Marc Fontecave

[2] Marc Fontecave has deepened his understanding of the structure and reactivity of the metal centres present in metalloproteins.

2015: Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur[8] 2011: Achille-Le-Bel Grand Prize of the Société Chimique de France[9] 2010: Chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite[8] 2009: Sir Raman Chair of the Indian Academy of Sciences 2005: Member of the French Academy of Sciences[10] 2005: Senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF)[11] 2004: CNRS Silver medal[12] 1996: Policart-Lacassagne Prize of the French Academy of Sciences 1991–1996: Junior member of IUF.

[15] During the reflection on the energy transition, with his colleagues from the French Academy of Sciences,[16] he encouraged the use of nuclear and shale gas.

[19] On 29 December 2018, he strongly criticised L'Affaire du siècle, a successful petition in a World Forum calling for the French State to be condemned for its failure to respect climate commitments, as "unfair, stupid, and ineffective".

[20] Chemistry of biological processes: an introduction, Paris, Éditions Fayard, "Collège de France" series, 2009, 60 p. (ISBN 9782213654225, LCCN 2010-363521) Ecology: "There is no chance of a revolution happening "2 on lemonde.fr on 3 September 2018 Nicolas Hulot a quitté son poste en déplorant la faiblesse des moyens engagés pour l’écologie, mais la sauvegarde de l’environnement exige des avancées technologiques et politiques qui ne se décrètent pas