Multimedia animations
In this section you will find several animations designed and produced by the International Polar Foundation on different topics linked to the polar regions, the way our planet's climate functions, climate change, biodiversity and energy.
Most of these animations are available as CD-ROMS in various languages. Please contact us for more information.
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The ecological footprint, a measure that induces to better consumption !
02.02.2009
This flash animation is part of the Energy CD-ROM. It presents the ecological footprint concept and compares the ecological footprint of different countries. It then focuses on the Belgian ecological footprint. The flash animation closes on a list of examples…
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Who uses which energy ?
23.01.2009
This flash animation is part of the Energy CD-Rom. It treats of the different energy sources that are used in Wallonia and the different sectors that use these energy sources. It is a sort of inventory that aims to answer…
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Where does the energy we consume come from ?
21.01.2009
This flash animation is part of the Energy CD-ROM. It highlights the strong dependency of Wallonia (Belgium) on energy and elaborates by presenting the different countries that provide Wallonia with energy.
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Biofuels, a “green” alternative to oil?
01.10.2008
This flash animation is part of the CD-Rom on Energy. It addresses the issues revolving around biofuels in a critical way. Although biofuels represent an alternative to petroleum, this flash animation specifies that they are, for the time being, not…
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Tracking electricity
01.10.2008
Tracking electricity is part of the CD-Rom on Energy. This flash animation explains how electricity results from the transformation of a primary source of energy, and introduces the main features of this form of energy. Amongst other things, this flash…
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Current and future energy sources
01.10.2008
Current and future energy sources is part of the CD-Rom on Energy. This flash animation opens up on an inventory of the various sources of energy which have been used throughout history. It focuses on the less widely used sources…
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How much does energy cost?
24.09.2008
How much does energy cost? is part of the CD-Rom on Energy. It introduces the various factors that influence the price of energy, following the law of supply and demand. Other units which can be used to describe energy consumption…
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Where does energy come from ?
24.09.2008
Where does energy come from? is the first flash animation of the CD-Rom on Energy. It offers an introduction to the three energy groups (fossil energies, nuclear energy and renewable energies) and presents the various sources of energy which belong…
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Resources and reserves : how much energy is left underground ?
24.09.2008
This flash animation is part of the CD-ROM on Energy; it offers an introduction to the notions of resources and reserves. It also gives an account on fossil and nuclear energy reserves and explains what is at stake with the…
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Biodiversity - test your knowledge
30.04.2008
Test your knowledge on biodiversity and climate change with this quiz that goes over the 14 flash animations.
