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BOOK REVIEW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab\u00a0L\u2019\u00e9quilibre \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique <\/a>\u00ab\u00a0
par Pierre-Olivier Pineau
\u00c9ditions Robert Laffont\/F\u00e9vrier 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revu par Yvan Cliche<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le professeur Pierre-Olivier Pineau, titulaire de la Chaire en gestion de l\u2019\u00e9nergie HEC-Montr\u00e9al (\u00c9cole des hautes \u00e9tudes commerciales, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al), est une figure avantageusement connue au Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intervenant souvent dans la sph\u00e8re publique, le professeur en sciences de la d\u00e9cision coordonne la publication, \u00e0 chaque d\u00e9but d\u2019ann\u00e9e, de L\u2019\u00e9tat de l\u2019\u00e9nergie au Qu\u00e9bec<\/em>, un bilan annuel rassemblant les donn\u00e9es les plus r\u00e9centes et les plus pertinentes sur le secteur de l\u2019\u00e9nergie dans la province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publi\u00e9 depuis 2015, ce bilan est devenu le document phare \u00e0 partir duquel se font les d\u00e9bats sur la transition \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique dans La Belle Province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auteur de plusieurs articles scientifiques, le professeur Pineau commet ici son premier livre. Son essai, qui s\u2019adresse au grand public qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, vise \u00e0 rallier tout le monde, partisans d\u2019une transition \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique rapide ou climato-sceptiques, sur le fait que cette transition sera b\u00e9n\u00e9fique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elle apportera, donn\u00e9es en appui avanc\u00e9es par l\u2019auteur, des bienfaits concrets pour l\u2019environnement (r\u00e9duction des gaz \u00e0 effet de serre, moins de menaces pour la biodiversit\u00e9) ; l\u2019\u00e9conomie (r\u00e9duction des d\u00e9penses des m\u00e9nages li\u00e9es au transport) ; la stabilit\u00e9 politique mondiale (moins de \u00ab guerres \u00bb pour le p\u00e9trole) ; la qualit\u00e9 de vie et la sant\u00e9 (moins de pollution de l\u2019air, mobilit\u00e9 plus active).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C\u2019est donc vers un \u00ab nouvel \u00e9quilibre \u00bb que l\u2019auteur tente de nous amener. Un nouvel \u00e9quilibre permettant de maintenir notre qualit\u00e9 de vie, mais qui r\u00e9duirait significativement la production de gaz \u00e0 effet de serre (GES), au c\u0153ur de l\u2019enjeu climatique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pierre-Olivier Pineau se garde bien de pr\u00f4ner une r\u00e9volution de notre syst\u00e8me \u00e9conomique, celui qui nous a permis d\u2019atteindre un niveau in\u00e9gal\u00e9 de richesses dans l\u2019histoire humaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Il cible plut\u00f4t des changements, certes d\u2019envergure, mais g\u00e9rables, tout \u00e0 fait envisageables, dans nos styles de vie et la fin des \u00ab tricheries \u00bb, soit les incons\u00e9quences de certaines de nos politiques publiques. S\u2019attaquer \u00e0 ces enjeux, \u00ab redresser les torts connus de notre syst\u00e8me \u00bb nous ferait avancer de mani\u00e8re cons\u00e9quente dans la lutte contre les changements climatiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sur le plan de nos styles de vie : certains sont tout simplement incompatibles avec l\u2019\u00e9quilibre climatique, avance le professeur. Pierre-Olivier Pineau insiste notamment sur le transport, cancre du combat climatique, secteur o\u00f9 les \u00e9missions de GES sont en croissance continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Il pointe du doigt les voitures \u00e9nergivores, (des VUS de plus en plus populaires en Am\u00e9rique du Nord, incluant le Qu\u00e9bec) ; mais aussi l\u2019am\u00e9nagement du territoire faisant encore la belle part \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9talement; des maisons de plus en plus grandes ; une alimentation encore trop ax\u00e9e sur la consommation de viandes, grande productrice de GES ; des b\u00e2timents bien trop \u00e9nergivores et trop gros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab Modifier ces aspects du style de vie ne signifie pas r\u00e9duire son niveau de vie, ni d\u00e9croitre, mais simplement changer \u00bb, \u00e9crit-il.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tricheries : l\u2019auteur s\u2019en prend ici \u00e0 nos incoh\u00e9rences, comme celle de laisser polluer sans impacts mon\u00e9taires pour les pollueurs ; les subventions aux industries polluantes (il cite l\u2019industrie des hydrocarbures, l\u2019industrie automobile).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mais aussi il d\u00e9nonce ce qu\u2019il nomme la \u00ab socialisation du r\u00e9seau routier \u00bb, soit un r\u00e9seau routier gratuit, ce qui est bien compr\u00e9hensible, dit-il, mais une gratuit\u00e9 cependant qui m\u00e8ne \u00e0 son utilisation abusive. Il pr\u00f4ne \u00e0 cet \u00e9gard une taxe kilom\u00e9trique, par lecture de l\u2019odom\u00e8tre ou par GPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Si tout cela apparait ambitieux, l\u2019auteur brandit les cas de l\u2019Allemagne et du Danemark. Dans ces pays, une consommation \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique moindre et un fl\u00e9chissement des \u00e9missions de GES depuis 20 ans n\u2019ont pas emp\u00each\u00e9 une croissance \u00e9conomique soutenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Appel\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00eatre entendu fr\u00e9quemment du grand public en mati\u00e8re d\u2019\u00e9nergie, le professeur Pineau n\u2019avait jamais encore pu pr\u00e9senter de mani\u00e8re compl\u00e8te la vision qui l\u2019anime, qu\u2019il croit r\u00e9aliste et possible de r\u00e9aliser relativement \u00e0 la consommation d\u2019\u00e9nergie des Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois. Son livre est donc une lecture essentielle pour tous ceux int\u00e9ress\u00e9s par notre devenir \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique et qui cherchent des solutions pratiques pour apporter leur contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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L\u2019\u00e9quilibre \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

by Pierre-Olivier Pineau
\u00c9ditions Robert Laffont\/February 2023
<\/strong>Reviewed by Yvan Cliche<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Pierre-Olivier Pineau, chair in Energy Management at the School of Business, Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al, is a well-known figure in Quebec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A frequent speaker in the public sphere, he co-ordinates the publication of L\u2019\u00e9tat<\/em> de l\u2019\u00e9nergie au Qu\u00e9bec<\/em>, an annual review, published at the beginning of each year, that brings together the most recent and relevant data on the province\u2019s energy sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published since 2015, this report has become the flagship document on which the debates on the energy transition in La Belle Province are based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While he has authored several scientific articles, L\u2019\u00e9quilibre \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique <\/em>is Pineau\u2019s first book. The book, which is aimed at the general Quebec public, aims to rally everyone, supporters of a rapid energy transition or climate skeptics, to the fact that this transition will be beneficial to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transition will bring concrete benefits for the environment (reduction of greenhouse gases, fewer threats to biodiversity); the economy (reduction of household expenses related to transportation); global political stability (fewer \u201cwars\u201d for energy resources); and quality of life and health (less air pollution, more active mobility).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The author therefore attempts to lead us to this \u201cnew equilibrium,\u201d which would allow us to maintain our quality of life, but significantly reduce the production of greenhouse gases (GHG), at the heart of the climate issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pineau is careful not to advocate a revolution of our economic system, which has allowed us to reach a level of wealth unequalled in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, he focuses on manageable lifestyle changes and an end to our \u201ccheating,\u201d or public policy inconsistencies. Addressing these issues and \u201crighting the known wrongs in our system\u201d would move us significantly forward in the fight against climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of our lifestyles, Pineau stresses that some habits are simply incompatible with the need to diminish our carbon footprint. He focuses his argument mainly on transportation, a sector where GHG emissions are constantly increasing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He points to gas-guzzling cars (SUVs are increasingly popular in North America, including in Quebec), but also to land use planning that still favours sprawl; increasingly large houses; a diet that is still too focused on meat consumption, which is a major producer of GHGs; and buildings that are far too energy-intensive and too large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab\u00a0Modifying these aspects of lifestyle does not mean reducing one\u2019s standard of living, nor does it mean \u2018ungrowing\u2019 but simply changing,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pineau targets our inconsistencies, such as letting polluters do so without any monetary impact and subsidies to polluting industries (he cites the hydrocarbon and auto industries).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he also denounces what he calls the \u201csocialization of the road network,\u201d, i.e., a road network that is free for everyone, which leads to abuses. Instead, he advocates a kilometre-based tax, by odometer reading or by GPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If all this seems ambitious, the author points to what Germany and Denmark have done. In these countries, lower energy consumption and a decline in GHG emissions over the past 20 years have not prevented sustained economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The public frequently hears Pineau speak on energy issues, but he has never presented his views in a comprehensive manner. His book is therefore essential reading for all those who are interested in our energy future and are looking for practical ways to contribute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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