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The Science and Ethics Committee

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Made up of eminent representatives of civil society, the Science and Ethics Committee supports the group's reflection on major societal stakes associated with the energy sector.

Role

The purpose of this committee is to enable the group to continue to progress, while benefiting from informed guidance from experts recognized in their field.

The committee is consulted with respect to the major societal stakes likely to have an impact on the long-term development of the energy sector, and it formulates suggestions for the President of the Executive Board.

Members

Under the leadership of François Ewald, the Science and Ethics Committee is composed of 17 members:

External Members

  • Roger Balian: Physicist, Member of the Académie des sciences, former Chairman of the Société française de physique, Honorary Professor at the École Polytechnique
  • Francis Balle: Professor at the University of Paris II, former Member of the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel
  • Geneviève Barrier-Jacob: Professor Emeritus at the Faculté Necker - Enfants Malades, former Director of the Samu de Paris and former Vice Chairman of the Comité national consultatif d’éthique
  • Christian de Boissieu: Chairman of the Conseil d’analyse économique, Professor at the University of Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne
  • Edouard Brezin: Professor Emeritus at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Member of the Laboratoire de physique théorique de l’École normale supérieure, Honorary Professor at the École Polytechnique, Member of the Académie des sciences
  • Jean-Marie Colombani: Journalist, Chairman of JMC Média
  • François Ewald: Professor at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, Chairman of AREVA’s Science and Ethics committee
  • James Lovelock: Companion of Honour, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Member of the Royal Society, Honorary Visiting Fellow of Green College, Oxford University
  • Roland Masse: Member of the Académie des technologies, former Chairman of the Office de protection contre les rayonnements ionisants (OPRI)
  • Érik Orsenna: Writer, Member of the Académie française
  • Michel Serres: Science historian, Member of the Académie française
  • Alain Touraine: Sociologist, Chief Scholar at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales
  • Maurice Tubiana: Former Chairman of the Académie de médecine, Member of the Académie des sciences, Honorary Director of the Institut Gustave Roussy, Honorary Chairman of the Centre Antoine-Béclère, Honorary Chairman of AREVA’s Science and Ethics committee

AREVA Members

  • Pierre Charreton: Chief Administrative Officer, Group General Counsel
  • Olivier Loubière: Business Ethics Advisor of the group
  • Martha Heitzmann: Senior Vice President, Research and Innovation

Topics dealt in 2010-2011

  • How to cope with climate change?
  • Review of the principle of precaution,
  • Discussion of the responsible growth report,
  • Discussion of principles of conduct for exporters of nuclear power plants,
  • The sustainability of nuclear power,
  • The economic crisis and labor movements in the new context,
  • The geopolitics of nuclear power in the new international environment.
  • Consequences of the Fukushima accident

Strategy

The group offers comprehensive solutions that meet the major global energy challenges by reducing CO2 emissions.