“Same place, same decor, same minister, stability reigns. » Bruno Le Maire, who celebrated his sixth vows ceremony at Bercy on Thursday January 5, nevertheless seems determined to play his part. The Minister of the Economy must present ” in the coming days ” a green industry bill, he announced on France Inter on Wednesday. A text who “will include fiscal, regulatory and legislative provisions” to “accelerate the [création] of industrial sites on French territory, to encourage the decarbonization of industry, to better train, qualify », he said, a few hours before Emmanuel Macron raised the subject in the Council of Ministers.
The objective is to ensure that reindustrialisation, which the Head of State has made one of his priorities, is “green” in a context marked by a dual energy and climate crisis, and while the coronavirus pandemic Covid-19 has revealed the country’s dependence on certain strategic sectors, such as semiconductors or health. “We will commit France to rapid, massive, planned green reindustrialisation”, was to declare Bruno Le Maire on Thursday, who wants “that France becomes the first low-carbon nation in Europe”.
In doing so, the tenant of Bercy opportunely links two of the major subjects of Macron’s second five-year term – reindustrialization and climate – a few days after the head of state was strongly criticized for having seemed to minimize global warming in his December 31 wishes.
The subject of relocations has been faltering since the war in Ukraine and the entry into force of the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States, which weaken Europe’s attractiveness in the eyes of companies. “It is the originality of this majority compared to the traditional partiesunderlines Renaissance MEP Pascal Canfin. The right is not offensive on ecology, and the left is not on competitiveness. »
“Absolute priority”
The bill will be structured around five areas: taxation (modifying or creating mechanisms to “green” research and development, industrial investment, etc.), the rehabilitation of industrial wastelands (shortening of deadlines, simplification), the ” made in France” (creation of a “green industry” label, recourse to public procurement), the investment of part of the 2,500 billion euros of French savings in industry (with the creation of a “green industry booklet”), and skills development (in nuclear and hydrogen for example, with a more inclusive approach intended to encourage the feminization of professions).
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