Topics
- Circular economies
- Energy efficiency
- Low carbon
Main policy issue to be addressed in relation to the selected topics
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Useful Information
Clermont Auvergne Métropole (CAM Urban Community): 290 000 inhabitants / 300,62 km2 / 35 000 students / 156 000 workers / 14 000 companies (Head quarters of Michelin, world leader of the tyre industry)
Facing the huge risks related to climate changing and decrease of biodiversity, CAM and the City of Clermont-Ferrand have decided to become a pioneer territory of the energy and ecology transition, testing and facilitating the emergence of new socioeconomic solutions.
In that way, CAM and the City have drawn up their first Energy and Environment Transition Scheme (EETS) which has been presented for approval by the Council of CAM on February 15th 2019. The EETS will be the policies framework guideline for the two institutions, with half of the report dedicated to the energy challenges. Indeed, CAM has adopted October the 14th 2016 its commitment to become a zero net energy (ZNE) territory by 2050 reducing by two the energy consumption of the whole territory and satisfying the needs by local renewable energy.
The diagnosis carried out previously shows a potential reduction of energy consumption by 55%, especially for housing and transport and so, the energy needs would be covered up to only 96% by 2050 with photovoltaics, wood and waste heat sources. Also, the strategy sets a production of renewable energy at nearly 3,000 GWh compared to 619 GWh in 2015, on a perimeter not yet defined but beyond the strict metropolitan area.
Our ZEN actions plan will guide our work.