Of the fifty manufacturers with the highest greenhouse gas emissions in France, six are installed in Lorraine.
All these professionals have been guests this Tuesday,
by Emmanuel Macron talked about accelerating decarbonization, without the risk of relocation, while COP 27, the climate conference
is meeting in Egypt this week. Emmanuel Macron said “ready to double aid to industry to 10 billion euros in exchange for increased effort. “
This Wednesday, November 9, two ministers Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial Sovereignty and Roland Lescure, Minister Delegate in charge of Industry have chosen the Solvay site near Nancy in Dombasle-sur-Meurthe for ” illustrate the decarbonization strategy in line with the meeting on planning the decarbonization of industry by 2030 and the commitment of the 50 sites and sectors” met.
At Solvay, the installation of a new furnace is planned
In a press release, the Ministry of the Economy, specifies that Solvay, the manufacturer of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate “thanks to its investments and the support of the State, will replace eventually its coal boilers through a process that should halve the carbon footprint and stop the annual import of 200,000 tons of coal. The installation of a new lime kiln will make it possible to replace the anthracite currently imported from Russia with biomass”.
Industry accounts for 20% of France’s greenhouse gas emissions, but alone these 50 sites represent 10% of the country’s emissions and 30,000 jobs. France’s objective, to reduce their emissions by 55% by 2030