The figures for energy production and consumption in France during the 3rd quarter have just been published. They show that the energy sector has withstood the shock. Households and businesses, with price increases, have continued to be supplied despite an unprecedented wave of drought causing fires of unprecedented magnitude and an international environment still generating major disruptions for oil and natural gas suppliers with the embargo on Russia, blockades of the Strait of Hormuz and an unstable situation in the Gulf of Aden.
The energy policy aimed at increasing the country's independence while reducing its greenhouse gas emissions has ...