"Would you be ready to go back to a European project?"

The territory of Clermont Auvergne Métropole was already engaged in an energy transition process, what did the Urb-En Pact process add?
The Urb-En Pact approach has provided feedback from colleagues in other cities in Europe who have the same concerns as Clermont, which is always enriching and interesting. This allows us to reinforce our problems and our visions.
But it also allows us to have different views on identical subjects, with different political, energy and institutional contexts, and especially with different levers.
These differences can lead to solutions, analyses, and the interplay of actors, which can provide ideas. But, despite everything, some questions are the same everywhere: mainly how to get the territory on board.

In what way has this approach enabled the mobilisation of local partners on energy projects?
The partners were already involved in a global approach. But with Urb-En Pact, they were offered the opportunity to enter into a very operational process with a small group, after work on broader themes and with a larger group.

Urb-En Pact also aims to bring together local authorities from different countries. You met the partners during the Urb-En Pact delegation in Glasgow. What did you retain from these exchanges and from the initiatives of the other members of the network? What did you find striking?
Several things. First of all, I really appreciated the presentation of the master plan of the city of Glasgow: their planning process with the main stages, the objectives, the series of detailed actions with a calendar, a budget and indicators. It was very structured and readable.
I was also struck by Tampere's ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030.
Finally, I was struck by the similarity of the projects with Bialystok and its pocket parks, which is a very nice name. It is very similar to Clermont's desire that every inhabitant should have a green space within 10 minutes' walk of their home.

In your opinion, what is the structuring action of your territory's action plan?
I see two: developing a culture of sobriety, refusing to waste money, and the property master plan, which should lead to savings in terms of surface consumption and very operational renovation objectives.

How would you like the ULG to continue after the end of Urb-En Pact?
It is important to maintain the momentum. The actors must have the opportunity to exchange with each other, for it to be a place where the actors and the Metropolis come to share their progress on their actions and tell what they are doing. It is very important to keep this collective alive.

Would you be ready to go back to a European project?
Urb-En Pact was interesting in principle and in the way it was carried out, so yes.