On 10 February the French government adopted draft legislation ‘to fight climate change and strengthen resilience in the face of it effects’, and which ‘aims to accelerate the transition from (the) development model towards a carbon neutral society, that is more resilient, fairer, and more inclusive’, as is called for by the Paris Climate Accord. The bill covers a variety of fields including consumption, production, travel, housing, food, as well as legal protection for the environment. In terms of labor law, the bill introduces the notion of ecological transition into the role of company works councils.
A piece of flagship environmental legislation from President Macron’s five-year term. The bill aims to give concrete form to the proposals resulting from the work of The Citizens’ Convention for Climate*, France’s first public participatory initiative, which brought 150 participants together from October 2019 to June 2020 to ‘formulate structural measures in a spirit of social justice to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of at least 40 % by 2030 compared to 1990.’ Among its proposals was ‘the adoption of a legislative measure intended to extend works councils’ missions to include ecological transition issues.’
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