The calendar of the national debate on the energy transition is set
19 Seven 2012 actu-environnement.com
The national debate on energy will be structured in three stages: an information phase, a public participation phase and a synthesis phase that will lead to a bill in June 2013. Presentation.
Following the Environmental Conference of 14 and 15 September, the Minister of Ecology, Delphine Batho, presented this Wednesday in the Council of Ministers a communication on the organization of the national debate on the ecological transition.
Four instances, three stages
"This debate will be organized for the sake of environmental efficiency, economic efficiency and social justice. Particular attention will be paid to the social and economic issues of industrial and professional transitions as well as territorial reconversions", declared Delphine Batho.
The debate will be moderated by four bodies: a national organizing committee, a national commission made up of the six colleges invited to the Environmental Conference (State, local authorities, employers, employees, associations and parliamentarians), a committee of scientific experts and a citizen committee. The national commission is responsible for ensuring "a dialogue with the companies concerned".
As for the timetable, three stages are announced by the Minister. First an information phase from November to December 2012. Then a phase of participation of the general public from January to April 2013 "as close as possible to the citizens" with the support of a dedicated website. "During this phase, the regions will be able to set up regional energy conferences making it possible to bring all the territorial initiatives into coherence", specifies Delphine Batho. The Pays-de-la-Loire region has already announced the launch in Nantes on October 1 of regional energy reports.
Finally, the phase of synthesis and development of recommendations in May 2013 will lead to a draft law of programming in June 2013.
Simple and effective development model
Qualified as "the first major project", the Prime Minister indicated on September 15 at the end of the Environmental Conference, that the debate on the energy transition would allow "to examine the industrial, economic and social conditions of the change which is underway. ", which must be based on" a sober and efficient development model ".
For this, he announced that he wanted to "break with all nuclear power for the production of electricity (…) but also with all oil for transport". It will also be "the opportunity to verify the relevance of the contribution to the public service of electricity in its current form", specified Jean-Marc Ayrault before announcing a certain number of immediate measures in terms of progressive pricing of electricity. 'energy, development of renewable energies, automobile consumption, renovation of the building stock, rebalancing of the energy mix, or shale gas.
The day before, at the opening of the conference, François Hollande had set the course: "I expect from your conference and especially the debate that will open afterwards, on the energy transition, that all the players can contribute to laying the essential framework to the development of new forms of energy ".
Animated debate in perspective
The President of the Republic should not be disappointed on this side, many NGOs stepping up to the plate. On the very day of the opening of the conference, the Climate Action Network spoke of "a missed meeting between François Hollande and the climate", due to "the abandonment of an ambitious emission reduction target for 2020 (. ..) whereas France was expected to commit to a target of -30% "and" the worrying neglect of the transport sector ".
Greenpeace, meanwhile, said it was "not reassured". "We will remain vigilant on the alignment of the means and financing with the objectives on housing, on renewables, efficiency, transport, etc. The real transition will be initiated when we talk about phasing out nuclear power and the end of our dependence on fossils, ”said Jean-François Julliard, its CEO.
While welcoming "a new lease of life in France's environmental policy", WWF says it is "particularly vigilant on the conditions for the deployment of the debate" in particular on "the control of communication by electricity operators".
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