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The heart of the contemporary argument on climate change and energy transition focuses on how energy supply should be decarbonized to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.This book proposes an alternative approach.The Age of Fire Is Over: A New Approach to the Energy Transition finds that energy transitions are not driven by supply-side driven transformations but rather by evolutions in demand patterns.Exploring the potential of recently emerged key technologies, The Age of Fire Is Over argues that the so-called Energy Transition has not yet started. In the future, key technologies will significantly transform demand and provide services at a fraction of today's cost or offer new services not yet imagined. To a large extent, energy paradigm shifts are driven by such evolutions, largely inevitable and often unanticipated, because they provide societies with greater benefits: lower costs, more jobs, and rapid adaptation.This book closes with key novel recommendations for government institutions to accelerate the energy transition, which - instead of replicating an approach from the past - should focus on these demand transformations to both advance civilization and mitigate climate change.With Foreword by Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Schneider Electric Chief Executive Officer.

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Vincent Petit is Senior Vice President Global Strategy Prospective and External Affairs at Schneider Electric. With 20 years of experience at Schneider Electric, Vincent has had a diverse career in both operational and corporate roles, from driving contracting activities to offering development positions in global business organizations. In 2011, he moved to Russia where he led contracting operations for the CIS zone. In 2015, he was appointed Senior Vice President of Energy Automation, in charge of global smart grid applications. Since 2017, he has focused his time on reinforcing the global prospective activity of the group and later extended his role to government relations and industrial affairs. A recognized expert in the field of energy, he is also the author of three previous books. He holds a Master's degree from French engineering school Supelec and a Master's in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.

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