The négaWatt Association

First issued in 2003, and updated several times since then, the négaWatt 2050 energy scenario for France is now a well acknowledged and recognised thorough piece of work to discuss the country’s energy future, and options to engage in a sustainable energy transition. The scenario is supported by a large number of civil society organisations, and has been considered in official assessment studies and national energy debates.

Covering all sectors (buildings, transport, industry, agriculture…) through thousands of parameters and sophisticated details, it shows how France could shift to a climate-friendly, nuclear-free, and sustainable energy future through an approach based on :

• energy sufficiency : favouring low energy services and lifestyles,
• energy efficiency : ensuring that energy is used in the most productive way,
• renewables : developing first the greenest forms of energy for our supply.

Resources on the négaWatt scenario are available in English :

• An illustrated presentation of the négaWatt scenario (12p brochure - pdf 788 Ko)
• An executive summary of the négaWatt scenario (6p - pdf 253 Ko)
• An illustrated guide on energy sufficiency (12p brochure - pdf 1,1 Mo)