Mapping the World
Season 35 Episode 17 - Wind-solar: a revolution?
In a world where climate change is accelerating, wind and solar power seem more than ever to be the energies of the future. This week, "Le dessous des cartes" lets you discover how these resources, used for thousands of years, are being brought back into fashion in the 21st century. From India to Denmark, via China and the United States, large-scale renewable energy projects are multiplying. As a result, the share of wind and solar in the global electricity mix has exploded in recent years. All the more so since the costs of wind turbines and other solar panels have fallen considerably, in particular because China has invested massively in this industry, managing to slash prices and sell its components to the entire world. Enough to make renewable energy an ecological issue first, and a geopolitical issue second, for better or for worse.
Episodes in Season 35
Cyprus: the island of division
12 min
Arctic-Antarctica: the world of the poles
12 min
Nigeria: The Giant's Faults
12 min
New Zealand: A country that stands apart?
12 min
California: the limits of the model
12 min
Ukraine-Russia: the Crimea issue
12 min
Malaysia: The Malacca Stakes
12 min
Mongolia: between Russia and China, a unique path
12 min
Indian Ocean: New Delhi and the sea
12 min
Strait of Gibraltar, between Europe and Africa
12 min
Freedom of the press, antidote to tyranny
12 min
European Union: a tilt towards the East?
12 min
Persian Gulf: The Sea of the Middle East
12 min
Lebanon: Others' Wars
12 min
Episode 15
12 min
Olympic Games: a geopolitical flame
12 min
Wind-solar: a revolution?
12 min
Armenia: Small Country, Big History
12 min
Maritime power: a key issue of the 21st century
12 min
Drugs: New Trade Routes
12 min
Episode 21
12 min
Episode 22
12 min
Episode 23
12 min
Episode 24
12 min
Episode 25
12 min
Episode 26
12 min
Episode 27
12 min
Episode 28
12 min
