Question 36305 — climate

Summary

Ms. Delphine Batho questions the Minister of Ecological Transition on the study “Impact assessment of measures taken since 2017 on the reduction of greenhouse gases in France by 2030”, carried out by the Boston Consulting Group, a summary of which was made public on February 10, 2021 on the website of the Ministry of Ecology. However, article L.132-4 of the environmental code entrusts the High Council for the Climate with the evaluation of compliance with the trajectory of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions with regard to carbon budgets, as well as the evaluation of the coherence of the low-carbon strategy with regard to national policies and France's European and international commitments, in particular the Paris agreement on the climate and the pursued objective of achieving carbon neutrality in 2050. In addition, the State and particularly the Ministry of Transition Ecological has its own evaluation capabilities, in particular through the services of the General Directorate for Energy and Climate, the Environment and Energy Management Agency, or the General Commission for Sustainable Development. Also, the attribution by the State of the evaluation of the impact of climate policies to a private consulting firm raises questions, especially since it finds itself in an apparent situation of conflict of interest, which the law defines as “any situation of interference between a public interest and public or private interests which is likely to influence or appear to influence the independent, impartial and objective exercise of a function”, since its clients include industrial sectors highly dependent on fossil fuels. This is why she asks him to kindly indicate on the one hand the cost for the State of this service as well as its budgetary allocation, the date of the order placed by the Ministry of Ecological Transition to Boston Consulting Group, and to please specify whether it was the subject of a public contract with competitive bidding.

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