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Achieving the energy transition

The négaWatt Association

Who we are

The négaWatt Association is a French think-tank carrying out independent prospective analysis to show that an energy transition is not only technically feasible but also desirable for society. For more than 20 years, enhanced modelling of France’s energy, GHG and raw material footprint has fed our scenario building and advocacy work towards strong sustainability.
négaWatt involves around twenty experts in energy, climate and materials issues with strong field experience and complementary skills. Established in 2001, it is supported by more than 1,400 individual members. The association is a non-profit organisation funded by individual member fees, contributions from donors, foundations, public institutions and NGOs.

Current activities and contacts

négaWatt is involved in different national and EU-level debates through expertise, advocacy and support to ambitious and pragmatic solutions. It has established in 2009 the négaWatt Institute (website in French only), an implementation body acting at national and local levels from consultancy to training and change management programmes.
négaWatt’s EU activities mostly revolve around the topic of (energy) sufficiency, scenario building and modeling, as well as raw materials.
The association participates in many events on energy and climate and has organised a series of policy debates at leading gatherings such as the EU Sustainable Energy Week, the pre-COP or the Eceee’s Summer Study.

To contact us: stephane.bourgeois[at]negawatt[dot]org


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(Energy) sufficiency
The négaWatt Association has been working on sufficiency for the past 20 years. Together with energy efficiency and renewable energy, sufficiency forms the basis of négaWatt’s energy transition pathway.
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Scenarios and modeling
négaWatt’s expertise lies first and foremost in its comprehensive modeling capacities.
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(Raw) Materials
In 2022, négaWatt published its comprehensive scenario for France. It included a detailed materials flow and footprint modeling, called négaMat. The modeling tool is currently being fine-tuned under the project MODEIRE, funded by Ademe.
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CLEVER : a Collaborative Low Energy Vision for the European Region
A pathway to bridge the climate neutrality, energy security and sustainability gaps through energy sufficiency, efficiency, and renewables.
Energy sufficiency : towards a more sustainable and fair society
Sufficiency is one of the three main pillars of the approach promoted by the French négaWatt Association since its establishment in 2001. It is an essential part of the energy transition scenario developed by this think tank.
The négaWatt 2050 energy scenario
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 (…)
CACTUS project : energy sufficiency in the Central and Eastern European context
Since the Summer 2020, the negaWatt Association has been coordinating the CACTUS project (Consolidating ambitious climate targets through end-use sufficiency) financed by the EUKI fund of the German Ministry of the Environment BMU.

négaWatt scenario 2022

(pdf - 793 Mo)

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Energy sufficiency

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négaWatt scenario 2017-2050

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