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Pour une science de la Transition Énergétique au Service de la Société: Rapport du groupe interdisciplinaire ARPEGES CNRS pour la Transition énergétique

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National audienceResearch on the energy transition raises a series of major challenges: it is a problem-oriented field of research (that of decarbonising the energy mix), which must be resolutely ethical and include principles of social and environmental justice from the very beginning... and this despite the problematic nature of the notion of transition which gives a misleading notion of the process that will lead to desired changes - if there are any. Taking this observation as its starting point, this paper sets out a number of avenues for research into key issues. It begins by examining the way in which the energy transition is transforming the interplay between actors in the energy sector and the scales at which decisions are taken and implemented. While inviting to take account of the wide variety of national contexts and levels of development, the article acknowledges the certainties and uncertainties surrounding the composition of the energy mix. It also stresses the importance of taking account of the externalities of technological choices, particularly in environmental terms. This enables us to draw up a research agenda focusing not only on the spatial aspects of transitions, but also on the ways in which economic models need to incorporate new parameters and new constraints. The article also invites to consider how the relationship between energy production and consumption is changing, and how consumption needs to be reduced. In so doing, the article defends the idea that research, which is necessarily interdisciplinary and reflexive, has a strong role to play in basing transition action on scientifically sound findings.La recherche sur la transition énergétique pose plusieurs défis de taille : c’est une recherche orientée problème (celui de la décarbonation du mix énergétique), qui doit être résolument éthique et intégrer dès sa formulation des principes de justice sociale et environnementale... et ce alors même que la notion de transition est problématique en ceci qu’elle donne une fausse idée du processus qui mènera aux changements attendus – si changements il y a. Partant de ce constat, ce Regard dresse des pistes de recherche sur des thématiques saillantes, notamment sur les acteurs et échelles des transitions, les techniques et leurs externalités, les modèles économiques et sociaux qui permettent de guider l’action, les modèles de consommation production et s’interroge sur les rapports entre consommation et production. Il défend in fine l’idée que la recherche, forcément interdisciplinaire et réflexive, a un rôle fort à jouer pour fonder l’action en matière de transition sur des constats scientifiquement fondés

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