The journey to net-zero emissions will have a cost for everyone, and policymakers should clearly explain this to consumers, Total’s chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanné told CNBC ’s Steve Sedgwick at the Baker Hughes 2021 annual meeting this week. “What I am expecting from the government is not only to set the policies but also for them to take the responsibility and to explain to the citizens and the consumers that this journey will have a cost for everybody,” Pouyanné said at a panel during the meeting. The energy transition will need governments and other policymakers to set some policies in order to go carbon neutral, the chief executive of the French supermajor said. Policymakers shouldn’t forget about the affordability of this energy transition, as reaching net-zero is not black and white, Pouyanné said. The group he leads, Total, has pledged to reach net-zero emissions across the company’s worldwide […]