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11:10 a.m. : “If the whole nation manages to meet this objective, which is purely voluntary – you don’t need a decree of law, complicated things – if we all mobilize to meet it, in the worst scenarios we spend the winter.”
Emmanuel Macron once again called on the French, and in particular businesses, to implement without delay the energy sobriety measures which, if everyone respects them, will allow France to “spend the winter” even if it is harsh. The Head of State was speaking to entrepreneurs at Bpifrance Inno Génération (BIG) in Paris. He defended the sobriety plan that the government must present.
10:53 : As the government presents its energy sobriety plan, all sectors are reflecting on the issue, including culture. The Palace of Versailles is ahead and sets an example in this area. “Contrary to advertising, the Palace of Versailles has been committed to energy sobriety and more broadly to sustainable development for more than two decades.“, confirms Louis-Samuel Bergé, the deputy general administrator of the castle.
09:24 : “When the government gives us fashion shows in sweaters, under-sweaters…, we would like them to stop making puppets and take serious measures.”
For Jérémie Crépel, deputy national secretary of EELV, the measures that have filtered through the future energy sobriety plan are “small steps”, but it’s still not the hoped-for green shift. Thus, when the state suggests lowering the temperature at home and renovating public buildings, the Greens want the priority renovation of the five million “thermal strainers”.
09:04 : Here is the point on the news of the middle of this morning.
• The French government presents its energy sobriety plan. The objective is to reduce France’s energy consumption by 10% in two years and, in the meantime, to ensure that the country goes through the winter without gas or electricity cuts. Follow our live.
• Sometimes mocked by the President of the Republic, often ignored and watered down by the government, the work of the 150 citizens drawn by lot for the Citizens’ Climate Convention has seen its relevance renewed in the midst of the energy crisis. Some of its proposals are now reconsidered to deal with the energy crisis.
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured that the military situation is “will stabilize” in the Ukrainian territories of which he claims the annexation, but where his forces suffer a series of setbacks against the Ukrainian army.
• The strike movement, which began last Tuesday in the TotalEnergies refineries, continues, learned franceinfo from Eric Sellini, CGT coordinator for the group. According to his information, four of the five refineries operated by Total are shut down. Only the Donges refinery, in Loire-Atlantique, is not on strike.
08:59 : Concerning the contracts, we give you the keys to choose your energy supplier. We also summarize the aid to which you are entitled in order to cope with the explosion in gas and electricity prices. All our answers can be found here.
08:51 : For example, many of you have asked us: “Should we turn off the water heater when we are away? The answer is yes, in the event of absence of several days, according to Ademe. On the other hand, it is not necessary to turn off your water heater for short periods, at night or when you are away during the day. All the explanations in our article.
08:51 : With the arrival of autumn and the cold, the French are likely to feel the consequences of the energy crisis more and more concretely. In this article, we answer your most frequently asked questions about energy savings, contracts and the assistance measures in force.
08:18 : Should the Christmas decorations be removed? “Sobriety is not stopping living”, @AgnesRunacher in #RTLMatin with @amandine_begot https://t.co/KbfCDIEGVi
08:18 : According to the Minister for Energy Transition, sobriety “it’s not stopping living”. On RTL, Agnès Pannier-Runacher took the example of Christmas decorations. Above all, we must not do without it, but it is up to each local authority to define its policy. “Many have decided to start” to light their streets a little later, while working on their luminaries and the electrical intensity, she specified.
08:29 : “It would be unacceptable to ask the French to make an effort and for these major institutions not to do so.”
“The sobriety plan is something very serious, it is not a gimmick, so a turtleneck, down jacket or deep neckline, it will be up to everyone to define their own way of dressing. What is important today is is this general mobilization that we are launching and where the biggest players, the biggest companies, the biggest local authorities, the administrations set the example”, said Agnès Pannier-Runacher on RTL.
08:02 : Plan #sobriety: “There will be no temperature police, on the other hand companies, the State and local authorities make commitments”, @AgnesRunacher in #RTLMatin with @amandine_begot https://t.co/ 99VeqrDz5W
08:02 : On RTL, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, the Minister for Energy Transition, assured that“there will be no temperature police, on the other hand companies, the State and local authorities make commitments”as the government presents its sobriety plan.
07:55 : Hello @d0m, the government is actually presenting its energy sobriety plan. From “tens of measures” planned include a call for less heating and less lighting, encouragement for teleworking, a bonus of 100 euros for new carpoolers, cutting off hot water in administrations or even reducing the temperature in municipal swimming pools. The rest of the plan will be unveiled from 2 p.m. You can of course follow this presentation on our website.
08:06 : Hello ! Do you have any indiscretions on the sobriety plan? Will there be aid for (all) households? Thanks !
08:05 : “The government says that these measures must be imposed urgently. But the Citizens’ Convention project, on the contrary, was to prepare citizens to adopt more sober lifestyles.”
Sometimes mocked by the President of the Republic, often ignored and watered down by the government, the work of the 150 citizens drawn by lot for the Citizens’ Convention sees its relevance renewed in the midst of the energy crisis. The question of sobriety, judged “incongruous” at the time by power, according to one of the participants, will be the subject of an ad hoc plan, presented by Elisabeth Borne. “If we had acted then, the majority of people would now understand the need to make these changes. Instead, they are imposed, and therefore unfair”, continues Agnès Catoire.
07:58 : Release, The echoes and The Parisian make their headlines on the government’s energy sobriety plan, which will be unveiled from 2 p.m.
07:49 : Illuminated advertisements are now prohibited between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. everywhere in France, with the exception of airports, train stations or metro stations, according to a decree published today in the Official Journal. This decree was announced in July by the Minister for Energy Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
07:47 : We start with the traditional update on the news.
• The French government presents its energy sobriety plan. The objective is to reduce France’s energy consumption by 10% in two years, and in the meantime, to ensure that the country goes through the winter without gas or electricity cuts. Follow our live.
• The State has called for the “solidarity” gas and electricity suppliers with companies. He also promised to provide his guarantee to facilitate the signing of contracts, in a context of “outrageous prices”. The Minister of Economy Bruno Le Maire had accused the main energy companies of “not playing the game” by inflating the prices offered to SMEs.
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured that the military situation is “will stabilize” in the Ukrainian territories of which he claims the annexation, but where his forces suffer a series of setbacks against the Ukrainian army.
• A sea serpent? After the evacuation of the main camp of crack users in the capital, the town hall of Paris deplored a lack of support “global” drug addicts and says he fears a “reporting the problem to other sectors” from the city.
• Saved several times by goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, PSG drew at Benfica Lisbon (1-1). The two teams retain the lead in Group H of the Champions League and will meet on Tuesday for the start of the second leg.