La COP21 pour les nuls
(French-language article) "Mais la tendance est en train de s’inverser, note Frédéric Gagnon-Lebrun, membre de l’International Institute for Sustainable Development à Bruxelles. Les subventions aux énergies renouvelables ont représenté 310G$ dans le monde en 2014 (16% par rapport à 2013). Il faudra néanmoins multiplier cette somme par 15 pour atteindre les objectifs de réduction des GES qui seront négociés à Paris, souligne-t-il."
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