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In the 800,000 French public housing units that will undergo renovating, the energy consumption is more than 230 kWh/m2 per year. The goal is to cut consumption to 150 kWh/m2 per year corresponding to a CO2 reduction of 50 %.

In October 2007, the French government launched the Grenelle Environment programme which will cut CO2 emissions from buildings with 50 % within 10 years.

 

Private buildings are also included in the Grenelle Environment programme and the government aims to implement financial initiatives for energy-efficient renovation of privately-owned buildings such as:

  • Update of existing tax credits for sustainable development
  • Implementation of reduced rate CO2 loans along the lines of Germany’s CO2 Building Rehabilitation Programme
  • Development of innovative financial services through collaboration with the banking sector and businesses. The goal is to fund investments in energy savings by means of energy performance contracts, energy-efficiency services, energy-saving certificates and domestic projects

 

Facts about the Grenelle process

For the first time in France, the Grenelle Round Table process brought all civilian and public service representatives together around the table: the state, unions, employers, NGOs and local authorities. For three months, working groups met to propose concrete action to be implemented at national, European and international level. In October 2007, these proposals were opened up for debate in public citizen groups. Following this debate phase, four round tables were organised and on 25 October 2007, the President of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, presented the conclusions of these discussions.


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