Debate of the day
Faced with war, should energy sobriety be imposed?
Audio 29:30
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The Ras Ghareb park will have a capacity of 260 MW, it must be completed in 2019. (Illustration photo).
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By: Romain Auzouy
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Oil prices paused on Thursday after a week of increases.
In response to the war in Ukraine, Europeans are trying to reduce their dependence on Russia, which provides 30% of oil and 40% of natural gas.
But is achieving energy sovereignty without changing our consumption patterns possible?
Or would the solution be to achieve a form of sobriety?
In other words, reduce your electricity bill, your car speed… How can such decisions be framed and anchored in time?
What impact?
Can energy sobriety go hand in hand with economic issues?
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To discuss it
Bastien Resse
, director of strategy and external relations at Enalia, a company that supports individuals, businesses and communities towards a more energy-efficient model
Christian Gollier,
economist, director general of the school of economics at the University of Toulouse Capitole, co-author of the 4th and 5th reports of the IPCC, Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Climate Change and author of the book "le climate after the end of the month » PUF editions
Bruno Villalba
, professor of political science at the AgroParisTech school, member of the Printemps research laboratory, he directed (with Luc Semal) “Energy sobriety.
Material constraints, social equity, institutional perspectives”, Quæ editions
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