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Sobriety: how the French prepare for the winter

2022-09-16T15:44:28.028Z


STORY - In the city as in the countryside, our fellow citizens seem willing to make efforts to save energy. But everyone expects leaders to lead by example.


Unplugging the Wi-Fi, living in a down jacket at home, peeing in the shower… How far are the French ready to go to participate in the national effort?

“We are at war!”

,

launched, martial, Emmanuel Macron last week, after having decreed

"the end of abundance"

.

While the Head of State has called on his fellow citizens to

"be at the rendezvous of sobriety"

to ward off the specter of gas and electricity rationing this winter, will they agree to

"all move"

in

"the objective of reducing our consumption by 10% 

?

If it proves willing to adopt certain behavioral changes, the population is

“waiting for a form of exemplarity and informativeness”,

indicates an Ifop study for Teneo and Impact France on “The French and environmental sobriety”.

One in two citizens would be ready to adapt their diet or improve the insulation of their home, but 89%

“wait for their leaders to set an example”,

assures this survey carried out at the end of…

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Source: lefigaro

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