Europe: Rising to the challenges
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Act. At a time when scientists are sounding the alarm about the consequences of rising temperatures - from 2.9 to 3.4 C by the end of the century - the Socialist Party reaffirms the need not only to apply but to amplify the Paris Agreement. This is despite the fact that COP24 failed to agree on a significant increase in efforts to combat climate change. This struggle goes hand in hand with our long-standing fight against social injustice, in favour of a just transition to a sustainable and low-carbon economic model. To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, more than half of the gains will have to come from energy savings. The three-third rule must be applied: '1 st third: save energy; 2 nd third: save energy; 3 rd third: produce RES'. Only then will the ecological transition be effective
Abstract (French)
Agir. A l'heure ou les scientifiques tirent la sonnette d'alarme face aux consequences de la hausse des temperatures - de 2,9 a 3,4 C d'ici la fin du siecle -, le Parti socialiste reaffirme la necessite non seulement d'appliquer mais d'amplifier l'Accord de Paris. Ce, alors meme que les acteurs de la COP24 ne sont pas parvenus a s'accorder sur une hausse significative des efforts pour lutter contre le changement climatique. Cette lutte va de pair avec le combat que nous menons de longue date contre les injustices sociales, au profit d'une transition juste privilegiant un modele economique durable et decarbone. Or, pour parvenir a la neutralite carbone a l'horizon 2050, plus de la moitie des gains devra provenir des economies realisees sur le plan energetique. Il faut appliquer la regle des trois tiers: '1 er tiers: economiser l'energie; 2eme tiers: economiser l'energie; 3 eme tiers: produire des ENR'. C'est a cette seule condition que la transition ecologique sera effective.Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Europe: Etre a la hauteur des enjeux
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Revue de l'Energie
- Journal Volume
- 643
- Journal Page Range
- p. 27-28
- ISSN
- 0303-240X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 51039683
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- AGREEMENTS; CLIMATIC CHANGE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; EUROPE; NUCLEAR POWER; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- ENERGY SOURCES; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; POWER; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT