And if the rise in the gas price would be an opportunity for a fundamental questioning of our consumption? What if the word of the next decade was sobriety? Would you be ready to play the game?
As the gas price explodes in Europe, the International Energy Agency encourages households to reduce heating in homes.
In its report on energy in 2050, published last October, the operator of the electricity network RTE warned that it could not achieve a neutral carbon balance without a form of sobriety on a national scale.
The subject that has become a political campaign weapon is in fact supported by promises that are very difficult to sustain over time. And these promises are only intended to dazzle us and prevent us from assuming our responsibility as consumers. So if public policy must, yes, do its part, it is no less than ours.
European heads of state are meeting this week to discuss their energy dependence on Russian gas and ways to find new supplies. But sobriety remains the key to lightening the energy burden.
This requires better housing insulation, an essential factor in energy loss. But the idea would also be to reduce the temperature of its heating. Last week, the International Energy Agency assured that lowering the temperature of homes by one °C would allow Europe to save around 10 billion cubic meters of gas in one year or just under 10 % of Russian imports in Europe.
In the idealization of collective intelligence, it is difficult to believe that without legislative imposition or constraints on the portfolio, cannot take this measure into account for everyone. But since it is, let's think about reducing the bill!
This reduction represents no less than 7% on the average invoice price.
In theory, the ideal temperature for a home is 19°C. However, in practice, the average temperature of the French rose from 19°C to 21°C between 1986 and 2003.
Not necessarily enough to weaken Russia but at least reduce the gas needs of Europeans who now massively import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from around the world via tankers to reduce Russian imports.
For information, on Monday 14, the price of European gas reached a new record, at 345 euros per megawatt-hour (MWh).
Let's think?
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