Gender parity in the new government and energy savings… Agnès Pannier-Runacher’s “8h30 franceinfo”

The Minister for the Ecological Transition was the guest of 8:30 a.m. franceinfo on Tuesday July 5. EShe answered questions from Lorrain Sénéchal and Jean-Jérôme Bertolus.

“We are living a historic moment in terms of feminization”

Asked about the lack of women in the key ministries of the new Borne II government, the announcement of which was made on Monday July 4, Agnès Pannier-Runacher insisted on weighing the criticisms: “You have to enter political life. You generally start as Secretary of State, then you move on to more important positions. We are living through a historic moment in terms of feminization. is never seen in the French Republic. A president of a majority group, that has never been seen. A Prime Minister, it is only the first time. It shows that we are evolving in our society, an evolution in particular brought by the President of the Republic.

Energy savings: “It is the responsibility of employers, trade unions, the State”

While the government hopes and demands a 10% reduction in electricity consumption, this is an effort that must be carried out by everyone, according to the Minister for Ecological Transition: “You have to start with the place where there is the most possible gain. The administration, the companies, the State employ millions of people, that’s where you have to make the most savings. C is the responsibility of employers, trade unions, the State”.

Regarding the efforts to be made, Agnès Pannier-Runacher declares that the texts exist: “These rules are already there, there is an obligation to only turn on the air conditioning in companies from 25 degrees, not to keep the temperature below 19 degrees. Banning lighting in the towers at night, it is a law that we had promulgated during the previous five-year term.

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