The National Low Carbon Strategy (Stratégie Nationale Bas-Carbone - SNBC) outlines the French roadmap for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The goal highligted in the version submitted to the UNFCCC in April 2017 is to cut 40% of GHG emissions by 2030 and 75% by 2050, with a 1990 baseline. Regarding sectoral policies, the document highlights several goals. "In the transport sector, the SNBC aims to achieve a 29% reduction in emissions over the 2015-2028 period, notably by improving the energy efficiency of vehicles consuming 2 litres per 100km and developing clean vehicles (electric cars, biofuels, etc.). In agriculture, the SNBC aims to achieve a 12% reduction in emissions through the implementation of the agroecology project. This will involve methanisation, ground cover, maintaining pastureland, developing the agroforestry sector and optimising the use of inputs. In the industrial sector, the SNBC aims to achieve a 24% emissions reduction, notably by improving energy efficiency, which is also a source of competitiveness, growing the circular economy (reuse, recycling, energy recovery, etc.) and replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources. In the waste management sector, the SNBC aims to achieve a 33% reduction in emissions, by reducing food waste, developing the concept of eco-design, fighting planned obsolescence, promoting reuse and improving waste recovery efforts."

Impact indicators:
  • 1
    Name: GHG emissions reduction (%)
    Value: 21
    Base year: 2005
    Target year: 2020
    Comments: {{{Comments}}}, share of renewables in gross final energy consumption, 60% by 2050, reduction in primary energy consumption
  • 2
    Name: Share of renewables (%)
    Value: 20
    Base year: 2005
    Target year: 2020
    Comments: -