Insights
Cars
How can we fund the green transition in Europe?
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François Gemenne
IPCC co-author and The Mobility Sphere scientific advisor
28 October 2025

Insights
Cars
François Gemenne
IPCC co-author and The Mobility Sphere scientific advisor

At The Mobility Sphere conference in Paris, climate expert and IPCC Lead Author François Gemenne addressed one of the biggest challenges of our time: how to finance the transition in a context of strained public budgets.
His message is clear: we can’t rely solely on public funds anymore. With over €35 trillion in European savings, Gemenne calls for creative solutions to mobilize private investment. Europeans, he argues, are ready to invest in the transition, not just fund it—if the return is meaningful and the impact real.
Interview
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Daniel Mes, member of the Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Climate Action
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Violeta Bulc, former European Commissioner for Transport
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Colin Scicluna, Head of Cabinet for the Vice-President of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography
Interview
Decarbonization
Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Former Member of the European Parliament
Insights
Social Cohesion
Bridging the divide
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