Public transport is free from this Friday in several French cities, including the metropolitan area of Paris, after which the authorities have imposed restrictions on traffic, since they are on alert by air pollution.

The north of France, as well as the Rhone valley, are the areas most affected by the overcoming of the threshold concentration of particulates, a situation that was initiated on the 5th and will run the weekend, explained the Russian Atmo France, which has a network of surveillance. The Minister of Ecology, Philippe Martin, announced yesterday that the public transport in the metropolitan area in Paris, will be free from this Friday until Sunday night to try to encourage motorists to not use their vehicles.

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Energy Efficiency

To improve the energy efficiency of residential buildings and services could reduce the emissions that cause climate change by 23% and employ tens of millions of people worldwide in the face of 2050. This is one of the main conclusions of the report presented today by one of the main groups in the job of the World Congress of Sustainable Construction, World Sustainable Building 2014, held in Barcelona from 28 to October 30.

Rehabilitate buildings to spend less energy would reduce electricity demand in the housing units in a 24% and up to 27% in blocks of services with a view to 2050, according to estimates by experts from the working group Area Global Vision of the World Sustainable Building 2014.

Rehabilitate buildings to spend less energy would reduce electricity demand in the housing units in a 24% and up to 27% in blocks of services with a view to 2050, according to estimates by experts from the working group Area Global Vision of the World Sustainable Building 2014.

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