Importance of R&D
Economic issues of global warming

Climate change is also, and above all, a technological problem. Any economic activity (production, transport, heating, etc.) that requires the use of fossil fuels generates GHGs. To reverse this trend – decouple the trajectories between economic growth and GHG emissions –, the economy will need, for example, to massively develop non-carbon or CO₂ capture (CCS) technologies.

In its "Energy technology perspective 2015" report published last May, the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that "current investment in research and development will not meet long-term climate objectives". The IEA estimates...