To reach the goals of the Paris climate agreement we need to make a shift from crude oil and increase our production of renewable energy dramatically. In his talk, Pierre advocates for a carbon tax and shows how all of us can contribute to the energy transition we urgently need.

Producer, Director & Editor
Osman DiFyeli

Music by
David Heymann

Cello performance
Christine Kim

Arrangement
Nancy Li Pierre-Pascal Urbon studied economics and is an INSEAD alumni. He is the former CEO of SMA and until 2018 Pierre-Pascal served on the board of Tigo Energy, a Silicon Valley venture for solar module level power electronics. After 13 successful years in the solar industry he decided to take a sabbatical in 2019. Pierre-Pascal is also an investor of European start-up companies active in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx