Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced the launch of a two-month public consultation on the long-awaited third plan to adapt to global warming, the 51 measures of which were unveiled on Friday October 25. A consultation open to all was launched at the same time as its presentation.
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A week after the terrible floods which affected Ardèche, in central France, Michel Barnier visited the site this Friday. The Prime Minister unveiled on the occasion a long-awaited document: the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change (PNACC-3), postponed multiple times, after months of delay.
This plan must meet “four essential requirements”, listed the head of government in Eveux (Rhône), during a trip where he notably visited a commercial area in Givors, devastated by the bad weather of October 17 and 18.
This plan must “ bring coherence to all the levers of government action “, ” will have to take into account our strategies in terms of biodiversity, protected areas, wetlands, the issue of health linked to the environment or the steps taken for agriculture and for the forest with farmers “.
The Barnier fund increased to 300 million euros in 2025
The government will increase the Barnier fund, created by the current Prime Minister in 1995 when he was Minister of the Environment, by 75 million euros to bring it to 300 million euros in 2025, announced Michel Barnier.
“ We propose to increase this fund by 75 million euros in 2025 to reach 300 million euros of commitments from this fund next year », announced the head of government.
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51 measures revealed
It is a roadmap of 51 measures to adapt to the consequences of a changing climate. This ranges from insurance to risk mapping, from housing insulation to work schedules in the event of a heatwave.
The document is broad. Designed based on the hypothesis of a warming of 4°C in France by the end of the century (compared to 1.7°C at this stage), its objective is to present a series of concrete measures intended to prepare the country for floods, coastal erosion and heat waves. A warming of 4°C corresponds to what scientists predict in the scenario of a global warming of just over 2°C, with Europe warming faster than the rest of the world.
In this context, will this plan be sufficient? the question arises: it indeed includes very few restrictive measures, and often remains vague.
It is nevertheless likely to be enriched. A consultation open to all was launched at the same time as its presentation. The consultation, open to the public via a websiteshould result in the publication of a finalized version of the adaptation plan. Lasting two months, it will not be until the end, at the beginning of 2025, that the national plan for adaptation to climate change will be implemented.
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