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Vocabulary
Objective: Evaluate national energy transition plans, balancing economic impacts with environmental outcomes using precise energy and climate vocabulary.
| French term | English equivalent | Domain |
|---|---|---|
| les énergies renouvelables | renewable energy | production |
| les énergies fossiles | fossil fuels | production |
| le réseau électrique | power grid | infrastructure |
| l'intermittence | intermittency | grid logistics |
| la précarité énergétique | fuel poverty | social policy |
| la sécurité d'approvisionnement | supply security | geopolitics |
La transition énergétique is a structural shift across all energy sources, not a single substitution between two fossil fuels.
La sobriété targets demand rather than supply, so it reduces consumption instead of increasing production.
A bare noun phrase naming the shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon sources, ready to be combined with accélérer or financer.
A bare noun phrase naming the composition of the energy supply, often followed by a percentage or a national comparison.
The term measures the share of imports in fossil consumption, and its level indicates the exposure to external pressure.
The grid must manage the variation in output that solar and wind production introduce.
The strategy targets demand rather than supply, and it complements the shift toward renewables.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
Solar and wind power depend on weather and daylight, so they are intermittentes rather than continuously available.
La précarité énergétique names a social condition, not a category of production.
Le mix énergétique describes the composition of the energy supply, while emissions belong to a separate indicator.
Reliable supply routes matter as much as the price of energy, and diversification reduces exposure to a single supplier.
The minerals required for batteries and turbines introduce a new dependency in the transition.
The social dimension of the transition determines whether the policy is accepted by the households it affects.