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A National Programme to improve Energy Efficiency The objective of the National Programme for Energy Efficiency (PNAEE), presented in December 2000, is to help France meet its commitments to reduce greenhouse gases and become more energy self-sufficient. |
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BY CASE Reducing nitrogen oxide emissions The regulatory framework concerning industrial air pollution is undergoing a profound change. Various measures (such as the Geneva Convention and European directives) will require a reduction of approximately 50% of nitrogen oxide emissions by the years 2007 to 2010. ECODOM: an exemplary experiment in bioclimatic housing Since 1997, the experimental ECODOM standard has been helping to improve the thermal comfort and energy efficiency of housing in France’s four overseas departements. |
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WORLDWIDE Improving air quality in Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City is embarking upon a policy aimed at improving energy efficiency and reducing air emissions. This process is based on the methodology used by ADEME in Northern France. Renewable energies in the Mediterranean region |
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| New recycling schemes
Where waste recovery brings financial benefits, arrangements for collection and recycling are set up as a matter of course. This is not the case with products for which the costs of collection and processing make recycling a less profitable prospect. Regulations then take over from traditional economic mechanisms. Since 1st January this year, legislation has moved on from domestic packaging and used oils to cover batteries and accumulators. And a European directive of September 2000 sets out that from 2005, recycling will be one of the factors considered when car designs are officially approved. A whole range of new legislation is currently in the process of being drafted: on tyres, agricultural film, electrical and electronic equipment and non-deliverable post. At the same time professionals in some industry sectors are voluntarily making arrangements for recycling their products -manufacturers of disposable cameras, print cartridges and pesticides, for instance. ADEME is playing a leading role in this large scale establishment of new environmental schemes, in particular by supporting research and development and helping public authorities draw up regulations. Michel Rochet Industrial Director |
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