Baptiste Morin, edited by Gauthier Delomez
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The incentive to telework is the sixth flagship measure of the energy sobriety plan unveiled by the government. In particular, the state wants to encourage public officials and businesses, but is such a measure really effective in achieving energy savings? Europe 1 takes stock.
This is the sixth flagship measure of the energy sobriety plan: the incentive to telework. In particular, the government wants to encourage public officials and also invites private companies to join the effort. In reality, according to RTE, the electricity grid operator, for real efficiency, all the employees of a company must telework at the same time so that the building is completely empty, and this too must be extended for several days in a row.
In this case, and only in this case, the Ecological Transition Agency estimates the energy savings for the company at 19%. It is important, but in reality it is almost impossible.
Reduction of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere
For good reason, nearly two thirds of French people are not entitled to telework. Their profession simply does not allow them. Another obstacle, if it allows savings in the workplace, teleworking logically increases consumption at home. The proof: during the first confinement, from March to May 2020, CO2 emissions decreased in all sectors, except in homes where they increased by 30%.
Telework especially saves greenhouse gas emissions associated with travel from home to work. But is this enough to conclude that this measure is effective? The government will conduct an experiment. The Ministry of Ecological Transition will close four of its sites in Île-de-France for four days, from 28 October to 1 November inclusive. The results of this experiment will likely decide part of the sobriety plan.
