Energy sobriety: Elisabeth Borne calls for exemplarity of her team and administrations

The Prime Minister transmitted to members of the government a circular, a sort of vade-mecum of the Gaspi hunting, version 2022.

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France that is said to be tired and tired was probably not ready for constraint. So it was to the State and its administrations that the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, first asked to make an effort. Tuesday, July 25, Matignon transmitted to all ministers and secretaries of state a circular calling on them to contribute to “the unprecedented effort in terms of energy sobriety”.

In detail, the State services are asked to respect the instructions for the most part already in force: limit air conditioning to 26 degrees, do not raise heating to more than 19 degrees, have a Thermostat, extinguish the lights, encourage carpooling and soft mobility … “These measures are required not only to improve our energy sobriety but also for exemplarity and acceptability of the efforts that will be requested from the company as a whole “Indicates the circular. It will be up to each minister to judge the opportunity to choose this or that means of transport, (train, plane, car, etc.) for travel, taking into account environmental issues but also safety constraints.

At the start of the school year, collecting the conclusions of different working groups, a roadmap will be drawn so that the administrations as well as the companies fulfill the objective of a 10 % reduction in energy consumption from here the next two years. Certain devices, such as closing the doors of air-conditioned stores or extinguishing the light brands at night, have already been set up and their non-compliance are accompanied by sanctions.

These measures will remind people aged 50 and over the antigaspi devices advocated by the government in the 1970s after petroleum shocks, but also those argued, in particular, by the Prime Minister, Lionel Jospin, in the early 2000s To meet ecological requirements.

threatens to stop the Russian exports

Today there is an emergency. In response to Western sanctions imposed on Russia, belligerent of the Ukrainian conflict, Moscow threatens to stop gas supplies to Europe. The cuts are to be feared this winter. To avoid deception and load shedding measures that could interrupt economic activity in the event of a crisis, the government is trying to anticipate, reducing consumption and strengthening stocks. “I will ask now, public administrations, from our large groups, to all those who can, to prepare a plan, there, this summer, so that we can put ourselves in a situation of consuming less”, had warned during his interview with July 14 Emmanuel Macron.

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