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Trends<br />
Energy transition<br />
A mature market<br />
with opportunities<br />
for the taking<br />
Paris will host the UN Climate Change Conference<br />
in December 2015. Can France set a good example?<br />
Serge Savasta, Managing Director at Omnes Capital,<br />
believes the country has what it takes to assert itself<br />
on the fast growing renewables market. But real<br />
political and financial backing will be needed.<br />
Serge Savasta,<br />
Managing Director, Omnes Capital<br />
Global demand for renewable<br />
energy is booming, buoyed by<br />
the investment prospects for<br />
wind and solar power in China<br />
and the USA. This is good news<br />
for France, according to Serge<br />
Savasta, who points out that<br />
“worldwide investment in the<br />
sector climbed by 16% in 2014<br />
to $310 billion 1 ”. About half<br />
of this went to photovoltaics<br />
($150 billion), especially rooftop<br />
RENEWABLE ENERGY<br />
SHARE OF GLOBAL<br />
ENERGY PRODUCTION,<br />
BY COUNTRY (2012)<br />
Source: International Energy Agency<br />
http://www.iea.org/statistics/<br />
> 75%<br />
50% – 75%<br />
25% – 50%<br />
10% – 25%<br />
< 10%<br />
No data<br />
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