In 2050, France is aiming for carbon neutrality.
But will it be necessary to follow a path of decline, described as a “frugal” scenario, or will it be possible to maintain the current way of life?
To answer this question, for the past two years, around a hundred experts have been working on possible paths to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 and
"initiate structural changes from the current decade"
, hopes Arnaud Leroy, president of Ademe, the Ecological Transition Agency.
Four possible futures for France have been grouped together in a thick file called “Transition (s) 2050”.
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"We have no preference"
and
"there will probably be a combination of different scenarios to get there
,
"
said the boss of Ademe.
These futures provide a glimpse of the efforts that everyone will have to make and the challenges to be met.
In each scenario, final energy consumption will be reduced (from 55% to 23% compared to 2015), with increased use of electricity.
But the experts
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