Section 2 - What efforts are they making to reduce energy consumption?
What efforts are they making to reduce energy consumption?
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A WILL TO MASTER ENERGY CONSUMPTION
- 63% of Europeans consider their energy budget to be optimized
- 1 in 2 Europeans monitor their energy consumption via an individual application or meter
BY SYSTEMATICALLY CARRYING OUT SIMPLE & LESS CONSTRAINING ACTIONS…
- 74% turn off the lights when leaving a room
- 58% close windows and shutters when it is cold or very hot
- 58% install low consumption light bulbs…
- … while only 36% have lowered their heating temperature
… WITH LIMITED RESULTS IN THE END
- 1 in 2 believes that these actions are insufficient to achieve significant energy savings (Fig.1)
Fig 1 – Perception of energy-saving actions
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The image presents a simplified visual indicating people’s perception of the effectiveness of certain energy-saving actions. It shows two stylized human figues: one in green and one in light grey. These icons are decorative and only illustrate the proportion mentioned.
The main text displayed is: “1 in 2 believes that these actions are insufficient to achieve significant energy savings.” This means that half of respondents consider the actions referenced as not sufficient to generate meaningful energy savings.