Question 3458 — energy and fuels

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Mr. Jocelyn Dessigny questions the Minister of Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries on compliance with the commitments made by her predecessor concerning the cancellation of a project to install wind turbines in the department of Aisne, massively rejected during a public consultation. In Coulonges-Cohan, a local consultation organized with sixteen other municipalities revealed that 90.4% of voters opposed this project. On April 11, 2023, the minister then in office publicly affirmed his desire to engage in bottom-up consultation from the ground up and, for reasons of efficiency, when local residents are against it, in the end the projects do not come out. It is then a matter of ensuring that this democratic expression is respected and of notifying developers of the renunciation of the project. To date, no decision No official decision has been taken by state services and the preparatory work appears to be continuing, causing concern among residents and local elected officials. This situation considerably weakens the position of local elected officials in the exercise of their prerogatives. By striving to respect the results of public consultations, a democratic expression of the will of those administered, some of them are subject to pressure legal proceedings initiated by wind developers. This is particularly the case of the Mayor of Coulonges-Cohan, taken to court after refusing the installation of a measuring mast, despite the massive opposition expressed by her constituents. He asks the Minister what measures he intends to take to honor his predecessor's commitment to respect the will of the population who have expressed clear opposition to this project and to record its definitive cancellation. He also questions him about the measures envisaged to protect local elected officials faced with abusive litigation and to guarantee that the decisions resulting from public consultations are fully respected, particularly in the context of wind turbine installation projects.

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