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Christophe Blain Illustrator & Author

Christophe Blain was born in 1970. An award-winning graphic novelist and writer, he is one of very few authors to have twice won the prestigious Graphic Novel prize at the Festival of Angouleme. His bestselling books include the sensational hit Quai d'Orsay, which was adapted for the cinema by Bertrand Tavernier in 2013. Jean-Marc Jancovici was born in 1962. Considered one of the world's leading specialists in the field of energy and climate change, he is a co-founding partner of Carbone 4 and president of the think tank The Shift Project. He also teaches at Mines ParisTech and is a member of the French government's High Council for the Climate. He is the author of several books including Le Plein S'il Vous Plait! La Solution au problème de l'énergie and Dormez tranquille jusqu'en 2100.