ENERGY TRANSITION, FOOL'S CRUTCH? - JEAN-BAPTISTE FRESSOZ

In the field of ecology, the energy transition is one of the main topics discussed at lengths of COPs. Will our societies be able to switch from a fossil fuel regime to a new model based on renewable energies? The question has been discussed for decades, reports and concrete experiments succeed one another, but for Arcadia, we have chosen to approach the question differently. To return to basics. What is a real energy transition? Has such a turnaround already taken place in the history of mankind? What can the history of energy tell us about this climate issue? To dig this angle, we welcomed Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, a historian of technology and environmental sciences and a researcher at CNRS.
Summary:
00:00: Presentation
00:45: The myth of the energy transition
04:00: A story of additions
13:04: The (sad) examples of "radical" transitions
16:42: The origin of the term "energy transition"
21:15: The forgotten history of alternative energies
22:25: The era of the pedal
25:23: Hydropower
30:45: Wind energy
31:30: Solar energy
37:23: The imposition of the automobile monopoly
48:19: The history of energy and its struggles
50:16: "The environment" in the Industrial Revolution
54:26: The energy transition today?
55:20: The army in the history of energy
59:02: The electric and autonomous car
1:00:54: Beyond primary energies
1:02:42: Exchanges