On Thursday, France announced its “sober plan” to rationalise energy use and address the energy crisis brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the long, chilly winter.
According to French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runach, the government’s “sobriety plan,” which aims to encourage projects for rationalisation in communities, transportation, and buildings, will cost 800 million euros.
In addition to achieving the objectives set forth to reduce greenhouse gases, she emphasised the “urgent need” to develop policies to ensure energy independence, stating that “the challenge is to get out of the cycle of fossil fuels and obtain this abundant and low-cost energy that does not harm the planet.”
She requested that the government cut back on lights and heating, encourage remote work, provide financial incentives for automobile use, and turn off the hot water in some public buildings and government offices.
With the help of this strategy, the nation’s energy consumption is expected to drop by 10% during the next two years, and France will have uninterrupted access to gas and electricity for the duration of the upcoming winter.
The French approach to the energy dilemma is “sobriety.”
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