Energy sufficiency

Climate and energy

Reducing energy demand by questioning needs and uses (sizing, organisation, behaviour) before any technical improvement. The IPCC recognises sufficiency as a mitigation lever; in France, the sufficiency plan launched in 2022 aimed to cut energy consumption by 10% within two years. It comes before and complements efficiency.

See also: Energy efficiency

Reference source: www.ecologie.gouv.fr

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