This approach is based on a recommendation formulated by the High Council for the Climate and is intended to cover the widest possible scope in terms of public policies. Thus, new mission letters will be sent to six new ministries.[1] in the next days.
France has a national low-carbon strategy (SNBC) and a national plan for adaptation to climate change (PNACC) which define a long-term vision for both climate change mitigation and strengthening the resilience of territories and the economy.
The action plan of each ministry is a major operational tool that complements this strategic vision and allows the planning and monitoring of actions through a battery of indicators.
The Ministry of Ecological Transition is the first to publish its action plan. It is built around the two key components of climate issues:
- mitigation, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions: to limit the impact of human activities on the climate and the environment;
- adaptation to the effects of climate change: to limit the impacts of climate change on human societies and the environment.
This is an unprecedented exercise both for the level of detail required and for the transversality that it implies. For the first time, major ministries covering major sectors in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, such as agriculture or the economy, are screening all their public policies through the ecological transition sieve, in order to '' ensure a more effective anchoring of the fight against climate change. Barbara pompili
These action plans will be analyzed by the High Council for the Climate and are made public. so that everyone can take it up and follow the action of the State. This is an unprecedented transparency exercise that follows on from the creation of the High Council for the Climate by the President of the Republic in 2018.
In just two years, the High Council for the Climate has become a major player in the public debate. It sheds useful light on government policies with an important role in the evaluation of public policies. Since its creation, the HCC has multiplied thematic reports at the request of the Government or by taking it upon themselves (renovation of buildings, 5G, recovery plan, etc.).
France was a pioneer in creating the High Council for the Climate. No less than eight European countries now have an equivalent body.
The European climate law, in which Pascal Canfin, president of the Environment Commission of the European Parliament, played a central role, created a High Council for the European Climate, inspired by the French and British models.. The Independent Council for the European Climate will thus have 15 members of different nationalities.
The National Low-Carbon Strategy (SNBC 2)
Established by the Energy Transition Law for Green Growth (LTECV), the SNBC is France's roadmap for pursuing its climate change mitigation policy and meeting its targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. short, medium and long term.
The current SNBC, adopted on April 21, 2020, revolves around two ambitions: achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and reducing the carbon footprint of the French. To move towards these objectives, the SNBC defines for the French territory greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives for the next fifteen years, reflected in the national carbon budgets covering the periods 2019-2023, 2024-2028 and 2029- 2033.
To respect these budgets and achieve French emissions targets, the SNBC defines 45 guidelines for implementing the transition to a low-carbon, circular and sustainable economy, grouped into 3 categories:
- of governance guidelines for the national and territorial implementation of the SNBC;
- of transversal orientations on the carbon footprint of the French, France's policy in terms of the economy, research and innovation, town planning and development, education and appropriation by citizens, employment and professional training ;
- of sectoral orientations on transport, buildings, agriculture, forestry and timber, industry, energy production and waste.
SNBC benefits from a complete set of monitoring indicators available on the website of the Ministry of Ecological Transition
The National Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PNACC 2)
The PNACC defines the actions necessary to adapt, by 2050, the territories of metropolitan France and overseas to the expected regional climate changes. In line with the long-term objectives of the Paris Agreement, and with the relevant objectives of other international conventions, France will have to adapt to the share of climate change that accumulated greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere now make it inevitable.
The 58 measures included in the PNACC 2 are divided into 6 main areas of action which take into account all the problems posed by the current and expected impacts of climate change:
- governance : territorialization of PNACC 2 and changes in standards and regulations to take into account the future climate;
- prevention and resilience: improving prevention and strengthening resilience in the face of the expected upsurge in extreme events;
- nature and environment: adaptation and preservation of environments to guarantee the favorable development of biodiversity and our environmental heritage;
- economic sectors: adaptation of the major economic sectors impacted by climate change, including tourism, agriculture, fishing and aquaculture, forestry and its timber sector, as well as the finance and insurance sector;
- knowledge and information: improvement of knowledge and means of training and information for stakeholders and the general public to accelerate France's adaptation and consolidate the bases on which decisions are made;
- international dimension : development and export of French know-how in this area and influence of French diplomacy in negotiations
The national adaptation policy constitutes the essential complement to our climate change mitigation policy.
[1] Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Overseas, Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Ministry of Health and Solidarity, Ministry of Sea