The French social housing giant Action Logement announced on Tuesday that 70 billion euros would be invested by 2030 in order to reduce carbon emissions in its housing stock by 55%.
As leader [du secteur du logement social et intermdiaire] it is essential that we be the pioneers in terms of decarbonization and energy savings, said the president of Action Logement Groupe Bruno Arcadipane during a press briefing at the end of the annual National Convention of the former 1 % Housing, co-managed by employers and unions. This plan is massive, historic and structuring for the sector, he added.
Twenty commitments have been made through eight areas of intervention, including stepping up renovations to decarbonise the stock and improve the quality of housing, as well as moving towards a less expensive carbon-free energy mix in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040.
To do this, Action Logement said it is working around three levers: the rehabilitation, construction and development of its housing stock, which has more than one million dwellings.
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8 billion per year
We have a responsibility vis–vis our tenants, said general manager Nadia Bouyer, who recalled that this plan was a real challenge at a time when 60% of Action Logement housing units are heated with gas.
Eight billion euros per year will thus be put on the table by the group’s 50 real estate subsidiaries in order to meet these objectives.
The former Minister of Ecology Jean-Louis Borloo, who described decarbonization as the site of the century, referred to this plan as probably the greatest advance in terms of energy transition during a tribune delivered at the close of the National Convention.
On Monday, the Minister for the Ecological Transition Christophe Bchu and the Minister Delegate for the City and Housing Olivier Klein launched the National Refoundation Council dedicated to housing in which ecological ambition is at the heart of the work announced for the coming months.
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