France unveiled its energy saving plan on Thursday (2022) which aims to reduce energy consumption by 10% by 2024.
However, the plan has no binding measures, which runs in contradiction with a new regulation adopted by EU countries a week ago.
“The watchword is clear: general mobilisation,” energy transition minister Agns Pannier-Runacher said at a press conference announcing the plan.
The measures are the result of four months of discussion, following prime minister lisabeth Borne’s June announcement of ...
-->an energy saving programme for each sector of the French economy in response to the energy crisis and vulnerabilities in the national electricity network.
To reduce energy consumption by 10% in two years, the government has slated 15 key measures, from reducing heating to a maximum of 19C (66F) in offices to encouraging people to carpool.
The plan also includes specific measures for each of the nine economic and social sectors targeted: the state, companies and labour organisations, establishments open to the public and supermarkets, industry, accommodation, transport, digital and telecommunications, sport, and local authorities.
Additionally, private individuals will be advised to practice “eco gestures”, from reducing shower time to switching off household appliances when they are on standby for too long.
For the prime minister, it is a matter of acting “on the whole range of energy savings”.