DECRYPTION – Competition is fierce between countries to attract green investments.
“We must meet our climate targets.” Emmanuel Macron was clear, receiving Tuesday at the Elysée the representatives of the 50 industrial sites that emit the most greenhouse gases. And to clarify:To meet our objectives, we will have to do twice as much over the next five years. than during the previous five-year period.
Industry must strongly contribute to this objective. “It represents 20% of the problems (i.e. 20% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, editor’s note) but also 100% des solutions», pointed out Roland Lescure, the Minister Delegate in charge of Industry. A particularity of the sector, emissions are highly concentrated both in certain sectors (such as steel, chemicals or cement) and in a small number of factories. The 50 sites represented at the Élysée represent half of the industry’s emissions. That is 10% of France’s emissions!
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