Is monetary policy (carbon) neutral ?
This paper, addressed by The Shift Project VP Michel Lepetit[1] to Esther L. George (President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Texas) and Robert S. Kaplan […]
Category Archives: Publications
The Shift Project produces different types of documents (reports, analytical notes, press releases) and of contents (blog posts and videos).
The EU can expect to suffer oil depletion by 2030 – our new study on “peak oil” finds
An analysis based on exclusive data, conducted by the think tank The Shift Project, suggests that most of current oil supply sources to the European Union may decline by 2030. […]
Did The Shift Project really overestimate the carbon footprint of online video? Our analysis of the IEA and CarbonBrief articles
In a nutshell: An analysis published in March correctly pointed out an error by The Shift Project regarding the climate footprint of online video. This error appeared during an interview. […]
“Energy-Climate Scenarios: Evaluation and Guidance”: new report by The Shift Project with Afep
Climate crisis: a report commissioned by Afep (the association of major French private companies) calls for overcoming the limits of energy-climate scenarios Over the years to come, the necessary energy […]
“Exploring Futures to Plan Energy Transition”: Our new report and its “Guidelines for Future Studies”
With this study, The Shift Project wishes to foster the development of a science based debate on energy transition through the scenario approach. The study takes the issue of power […]
“Climate crisis: the unsustainable use of online video”: Our new report on the environmental impact of ICT
Digital technologies now emit 4% of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and its energy consumption is increasing by 9% a year. The Shift Project published in March 2019 the rapport “Lean ICT […]
“Carbonalyser”: the browser extension which reveals the climate impact of internet navigation
The add-on “Carbonalyser” allows to visualize the electricity consumption and greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions that your Internet browsing leads to. Since october 2019 and thanks to Orange Labs, it is also available as an app: Mobile Carbonalyser. Visualizing it will get you to understand that impacts of digital technologies on climate change and natural resources […]
How can I reduce the size of a video in 5 minutes while maintaining a good quality? [GUIDE]
The Shift Project wishes to provide all video producers with a 4-page Guide that will help them reduce the size of a video while maintaining a good quality. Why this Guide? The aim is to contribute to digital sobriety, in order to avoid climate chaos and slow the depletion of resources. Video data-flows account for […]
“Lean ICT: Towards digital sobriety”: Our new report on the environmental impact of ICT
The energy consumption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is increasing by 9% every year. It is possible to limit this growth to 1.5% per year by moving to sober […]