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?