COP21. To change the energy model

In this brief article, the author regrets that the final COP21 agreement mentioned only once the energy issue whereas energy is responsible of 66 per cent of CO₂ emissions. Commitments regarding financing are evoked as well as statements made by the US President and his Secretary of State. He briefly outlines evolutions noticed in Germany after the implementation of the new energy policy (Energiewende) and its possible influences in other countries, notably in France. The still important role of coal in some countries like China, India, and Africa is outlined. Saudi Arabia succeeded in avoiding any mention of fossil energies in the final agreement