Designing and building the low-carbon future of our regions

How can socio-economic priorities be reconciled with environmental priorities at regional level in order to reach carbon neutrality? How can we support local authorities and the private sector, which is increasingly involved, and what actions can be put in place to achieve this? Citizens must also be included, as they have a vital role to play. Discover how 9 cities in Greater Paris plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

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SUEZ is helping the Est Ensemble area, which covers nine municipalities in Greater Paris* to update its local climate, air and energy plan (PCAET). The goal of Est Ensemble, which represents 400,000 residents, is to increase its resilience and become carbon-neutral by 2050. It is responding to ambitious targets set by Greater Paris, which aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C. A local citizens’ assembly of 100 people chosen at random will support the new plan scheduled for 2022. Its aim will be to act as a lever to drive engagement among the area’s population.

*Bagnolet, Bobigny, Bondy, Le Pré Saint-Gervais, Les Lilas, Montreuil, Noisy-Le-Sec, Pantin and Romainville

Provide local responses to the challenges of climate change and continue the energy transition

Our teams are working with Est Ensemble to revise, facilitate and consult on the plan and schedule the energy aspects in order to provide local responses to the challenges of climate change and continue the energy transition in progress. Several specific initiatives are planned:

Developing the area’s climate, air and energy analysis
Looking forward to 2030–2050 and producing scenarios for energy consumption, renewable energy generation and recovery, GHG emissions, atmospheric pollutants and energy supplies.
Assisting with the design of the local action plan.

This very operational action plan is based on the following additional studies:

Local energy planning study;
Energy master plan for the Est Ensemble building stock;
The development of an interactive mapping tool;
Study of the area’s resilience;
Study of air quality and mobility.

And finally, leading the consultation with the area’s stakeholders and the public in conjunction with the local citizens’ assembly.

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