Europe 1 with AFP 6:43 p.m., August 30, 2022

On Tuesday morning, government spokesman Olivier Véran called on the French to change their "habits" in support of state and corporate efforts to avoid energy "rationing" measures this winter.

The government will broadcast a communication campaign to encourage people to take the right steps.

Government spokesman Olivier Véran on Tuesday called on the French to change their "habits" in support of state and corporate efforts to avoid energy "rationing" measures this winter.

"The time has come to change a number of our habits", warned Olivier Véran on franceinfo, specifying that "there will be an important step for the French", with "our energy sobriety roadmap presented by the Prime Minister at the very beginning of autumn, probably at the end of September, beginning of October".

Simple steps to adopt

"There will also be a communication campaign for the general public which will allow everyone to take ownership of fairly simple, fairly basic tools which allow them to have a real impact", he added.

"I'm just giving an example: you don't run a washing machine at 6 p.m. in the middle of winter," he added.

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"You have a panel of 500, 600 measures that can have an impact on the planet and an impact on our energy consumption this winter, some concern the State or companies, others French people and on these measures, we want to look which are the most effective and which are the least harmful to the daily life of the French”, explained the spokesperson.

Businesses would be the first to be affected

"It is this work that is being done with experts and politicians and which will be presented to the French," he added.

"In this respect, the urgency of winter joins the urgency for the planet, (...) what is an absolute necessity to spend the winter in good conditions is also an absolute necessity to maintain a livable planet. in the long term", underlined Olivier Véran.

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Monday urged companies to act to improve their energy sobriety, otherwise they would be the "first affected" by "rationing" measures in the coming months.