December 18th, 2009 | 10:36 am

Corbier Discusses Signals for Businesses from Copenhagen

by Laura Clise

Following Copenhagen

Going into the last day of the conference in Copenhagen, AREVA Vice President of Sustainable Development and Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce Environment and Energy Committee Laurent Corbier chatted with Kai Ryssdal of the Marketplace program produced by American Public Media (their conversation aired yesterday on NPR). Laurent emphasizes that while many companies have already begun investing in a low-carbon energy economic future, “signals” from the world’s leaders that may eventually provide a consistent regulatory framework are critical to accelerating that investment.

In addition to providing low-carbon energy generation solutions, AREVA is an active member and leader in international sustainable development associations such as the International Chamber of Commerce, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Business for Social Responsibility, and the United Nations Global Compact.

The text and audio are available here.

  • According to the IEA, current oil fields are declining by 8% per year, and will have declined by two-thirds by 2030:

    http://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/IEA-oi...

    Super-Phenix has placed a cap on the cost of electricity for many future generations, if not for millennia... and this cap is surely less than twice current costs of electricity. Whether or not solar or fusion derived electricity will match this, and eventually displace the breeder, remains to be seen.
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