Analysis 📅 February 12, 2026 ⏱️ 15 min Giant data centers in orbit: an environmental record far from the promises They are presented as cleaner than terrestrial data centers. Yet, available data paints a damning picture. Read article →
Analysis 📅 December 17, 2025 ⏱️ 3 min Space services: resilient infrastructures or a house of cards? Analysis of the growing fragility of the orbital environment in the face of skyrocketing collision avoidance maneuvers and collision risks. Read article →
Analysis 📅 December 8, 2025 ⏱️ 8 min Are we going to lose astronomy and astrophysics? Overview of the impact of space activities on astronomy and reflection on astronomers' defense strategies. Read article →
Research 📅 September 29, 2025 ⏱️ 1 min A system dynamics model of the low Earth orbit environment Summary of my scientific paper presenting the debris module of the COSMOS model. Read article →
Research 📅 September 2, 2025 ⏱️ 1 min Earth-Space Sustainability Dynamics Summary of my scientific paper (preprint) proposing the first integrated assessment model for the sustainability of space activties: COSMOS. Read article →
Analysis 📅 April 18, 2025 ⏱️ 12 min Bon Pote - Space tourism: it’s worse than you think Why space tourism is likely the most extreme human activity in terms of climate and environmental inequality that an individual can legally engage in. Read article →
Interview 📅 February 23, 2025 ⏱️ 1 min The Big Shift - Space expansion and Elon Musk's satellites: ecological and social impacts 🛰️ Summary of my interview in a podcast on ecology: a 40-min deep dive into everything from climate satellites to space colonization myths. Read article →
Interview 📅 December 17, 2024 ⏱️ 2 min La Science CQFD - Debris, atmospheric impacts, and system dynamics Summary of my interview in a report for France Culture. Read article →
Press 📅 November 25, 2024 ⏱️ 2 min Le Monde: Are space activities threatening the upper atmosphere? Summary of my interview on the atmospheric impacts of spacecraft re-entry. Read article →
Report 📅 March 15, 2024 ⏱️ 3 min Satellites networks in the latest report of The Shift Project Description and estimation of the carbon footprint of large constellations for the low-carbon transition think tank. Read article →
Research 📅 November 1, 2022 ⏱️ 3 min Environmental sustainability of future proposed space activities Scientific paper presenting a quantitative assessment of the environmental impacts of announced space projects. Read article →
Analysis 📅 September 11, 2022 ⏱️ 3 min Space tourism and climate justice Estimates and perspective on carbon footprints per passenger for typical space tourism flights. Read article →
Research 📅 February 1, 2022 ⏱️ 3 min Environmental limits to the space sector's growth Scientific paper proposing the first review of the sustainability issues related to space activities. Read article →
Analysis 📅 July 20, 2021 ⏱️ 3 min The stratospheric impact of space tourism Why CO2 is only the tip of the climate iceberg for suborbital flights from Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin. Read article →
