Alain ROUSSEY, French mountaineer who conquered Everest, talks about his "old dream" realized and his upcoming projects (including the "K2"), and Michel VINCENT, who also conquered it, evokes the real name of Everest, "Chomolungma", which means in Tibetan "goddess creator of the universe" (the western name "Everest" dates from 1865, tribute to George EVEREST, British geographer NDD).

Painter and sculptor Paul ARZENS inspired by the resistance and aerodynamic shape of the egg designs an electric car.

Interview on set with Michel DAMIAN, professor at the University of Grenoble-Alpes and author of the book "Les chemins infinis de la décarbonisation", which addresses the issue of lobbying by the oil industry and OPEC at the recent COP 21 in Paris: "Talking about renewable energy and possibly divesting from fossil fuels was impossible!"

On the occasion of the new animation of the City of Paris, "Paris Plages", giving Parisians the opportunity to bask on the banks of the Seine in a semblance of seaside decor, the question remaining asked is: tanning and stroll, yes, but swimming? The answer is a categorical no. Explanations with Olivier JACQUE (sanitation of Paris) and captain Michel CONSTANT (river brigade of Paris).

In Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, plateau in situation of Didier REGNIER who evokes the Nepalese name of Everest, namely "Sagarmatha", the "mountain whose head touches the sky" (the western name "Everest" dates from 1865, tribute to George EVEREST, British geographer NDD)

Face to face between Benoit RITTAUD, mathematician and researcher at the CNRS, and Laurent LABEYRIE, climatologist, oceanographer copresident association clim'action. To the question "you dispute the IPCC’s calculations", Benoit RITTAUD replied: "the IPCC does not make calculations". Personally he refers to satellite measurements and believes that warming has slowed down or even stopped.

The leader of the political party of the National Front Jean-Marie LE PEN organized an event in Paris in competition with the traditional Labour Day. Comment on images of this event and of a mass at the Tuileries alternating with an extract of the speech of Jean-Marie LE PEN.

Pilat Regional Park celebrates its 10th anniversary. If it is an example of successful management, this is not the case for all parks. Huguette BOUCHARDEAU, Minister for the Environment, wants activities within them to be balanced: respect for the environment must not kill economic activity.

For the first time, a group of French students won the European food innovation trophy. Students of the Institut Supérieur d'Agriculture Rhône Alpes have developed a vegetable steack based on lentils. They took lentils, a little carrot, mixed with rice and parsley, all molded in the shape of steak. And that’s how they created the "pavé du Velay" of the 100% plant award-winning food innovation in France and Europe.

Inauguration of the 1st oyster fair of Bouzigues, in the Hérault, at the initiative of the intercommunale charter "Vines and pond". Shellfish farming has been present in the region since 1925 and represents some 3,000 jobs today.

The Cave CHAUVET, in Ardèche, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was discovered 20 years ago. A replica is under construction to preserve the 37,000-year-old replica, which will be open to the public in April 2015. Comment on factual images and interview of Mélanie CLAUDE, stage designer, and Gilles TOSELLO, prehistorian.

[Source: prompter France 2] No or little SNOW and record temperatures at the end of December. 2014 is the hottest year in a century. France and Europe are warming faster than the rest of the world.. Yves JUNQUA, Frédéric CERRULI