Question 16618 — local authorities

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Mr. Yoann Gillet questions the Minister Delegate, Government spokesperson to the Prime Minister, and Minister Delegate, responsible for energy to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, on the exclusion of electric air conditioning systems from the scope of the Green Fund. Indeed, France went through a new heat wave of exceptional intensity. These episodes Repeated heatwaves hit the elderly, children and public officials hard in unsuitable buildings. However, the Green Fund's accompanying notebook for April 2026 formally excludes electric air conditioning systems, deemed energy-intensive, for public building renovation projects, limiting eligibility to only "passive solutions". The deputy draws his attention to the fact that this doctrinal measure appears deeply disconnected from reality. Indeed, faced with the climate emergency, the installation of air conditioners or reversible heat pumps in schools, nursing homes, gymnasiums or in other public buildings is no longer a matter of simple comfort, but of an imperative for health protection. Furthermore, the MP underlines that if the Government spokesperson recently declared herself favorable to an evolution of the system to finance air conditioning “where it is necessary”, while recognizing the requirement for additional credits, this position was followed by no effect. Consequently, local elected officials find themselves helpless in the face of the coming summer, forced to manage a predictable health crisis with obsolete subsidy schemes. He therefore asks him if the Government plans to urgently modify the eligibility criteria of the Green Fund in order to include air conditioning and reversible heat pump systems for public buildings. He would like to know when exactly this regulatory change will take place and what emergency measures will be deployed to support the investment capacities of local authorities in the face of heat waves.

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1. 7 July 2026

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