Ecological transition, a driver for innovation

Achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement (+1.5 to +2°C “only” at the end of the century) implies a four- or five-fold reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050, a break with the trend observed for more than two centuries.

In the face of these emergencies, it is obvious that the “ecological transition” must be “the driver for innovation”. And, since this change implies massive investments in energy systems, local and remote transport systems (for humans and goods), the layout of cities and housing, …, it becomes obvious that all sectors will quickly find themselves “embarked” in a race for innovation. Of course, the health crisis and its macroeconomic repercussions could blur the perception of emergencies and the ability to finance “low carbon” innovations and their deployment. But these procrastinations must not disrupt Europe, which, in the long term, has everything to gain from leadership in this historic transition.