Environmental and climate concerns appear to be in retreat worldwide. The word sustainability has become politically charged, the Trump administration openly mocks corporate ESG (environmental, social, governance) criteria and many companies are shelving their net-zero emissions pledges. But look beneath the surface and you will see something else. Though the political and cultural backlash against “sustainability” is real, so is the global economic transition toward cleaner energy technologies and electrification.

Bruno Bouygues & Bertrand Badré see clean technologies as necessary not only for the planet, but also for sovereignty and energy security.

Environmental and climate concerns appear to be in retreat worldwide. The word sustainability has become politically charged, the Trump administration openly mocks corporate ESG…