the system typically leads the CEO to be fired in capitalistic systems, CEO to be transferred in a lower grade position in communistic system. Self retirement in democracy ?
I'm not sure what to make of it, but every Somali I represent in immigration court currently (8 of them) have today had their hearings cancelled and their judges reassigned. They're now all assigned to a video judge from Louisiana and scheduled for court hearing in one month. 🧵
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
This is a problem of project management: every adaption requires long term planning not just ignition 🧨 . Not understanding the system typically leads the CEO to be fired in capitalistic systems, CEO to be transferred in a lower grade position in communistic system. Self retirement in democracy ?
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New HCSS report | Ukraine has turned the battlefield into a “live lab” of adaptation: semi-autonomous drones, AI targeting, and digital procurement.
Europe must learn these lessons fast or risk facing a stronger Russia.
Europe must learn these lessons fast or risk facing a stronger Russia.
Lessons from the Jungle for the Zoo: Support Ukraine, Help Ourselves | Key Findings Ukraine Visit - HCSS
HCSS research director Tim Sweijs visited Kyiv in 2025 to study Ukraine’s battlefield adaptations, industrial resilience, and societal mobilisation. This new HCSS report, co-written by Elie Tenenbaum…
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February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
New HCSS report | Ukraine has turned the battlefield into a “live lab” of adaptation: semi-autonomous drones, AI targeting, and digital procurement.
Europe must learn these lessons fast or risk facing a stronger Russia.
Europe must learn these lessons fast or risk facing a stronger Russia.
Interesting but some missing information:
1 ton of oil=
- 500 $ in which 50$ goes to Russia
- 3.2 ton of CO2e
- 600-1800 $ of social cost (expect cost of reparation) (1 to 3 $/$oil)
Oil in Switzerland 🇨🇭
- 1.4 bCHF/year => Russia 0.14 bCHF/y
- debt to future generation: 1.7 - 5.0 bCHF/y
1 ton of oil=
- 500 $ in which 50$ goes to Russia
- 3.2 ton of CO2e
- 600-1800 $ of social cost (expect cost of reparation) (1 to 3 $/$oil)
Oil in Switzerland 🇨🇭
- 1.4 bCHF/year => Russia 0.14 bCHF/y
- debt to future generation: 1.7 - 5.0 bCHF/y
Pourquoi la Suisse achète plus de pétrole que jamais aux États-Unis | RTS
Ces trois dernières années, les États-Unis se sont imposés comme le principal fournisseur de pétrole de la Suisse, alors que ces livraisons étaient interdites par les Américains eux-mêmes il y a encor...
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February 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Interesting but some missing information:
1 ton of oil=
- 500 $ in which 50$ goes to Russia
- 3.2 ton of CO2e
- 600-1800 $ of social cost (expect cost of reparation) (1 to 3 $/$oil)
Oil in Switzerland 🇨🇭
- 1.4 bCHF/year => Russia 0.14 bCHF/y
- debt to future generation: 1.7 - 5.0 bCHF/y
1 ton of oil=
- 500 $ in which 50$ goes to Russia
- 3.2 ton of CO2e
- 600-1800 $ of social cost (expect cost of reparation) (1 to 3 $/$oil)
Oil in Switzerland 🇨🇭
- 1.4 bCHF/year => Russia 0.14 bCHF/y
- debt to future generation: 1.7 - 5.0 bCHF/y