Emmanuel Macron questioned on the obligation of energy renovation

This broad alliance includes the CFDT, the Association of Mayors of France (AMF), Crédit Mutuel, the Association des industries des produits de construction (AIMCC), the Climate Action Network, the CLCV consumer association, as well as local and European elected officials.

"Mr. President, the current incentive for dispersed and uncoordinated works gestures wastes public funds and will not make it possible to achieve the national objectives 2030-2050. Everyone agrees on the fact that without obligation of renovation , the climate transition is doomed to failure, "they write.

Fed by feedback from successful renovations, they propose "an innovative mechanism", deemed "pragmatic, progressive, and socially acceptable": "the conditional obligation of efficient renovation".

"A household, including very modest ones, would only be forced into energy renovation if it has technical offers and a financial proposal allowing it to preserve or improve its purchasing power while controlling its cash flow (savings of (energy to finance the loan). The obligation will expand as construction companies and the financial sector offer more relevant offers, "said the letter.

"Secondly, the obligation is aimed at performance. We ask that an adequate definition of efficient renovation be included in the law: an efficient renovated building is a building reaching the BBC renovation level or equivalent (class A or B)", specifies- he does.

The signatories propose "that the buyers of class F and G houses (around one hundred thousand per year) be systematically supported in choosing the most relevant technical and financial offers". They suggest "the same approach in condominiums, regardless of their energy class, during" generative events "such as facelifting".

"The courts have just condemned the state for climate inaction," recalls the letter. "The Citizen's Climate Convention requires an obligation to renovate. The High Council for the Climate recommends that you do so. Your parliamentarians themselves are ready to take their responsibility. Who more than you will have the legitimacy to launch this dynamic?" , they ask the head of state.

This proposal is also signed in particular by the National Association of Compagnons Bâtisseurs, the Abbé Pierre Foundation, the Hulot Foundation, the NegaWatt Institute, Enercoop, or the Rabot Dutilleul construction group.