“The objective of reducing emissions for France currently at -40% in 2030 compared to the 1990 level is no longer up to the challenges highlighted at COP26”, notes the independent body.
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In the wake of the COP26 in Glasgow, France must raise its climate objectives for 2030, strengthen their implementation and “take back the initiative internationally”, recommends the High Council for the climate in an opinion published Thursday, December 16. “The objective of reducing emissions for France currently at -40% in 2030 compared to the 1990 level is no longer up to the challenges highlighted at COP26”, he specifies in his report, especially since the European Union has set itself a new target of a 55% reduction.
The independent body responsible for evaluating climate policies looked at the decisions taken at COP26 and their implications for France. Despite the progress made during the negotiations, “the sum of the new ambitions does not make it possible to limit the warming to 1.5 ° C” as required by the Paris agreement, commented Corinne Le Quéré, president of the High Council for the climate, during a videoconference.
“The current decade must be the decade of action, with massive cuts now” greenhouse gas emissions, continued Corinne Le Quéré. Ministerial plans – of which only three in ten have been released – “must be coordinated at the level of the Prime Minister and be calibrated on climate issues”, she insisted.
It is also about “clearly specify the stakes for all emitting sectors”, in particular road transport and agriculture, which do not see their emissions drop sufficiently. Corinne Le Quéré also regretted that no Ecological Defense Council has met since February 2020.