The environmental group in the Senate curbs the government’s environmental policy: “We have no course”
The environmental group of the Senate presented at a press conference on Thursday ten measures to “Making energy sobriety part of our daily lives”tackling the text in favor of purchasing power and the “measurements” of the government. In “this overshoot day”the date when humanity will have consumed all that the planet can produce in a year without running out, the senators presented measures to accelerate the energy renovation of buildings, reduce speed on the roads, ban jets private under conditions or billboards.
The purchasing power package, which also contains an energy component, arrives in the Senate on Thursday, after being adopted by the National Assembly. Of the “stammering” and a debate “not up to par”, for environmentalists. The government spokesperson, “Olivier Véran tells us that we will have to limit or turn off Wi-Fi, while last year a 5G plan was launched without a moratorium. We have no direction”, criticized Guillaume Gontard, president of the group. To remedy this, environmentalists intend to decline their ten measures “fast” and “concrete” in amendments.
On the energy renovation of housing, France is ” very late “whereas “this is the heart of the subject of energy autonomy”, believes Ronan Dantec. Ecologists therefore propose a “renovation obligation” during lease changes, sales or works, the extension of aid in this area to “all households” as well as an envelope of 10 billion euros for the renovation of social housing.
On transport, the group highlights two days of compulsory telework per week, the reduction of speed on the roads, but also the ban on private jets in the event of a pollution threshold exceeded. “The social acceptance of this type of measure is sometimes complicated, which is why the richest among us must also set an example”pleaded Thomas Dossus.
The group also wants to ban illuminated billboards, a measure taken in Grenoble and whose “no one is complaining”noted Guillaume Gontard. “There is a movement. If it does not come from the State, it will come from the communities. » Finally, environmentalists are proposing a moratorium on “mega basins”, huge water reservoirs used by farmers. Of the “megalies”for Daniel Salmon, for whom the “real solution” is above all a “agricultural transition” of which France is “a thousand miles away”. “In the government’s speech, we are moving forward”estimated Mr. Gontard, but “Now we want the actions”.