The French government has redoubled its efforts to reduce energy consumption due to rising energy prices and the lingering effects of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis.
And France’s Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runatsch pointed out that “the government’s plan for energy conservation includes a ban on illuminated advertising at night, except at train stations and airports, and preventing shops from keeping their doors open when air conditioning or heating is on. ”, noting that “these measures will help. Companies are cutting energy bills by 20 percent.
Earlier this month, French President Emmanuel Macron underscored the “importance of reducing energy consumption,” adding that “Russia is using gas as a weapon of war, and today we must prepare for a scenario in which we will have to completely abandon Russian gas.”
Macron urged citizens and local governments to “make contingency plans in the summer to avoid a crisis in the winter when Europe is grappling with the worst energy crisis in decades.”
Source: El Iktisad
