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5. Energy savings
5.1 The need to reduce energy consumption
Reducing energy consumption is a top priority. It reduces pressure on supply and is the most effective and fastest way of reducing CO 2 . It requires sobriety and improved efficiency.
Energy sobriety means refraining from certain energy-consuming uses, such as unnecessary travel by car or plane. It is also possible to transform infrastructures, by developing means of public transport or creating eco-districts, which must respect ecological imperatives, particularly...
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Bibliography
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Organizations
ADEME – Agency for Ecological Transition https://www.ademe.fr
IEA – International Energy Agency
IEA – International Energy Agency https://www.iea.org
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