“We need to make the energy transition at an acceptable pace” – Total Energies CEO

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Patrick Pouyanné is one of the most outspoken of the Big Oil CEOs, TotalEnergies – perhaps it is a French thing…

When you pop a hard-hitting question at him, he almost always reciprocates – mincing words doesn’t seem to be his style.

And that’s what he does in this interesting interview to CNBC. When queried on large investments made by his firm into oil & gas, he says,

““So, let’s keep this balanced. It’s difficult. I know the scientists told us you should forget [fossil fuels] — but life is like it is. We must make that transition at the pace which can be accepted by the society. That’s also one condition of the success.” (Source: CNBC – https://lnkd.in/gVqZUPXf )

Well, there is no doubt it is a practical perspective, if you happen to be a reasonable guy.

But the question: Can being reasonable take us out of the global warming spiral?
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