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Editorial “We stand at a crossroads. One direction leads to an abyss. The other direction leads to a more sustainable, more prosperous, more stable world”, declared Ban KI Moon. I believe, as he does, that climate protection is the issue of the century.
We must urgently set up the framework for international cooperation effectively involving all countries, but also local and regional authorities, and aiming to achieve a fairly-distributed reduction in worldwide emissions of at least 50% by 2050.
Whatever climate protection strategy will succeed the Kyoto protocol, cities, which is now where more than one human being out of two live, must fully realise their responsibility. While it is mainly in cities that the sources of emissions are concentrated, it is there that coordinating and discussions with a view to finding sustainable solutions can best take place.
Lyon, the second largest urban area in France, has stabilised its emissions at a rate of 7.5 million tons of CO2 per year, or 2% of national emissions, in spite of an increase in its population and strong economic growth.
To attain these results, our community in 2005 set itself the goal of a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and aims to reduce them by 75% by 2050. We have also signed the Eurocités declaration on climate change, the French mayors’ convention on sustainable energy and the UCLG Copenhagen declaration, which shows how determined we are in our commitment to the fight against climate change.
Today I am happy to introduce a series of initiatives made by men and women, which show the involvement of people in Greater Lyon. Our fellow-citizens and our companies are ready to commit to reducing their emissions. The involvement of each one of us, allied with sector-based policies that are already under way, is our guarantee of success. This common approach is a source of creativity and innovation, and heralds a “green growth” vital for the development of our metropolis and the wellbeing of all its inhabitants.
Come and join us in Lyon, to build the sustainable city of the 21st century together.
Gérard CollombSenator-mayor of Lyon
President of the Greater Lyon Urban Community
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Greater Lyon: the Lyon urban communityGreater Lyon is the public body for inter-community cooperation, responsible for: urban planning and housing, urban services (roadway system, drinking water, drainage system, waste, etc.) and support for economic development.
It is run by the community council which has 155 councillors, designated for 6 years by the municipal councils of the 57 member communities. Its president, elected by the community council, directs the executive of 36 vice-presidents. Greater Lyon employs a staff of 4,603.
The Greater Lyon region
In ThE hEarT OF ThE rhOnE-aLPS rEGIOn, ThE sEcond LarGEsT In FranCE.
57 COMMUnITIES
51,500 hECTarES
1,250,000 InhaBITanTS
130,000 COMPanIES
POPULaTIOn dEnSITy
> 2,425 inhabitants/kM2 (2006).
Mr Gérard Collomb, Senator-Mayor of Lyon and President of the Greater Lyon Urban Community
MILLIOn TOnS OF CO2 EMITTEd In ThE GrEaTEr LyOn arEa (2003), Or 6.1 tons per person per year
OF FranCE’S CO2 EMISSIOnS
OF ThE EMISSIOnS OF ThE rhônE-aLPES rEGIOn (6 MILLIOn InhaBITanTS In 2007)
OF ThE TOTaL COnSUMPTIOn OF GrEaTEr LyOn (2006)
SUSTaInaBLE EnErGy PrOdUCEd In ThE arEa aCCOUnTS FOr
The Greater Lyon
climate plan
> Greater Lyon’s commitments
Following the Kyoto protocol, the Greater Lyon urban community placed the fight against greenhouse gases as a second aim of its agenda 21 in 2005. as part of its Climate Plan, it undertook in 2007 to reduce Co2 emissions
by 20% for 2020 and by 75% for 2050. The goal is also to reduce energy consumption by 20% and to consume 20% of sustainable forms of energy by 2020.This commitment serves three major ambitions:• To preserve the environment and to adapt to climate change • To improve the quality of life and to preserve access to
basic rights• To contribute to economic development in keeping with
climate issues
> how does Greater Lyon operate?
Greater Lyon counts environmental protection as a major feature of its internal organization, central to its public policies and at the heart the relations it has with the people in its region. It operates transversally, using all the levers for action that it has available as the owner of industrial facilities and land, on housing, transport, and urban planning, and using its ability to federate those who are active in the region, especially for economic development.
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ovErviEw--------------------------->who are Greater Lyon’s partners?International partners• the Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change
(IPCC)• the european Commission• the United Cities and Local Governments network
(UCLG),• eurocities • energie-Cités
national partners• aDeMe (Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise
de l’Énergie – the French agency for the environment and energy management)
• onerC (Observatoire National sur les Effets du Réchauffement Climatique – French national observatory on the effects of global warming)
• MeeDDM (Ministère de l’Ecologie, de l’Energie, du Développement Durable et de la Mer – French ministry for ecology, sustainable development and the sea)
Local partners• aLe (Agence Locale de l’Énergie de l’agglomération
lyonnaise – local energy agency for the Lyon urban area)
• CoparLy (Comité pour le Contrôle de la Pollution Atmosphérique dans la Région Lyonnaise – committee for atmospheric pollution control in the Lyon region)
• HespUL (nGO for renewable energy and energy efficiency)
• raee (rhônalpénergie-Environnement)
organisations active in the region• rhône-alpes region • Consular chambers • pres (Pôle de recherche et d’enseignement supérieur
– research and higher education centre) • Grand Lyon Habitat (social housing service for the
Greater Lyon area)• sytraL (Syndicat Mixte des Transports pour le Rhône
et l’Agglomération Lyonnaise – mixed transport syndicate for the rhône department and the Lyon urban area)
> structuring the region through transport
The sustainable development project (Padd) of the Lyon urban area regional coherence scheme (SCOT) was validated in 2007. It is based on a multi-centre organisation of the region which involves, through an efficient public transport service, containing population growth (+ 150 000 inhabitants by 2030) and economic growth within urban centres and population catchment areas that either exist already or are to be defined, within the Urban community. Goals: limit urban sprawl and preserve farmland, optimize energy consumption by means of urban density, and cut down travelling by making sure that each population catchment area has the services and facilities it needs in keeping with its scale.
Distribution of Co2 emissions within Greater Lyon by sector in 2003 (CoparLy, 2006)
0.4%
40.9%
29.1%
17.0%
12.7%
Farming
Industry and energy
road transport
housing
Tertiary sector
Distribution of energy sources consumed in Greater Lyon in 2006 (CoparLy 2009)
8%
33%
28%
18%
7%6%
Gas for domestic use
Electricity
diesel
domestic fuel oil
Petrol
Other
Distribution of renewable modes of energy production within Greater Lyon in 2008 (CoparLy 2009)
72.8%
13.5%
33%
2.5% 0.5% hydrolics
Incineration of organic household waste
Wood-burning boiler
Logs
Solar heat panels, solar power panels and biogas
providing sustainable mobility for two million inhabitants
“Taking public transport is becoming easier and easier. For my professional and personal travel in the area, all I need to do is to a click on the Multitud’ site to find out details about my trip and how long it takes. Since then, I’ve been saving time, CO2... and money.”
> actions
encouraging the use of public transport - reaLThe rEaL project (Réseau Express de l’Aire Métropolitaine Lyonnaise – Lyon metropolitan area express public transport network), launched in 2005 at the initiative of Greater Lyon and its partners, aims at developing express train transport using inter-modality and coordination between networks (buses, trains, etc.). The objective is to provide an efficient alternative to the car while allowing users to get around easily and in particular to get to work.• 10 railway lines, 33 TEr (regional express train) stations
in the urban area (80 stations in the metropolitan area), with all connections coordinated and a new rail halt, Jean Macé in Lyon
• Upgrading stations, developing and harmonising their signage
• Multimodal rates for TEr and the Lyon public transport network (TCL)
• a public transport mobility centre: www.multitud.org
> results
• 88 300 passengers in 2008, or an increase of 30% between 2005 and 2008 (for an increase in available services of 22%)
• 76% of residents in the Lyon metropolitan area who take the train make an intermodal journey (2006).
• 6 tons of Co2/day (1,700 tons per year) of modal shift on the Mâcon - Lyon - Vienne line as compared with the same journeys made by car
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OF ThE CO2 EMISSIOnS rELaTEd PEOPLE TraVELLInG WIThIn ThE UrBan arEa arE PrOdUCEd By PrIVaTE CarS, aGaInST 9% By PUBLIC TranSPOrT
91OF JOUrnEyS MadE In CarS arE LESS Than 3 KILOMETrES LOnG60OF ThE WOrKInG POPULaTIOn OF GrEaTEr LyOn USE ThEIr Car TO GET TO WOrK75OF SChOOLChILdrEn GO TO SChOOL On FOOT63
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pédibus: the walking school busThe Pédibus system run by Greater Lyon was launched in 2002. It is based on parental involvement in defining the pédibus routes and accompanying the children. In addition to its environmental value, this system encourages communal thinking about transport, is based on the concepts of user-friendliness, solidarity and participation, and contributes to preventing obesity.
> results
• 76 schools out of the 360 in the urban area are involved
• 152 daily lines• 2,000 pupils• 15t of Co2 saved per year*
* Calculated as follows: 2000 pupils; an average return distance of 500m per day and per pupil; 100g emitted per km if the pupils had travelled by car (using car-sharing); 150 school days per year.
> Extensive and dynamic urban transport - sYTraL
The SyTraL transport syndicate for the rhône department and the Lyon urban area is the organizing authority for urban transport (TCL) and Optibus (for people with reduced mobility). It was created by Greater Lyon and the rhône
department. SyTraL is the owner of the transport networks and infrastructures. It defines the range of transport services, quality standards and rates.• Extending lines and improving user service (comfort,
safety, improvements to equipment)• 250 electric vehicles (subway trains, trams, trolley buses
and minibuses) which carry 70% of passengers on the TCL network using a form of energy that emits little CO2 and atmospheric pollution, and little noise.
• all vehicles with internal combustion engines (buses and trolley buses) are equipped with catalytic converters and particle filters and run on desulphurised diesel “Since I’ve been using a Vélo’v to get to work, I don’t
intend to use my car any more. I’m in better health and pleased to be reducing CO2 emissions”
providing sustainable mobility for two million inhabitants
> shared cars and self-service
The autolib’ vehicle sharing scheme, accessible in Lyon and ultimately in other towns of the urban area, is today used by 100 drivers (870 subscribers). The principle is simple. all one has to do is to sign on, to be able to book a vehicle at any time (for a limited duration of less than 7 days) and to pick it up in one of the 22 dedicated Lyon parc auto car parks. The 70 shared cars available, some of which are hybrids, can replace approximately 430 personal vehicles, or 100 tons of Co2 per year.
> results
25% of journeys are made using public transport; but these emit only 9% of the Co2 produced by all journeys made by people in Greater Lyon• an inhabitant of Greater Lyon made 15% fewer journeys by
car in 2006 than in 1995.• a 9% increase in the use of public transport throughout
Greater Lyon and a 15% increase in the central sector of Lyon and Villeurbanne.
> developing car-sharing
Greater Lyon created the www.covoituragegrandlyon.com site to help employees to share their car. In addition, action has been carried out to develop of the inter-company transport plans (PdIE) which aim at sharing journeys from home to work and encouraging the use of public transport, in particular by adapting the range of services to pressures on staff (bus timetables, cycle tracks, etc.). Greater Lyon is the only urban community to have set up such a system.
> results
• 400 companies covered• 25,000 potential employees• 2,200 people signed up for the car-sharing scheme
vélo’v: the bicycle made easySince 2005, bicycles have been accessible on a self-service basis in Lyon and Villeurbanne. Greater Lyon was the first urban area to launch this type of operation.
> results
• 4,000 bicycles, 340 hire terminals and 25,000 hirings per day
• 50 million kilometres covered since 2005, or 1,250 times round the planet
• a modal shift of 150 tons of Co2 per year as compared to using a car
• an 80% increase in bicycle traffic in the urban area since 2005
Greater Lyon is the first urban area in France to have launched an operation of this type
improving
quality of life
> responding to both climate and social issues
Town and country planning and the efforts made to improve the quality of buildings (in particular in terms of insulation) have a vital social goal: • to fight against situations in which people are not able to
pay their fuel bills, • to make sure that social housing remains accessible to all,• to keep the cost of housing down for households (determine
the recipients of savings in occupancy expenses that building work generates),
• to limit the effects of the sudden increase in energy prices
> The Lyon Confluence eco-district
The Lyon Confluence urban renewal scheme was awarded the eco-district label by the Ministry for Ecology, sustainable development and the Sea. This new area covers 150 ha, located between the rhône and the Saône, and will ultimately contain 4 600 residences including 30% of social housing, shops and services, 35 ha of public space and 25 to 30 ha of parks and gardens. The first phase of work is planned for completion in 2015 and the second in 2030. all the work is subjected to High environmental Quality requirements.
The renaissance project in the Confluence district was a prize-winner in the European Concerto programme, which made it possible to European funding of €4.3 million. this property development meets with the environmental demands of the 14 targets of the HQe initiative (including efficient insulation, use of renewable energy with collective wood pellet boilers, and photovoltaic solar panels which will cover 50% of electrical needs in the communal areas.) heating consumption will range between 40 and 60 kWh/m2/year. 80% of this within private homes will be provided renewable energies.
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OF EMISSIOnS In ThE GrEaTEr LyOn rEGIOn arE PrOdUCEd By rESIdEnTIaL and TErTIary BUILdInGS (2003)
30hOMES WErE BUILT BEFOrE 1975 In ThE GrEaTEr LyOn rEGIOn380,000IS ThE aVEraGE EnErGy COnSUMPTIOn FOr hEaTInG and dOMESTIC hOT WaTEr PrOdUCTIOn FOr hOUSInG BUILT aFTEr 2000
IS ThE aVEraGE EnErGy COnSUMPTIOn FOr hEaTInG and dOMESTIC hOT WaTEr PrOdUCTIOn FOr hOUSInG BUILT BEFOrE 1975
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> developments for a better life in town
The banks of the river rhône have been open to the public since 2007. The old 1,500-space car park has given way to a public area on the riverside that also helps to develop biodiversity. The riverside development covers an area of 10 hectares, including 2 hectares of plants and flowers where 50,000 to 70, 000 people come to relax at the weekend as soon as the fine weather arrives. The riverside development is the embodiment the determination to plant green areas, develop sustainable transport (5 km of cycle tracks) and create a new leisure area.
Trees are essential components when taking global warming into account in urban development. They fix CO2 and reject water vapour during photosynthesis which brings down the temperature. They also help to create shaded areas. Confronted with the expected increase in temperature, Greater Lyon some ten years ago launched a test (in public areas) to select tree species that will withstand this warming, to ensure that they will survive over the long term. Today public areas have 80,000 trees of 250 different varieties.
a “shade” indicator was set up in 2007 on Greater Lyon’s initiative. It involves calculating the shaded area provides by each tree (currently 3.5 million m2 for public areas). This qualitative indicator will enable the region to lay down concrete goals and to continue to adapt planting.
“It’s very satisfying to live in an area that is developed and maintained in an environmentally friendly way. This is a key element of a «virtuous approach» that each of us can subscribe to by being «neighbourhood eco-citizens». We have tried to play our part by becoming involved in the parent-run «Rêve en Couleurs» crèche in Lyon, which adopts a policy of sustainable purchases and efficiency action. In this way, we contribute directly to reducing our carbon footprint in our local area. Furthermore, we raise awareness among crèche users, showing that it is possible to provide a high-quality service while also helping to preserve the environment in a very real way on an everyday basis within the neighbourhood.”
> “sustainable housing” and “tertiary” reference criteria
The “sustainable housing” reference criterion concerns new housing built as part of Greater Lyon development work, on land which it sells, and on all social housing schemes. The standards of this reference base, which was launched in 2005, are reassessed every 2 years. It sets goals to be reached in terms of energy (for example heating consumption of less than 50 kWh/m2), comfort in summer, water (specifications on pressure, the quality of taps and fittings, etc.), health and waste. In Greater Lyon, 4,636 homes (completed or being built), representing 447,000 m² of net floor space, respect these recommendations. environmental saving: 4,600 tonnes of Co2 per year.
The “tertiary” reference base has, since 2006, defined environmental performance requirements for office construction projects. The aim is to get everyone involved in the building industry in the region (building owners, designers, companies), to include these environmental requirements at design stage. By late 2008, more than 198,000 m² of office space, planned or under construction, were subjected to the “tertiary” reference criterion.
> The “cité de l’Environnement”
This office block located in Saint-Priest is a 4,200m2 positive energy building. It houses the first centre for environmental expertise in France, soLere (SOLutions Energétiques renouvelables et Environnementales - renewable and Environmental Energy Solutions), with urban planners, architects developers and a specialized research department. It has a staff of XX. Expected consumption figures for this building: 13 kWh(pe)/m2/per year for heating, 13 kWh(pe)/m2/year for cooling, photovoltaic energy production of 100 kkWh(pe)/m2/year and an impact on the environment of 2.8 kg Co2/m2 of usable floor space (not including photovoltaic electricity production), or XX of Co2/year.
improving quality of life > The use of renewable energy continues to grow
The photovoltaic power plant of the maintenance centre for the LEa tram line at Meyzieu has 630m2 of panels and provides 80 kW peak of power overall. This project completes those already launched by SyTraL, namely power supply for bus shelters using solar panels and one of the largest photovoltaic power plants in France at the Vaise 2 park-and-ride facility. environmental saving: 7.7 tonnes of Co2/year.
In the amphitheatre of the Cité Internationale in Lyon, water infiltrating underground from the water table is used to assist cooling and heating. So a heat pump provides 70% of the heating and air-conditioning for the building. The roof of the building is also equipped with solar panels with an output of 15,000 kWh. environmental saving: equivalent to almost 1 tonne of Co2 /year.
> From the eco-district to the “sustainable district”
Thinking was carried out by the Sustainable development work group of the Greater Lyon development Council, based on discussions with Greater Lyon technicians, the representatives of the Local Energy agency and various professionals. It gave rise to proposals for urban renewal or extension projects, stating requirements, subject areas and more detailed conditions of feasibility. This work brought to light certain areas that are not always taken into account in the definition of an eco-district: living environment, economy, accessibility, the social and cultural aspects, and local democracy.
a “sustainable districts” scheme has been set up by Greater Lyon to:• make the concept clearer; it is not very well defined today,• to obtain a framework at Greater Lyon level which clearly
expresses the issues and goals sought for in terms of sustainable development,
• to define requirements for future Greater Lyon urban projects, politically approved and taken on by the departments and all those involved (planners, future inhabitants, developers, and future project managers).
The aim is to produce a concept paper which should make it possible to make all regional development projects implemented in the Greater Lyon region more “virtuous”. The subject areas dealt with relate to environmental performances as well as concepts of social cohesion, quality of life, equity, governance, etc.
The urban wood-burning boiler and heating network of the duchère district with an output of 14 MW were the largest French facilities of this type in 2007. Environmental quality: smoke treatment, monitoring gas emissions, etc. annual output: 60,000 MWh. environmental saving: 12,000 tonnes of Co2/year.
> renovating old housing
an old building belonging to Grand Lyon habitat underwent thermal renovation, with insulation of the frontage and attics, an efficient heating and ventilation system, and triple glazing. This pilot operation was chosen as part of a Prebat call for projects from the adEME (the French agency for the environment and energy management) as a “show building”, and was part of a scheme launched by the rhône-alpes region. environmental saving: 43 tons of Co2 equivalent for heating.
> The C2 office building in the Zac Thiers mixed development zone
This building of new offices, with 5,700m2 net floor area, was the first to be built in keeping with the requirements of the Greater Lyon office reference criteria. The building is integrated onto the site in accordance with bioclimatic principles, an energy consumption of 58 kWh(ep)/M2/year and takes into account comfort in summer, and also visual and acoustic comfort. environmental impact: 15 kg Co2/m2/year, or total of XX, for an environmental saving of XX.
«The quality of life depends on the quality of our links with others and our environment. The Cité de l’Environnement brings together committed people who have a shared vision about the direction we want our action to take and who advocate a taste for the future: there’s no point in cursing the darkness: we need to turn on lights”
cleantech and economic dynamism
> “Grand Lyon, l’esprit d’entreprise (Greater Lyon, the spirit of enterprise)”: a substantial partnership for climate issues
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TOnS OF CO2 PEr yEar In GrEaTEr LyOn, TOr XX%, IS PrOdUCEd By IndUSTry3.3 million
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The “Grand Lyon, l’Esprit d’Entreprise” initiative is a form of economic governance unique in France. It was launched in 2002 to bring together the main economic partners of the Greater Lyon urban area: Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Lyon, Chambre de Métiers et de l’artisanat du rhône, MEdEF Lyon-rhône, Université de Lyon and CGPME du rhône. Together, they define a long-term common economic strategy to strengthen competitiveness and the overall performance of the Lyon metropolis. results: certification of five competitiveness clusters, structuring of the University of Lyon and the onLyLyon territorial marketing scheme.
The partners involved in the approach are committed to the Climate plan dynamics with task force (defining the needs of companies in the field of energy performance, proposing efficient services to any company wanting to move towards carbon sobriety) and the creation of a local governance scheme for the Climate plan, interacting with “Grand Lyon, l’Esprit d’Entreprise”. The latter brings together companies and public operators emitting greenhouse gas together with other activities (the building industry, transport, civil society, etc.).
«Inventing the world of energy, transport and chemistry for tomorrow, a world less dependent on carbon, and more respectful of our environment: such is the direction of the work carried out at IFP in favour of the development of eco technologies. This work makes Lyon a first-rate centre for innovation, especially in the fight against climate change.”
cleantech and economic dynamism
One of the new lines of action of “Grand Lyon, l’Esprit d’Entreprise” is to transform environmental restrictions into economic opportunities. This is in particular a question of structuring and developing the Cleantech sector (technologies using energy, water and raw materials more effectively creating less waste or toxicity) for Greater Lyon to become a European reference in the field by 2015. The “Lyon Cleantech” approach involves making use of the existing potential, encouraging innovation by experi-menting and making Cleantechs available to people and to the city. Implementation of the development plan will be complete by 2010.
as part of this positioning, Greater Lyon is backing the rhône-alpes region’s application made in October 2009 to obtain a new ecotech rhône-alpes competitiveness cluster. The project, supported by Greater Lyon, is centred on the field of “energy efficiency, from material to use”. It concerns three specific fields: building and infrastructures, transport, and industry.
> positioning “cleantechs” as a key economic sector
> reducing transport by means of video - nEos-sdi
The IT consultancy company nEOS-SdI is established in Lyon, Paris and dijon. to reduce the environmental impact of travelling of its 150 employees and to save time, this company has set up a highly successful videoconference system, integrated into the work stations, which allows each person to communicate in real-time by video or chat. a meeting room is even equipped with a mobile camera which films the person speaking while the people he/she is speaking to are projected onto a big screen. these investments have made it possible to reduce the company transport budget by 30% and to cut down car travel by at least 40%, the rest being done by train.
it possible to evaluate the impact of the plant walls and roofs on the management of the heat peaks of and stormy periods in urban areas.Canevaflor® is also in charge of planting the roof and a frontage of the rhone-alps pavilion at the Shanghai World Fair in 2010. It today holds five patents two of which are being internationalised.
The Lyon company Canevaflor® is specialized in the creation of plant walls and roofs. These combine heat and acoustic isolation properties to contribute to an improvement in the quality of air in towns. These are an effective means of adapting to climate warming in cities.In 2007, Canevaflor® made the first depolluting plant wall in the world at Lyon Perrache railway station. This process involves sending blasts of polluted air into the growing medium where the biofiltration phenomenon takes place. Canevaflor® performes many r & d activities. It is the only private company taking part in the European project hOSanna (12 partners including several European universities in Sweden, norway, Belgium and England).This project aims to introduce green areas to reduce the impact of noise caused by transport. It is also a prize-winner (as part of the “adapting to climate change in the rhône-alpes” project carried out with the Université de Savoie, InSa and the city of Lyon) in the MEEddM’s. “Management and Impacts of Climate Change”programme. This will make
> depolluting and refreshing the city with plant walls - Canevaflor©
“To be able to imitate Nature and its benefits in the city is an immense privilege for Man.”
The Lyon Urban Truck & Bus (LUTB) competitiveness cluster is a European or even international reference which today has 103 members, bringing together the worlds of research, training and business in order to bring out and accredit research projects to help implement public transport systems for people and goods in the urban environment. It is supported by the rhône-alpes region and the rhône-
• The aim of the Lyon et rhône-alpes chemistry-environment competitiveness cluster, axelera is to speed up construction of an industrial and scientific sector on an international scale. Founders: arkema, the CnrS, GdF SUEZ, IFP and rhodia. axelera brings together and coordinates those involved in industry, research and training in the fields of chemistry and the environment. Its development strategy is centred on five subject areas: chemistry to serve the major issues of society, safeguarding natural spaces, total recyclability of materials, chemistry from the plant world and the factory of the future. The cluster has 180 members including 33% of SME and several groups with foreign assets, 238 accredited programmes, 87 funded, an overall budget of €448 million of investments and 350 people involved. In parallel, four “Strategy and Prospective” missions work to structure the cluster as a technological and economic entity and encourage it to be rolled out internationally.
alpes drEaL (French government department for industry, research and environment). Founders: vehicle manufacturers renault Trucks and Irisbus/Iveco, research institutes IFP (French Petroleum Institute) and InrETS (French national research institute on transport and safety), Greater Lyon and the Lyon Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie.
The cluster’s activities are organi-zed via 5 joint r & d programmes: motorisation and the drive train, integrated security and safety, ar-chitecture and comfort, transport systems, modelling and mobility management:
• In response to world energy issues, the TEnErrdIS competitiveness cluster in the rhône-alpes region in rhone-alps area develops and attracts by innovation all the new technology sectors in the energy field. TEnErrdIS covers 5 research programmes: solar energy and building, network management, hydrogen/fuel cells, hydraulics and biomass. Founders : aLSTOM, MGE UPS ( aPC), GdF, CIaT, TOTaL EnErGIE (TEnESOL), CEa, rhône-alpes region , InP (Grenoble), Savoie department, ThaLES.Since it was created, the pole has accredited 326 r & d projects, including 123 for a total of 277m€ which were funded to a total of €116 million. TEnErrdIS has over 200 members 2/3 of which are from industry and, of these, 2/3 are SMEs.
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