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By Alain Joselzon, Full Member.
“Time for reflection is a time saver.” (Publilius Syrus)
“You have to act like a man of thought and think like a man of action.” (Henri Bergson – Writings and Words – Message to the Descartes Congress – 1937)
How can we tackle the issue of global warming?
Bergson’s phrase applies to all situations, especially the most difficult. Faced with a problem of such complexity, thinking beforehand, guided by the aim of the results to be achieved, and therefore of the necessary actions, and acting effectively in a direction guided by reflection, are two sides of the same difficult but crucial fight that is the fight against global warming.
After having recalled very briefly the dimensions of the problem, the elements that participate in its dynamics and condition the solutions, we will discuss…
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