If Emmanuel Macron’s calls to reduce invoices echo the energy savings policy carried out in the 1970s, today, the question of global warming changes the situation.
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Reduce energy consumption by two years in more than 10 %: this is the objective that the Ministry of Economy and Finance has set itself, according to a statement published Monday 1 er August. Development of photovoltaics, progressive generalization of very low consumption lighting by LED, strengthening of thermal insulation or incitement of agents with soft mobility and videoconferences …
Like all administrations, Bercy multiplies the measures, just as the French are invited to do so, faced with the risk of shortage linked to the war in Ukraine and the fear of a gas supply cut Russian in the fall. “When you go on weekends and vacation, you disconnect as many electrical outlets as possible, and in particular you unplug your Wi-Fi […] We lower air conditioning a little and then, of course, we turn off the lights when we n ‘does not use the parts, “recommended, paternally, the government spokesperson, Olivier Véran, on July 20.
In line of sight: the energy “sobriety” of France. While Emmanuel Macron announced an “energy sobriety plan” during his interview with July 14, the term is on everyone’s lips: ranks of the government, with the launch by Elisabeth Borne of several working groups on the question , to the most polluting companies, like totalnergies, Engie and EDF, who called for an “exceptional sobriety” in a platform published in the Display of the Sunday, June 25.
Gaspi hunt
The current energy awareness campaign is reminiscent of that carried out in the 1970s. After the two oil shocks (in 1973 and 1979), France, then dependent at 85 % of the Organization of oil exporting countries (OPEC), must reduce its consumption. To achieve this, during their presidency, Georges Pompidou then Valéry Giscard d’Estaing carry two parallel policies: one of speeches, calling for saving, and another, more structural, of nuclear development and diversification of energy sources .
“Save the petrol, electricity, heating … and that will be enough to decrease our consumption”, already advocated Georges Pompidou, almost fifty years ago. Appearance of speed limitations on highways, abolition of unnecessary public lighting, drop in heating in homes, stopping television emissions after 23 hours … Gaspi hunt is open. “The slogans of the time like” in France, we have no oil, but we have ideas “, had a real effect on the French. Everyone wanted to do their share of work and reduce their energy consumption , even in a punctual way “, analyzes Alain Beltran, director of Research Emeritus at CNRS.
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