The PNIEC, the ecological and energy roadmap of tomorrow

In France, as in Europe, there's no need for a Plan B when you have an Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC)! You don't know what it is? It's a document – ​​approved on December 11, 2018 by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union – defining the decarbonization objectives of each of the Member States. Based on the pillars of the Energy Union (see opposite), namely energy security, an integrated internal energy market, energy efficiency, the decarbonization of the economy, and research and innovation, the PNIEC serves as a roadmap for the French government in its ambitious quest: to achieve 58% decarbonized energy in its final energy consumption by 2030.

🤔 What is the Energy Union?
Since 2015, the European Commission has published several reports whose main topic is the creation and guarantee of secure, sustainable, competitive, and affordable energy. The energy union is therefore used to build this strategy!

The PNIEC, in brief!

The French PNIEC, updated in June 2024, has more than 300 pages… So, we thought we would summarize it for you so that you can learn the key information.

The first of the The important information to remember is that it serves as a basis for the drafting of 3 highly strategic national documents produced and published in the coming months, namely the Multi-Year Energy Program also known as PPE, the National Low-Carbon Strategy, also called SNBC and the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan known as PNACC.

The Multi-Year Energy Program (PPE)

⚡ Ensuring the right energy trajectory

We know what you're thinking: "Another acronym?". Yes, and what's more, it's another state document which, like a tool for steering energy policy, sets out the directions and priorities for action of the public authorities for the management of all forms of energy on the continental metropolitan territory.

In short, the PEE addresses various themes relating to security of supply, improving energy efficiency, reducing primary energy consumption, developing the use of renewable and recovered energy, balanced network development, preserving consumer purchasing power and competitive energy prices... By covering so many areas, the PEE sets ambitious objectives for the next 10 years.

The National Low-Carbon Strategy (SNBC)

🍃 Ensuring the achievement of CO2 reduction targets

The SNBC, born from the Energy Transition for Green Growth Law (LTECV), is seen as THE reference document for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

You're probably wondering what it contains? Like a roadmap, it lists each step (45 public policy guidelines) leading to carbon neutrality, namely the total decarbonization of energy used by 2050, the halving of energy consumption in all sectors of activity, the reduction of non-energy emissions and the increase and securing of carbon sinks.

The National Climate Change Adaptation Plan (PNACC)

🌞 Enabling France to anticipate and adapt to climate change

The PNACC is the result of an adaptation approach, launched in France by the Ministry of the Environment at the end of the 1990s, which aims to carry out mitigation actions to combat the consequences of climate change.

It should be noted that this project has undergone 3 evolutions of its plan, because it is a constantly evolving subject. The first draft of the PNACC was based on four key measures: protecting people and property, avoiding inequalities in the face of risks, limiting costs and harnessing benefits, and preserving natural heritage. The second evolution took place after COP21 and focused more on better addressing the link between different territorial scales, strengthening the articulation with international and cross-border issues, and promoting nature-based solutions. In the current version, the PNACC is based on the reference warming trajectory for adaptation to climate change.

The national objectives of the PNIEC: key commitments for the future!

To summarize the 300 pages of the PNIEC submitted by the French government, Enerfip offers to explain the key measures that will impact tomorrow.

Through the PNIEC, France is setting ambitious targets for 2030, but also for 2050 as part of the energy and climate transition. To take a step towards a greener future, increasing the share of renewable energy (RES) in the energy mix is ​​essential! Indeed, France has set itself the goal of reaching 41.27% of renewable energy in final energy consumption by 2030 (compared to 22.2% in 2023). Even if this ambition is one point lower than the target set by the European Union, the efforts to achieve it are considerable. So, how can we do this?

• 🌞 One of the axes of change is, of course, the development of photovoltaics. In France, to reach between 54 and 60 GWp of photovoltaic capacity by 2030, the annual rate of installations must increase from 3.1 GWp (2023) to around 6 GWp by 2024.

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• 🎐Another development sector is onshore wind power. The French ambition is to reach an installed capacity of 33 to 35 GW by 2030, compared to 22.4 GW at the end of 2023. This represents “only” a 50% increase, so let’s not hesitate any longer!
• 🌊 Finally, the last sector, which goes hand in hand with the previous one, is offshore wind power. Bordered by the sea and the ocean, France has the second largest wind resource in Europe. A major opportunity that we cannot ignore!

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In 2050, the idea is to combine the increase in renewable energy – not just those mentioned above, but also think about biogas, hydrogen, hydroelectricity, etc. – and the maintenance of the nuclear fleet to guarantee low-carbon energy production. In short, the PNIEC aims to strengthen industrial competitiveness while ensuring a fair and sustainable energy transition, with ambitious decarbonization objectives and support for the innovations needed for a green economy.