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The Greater Lyon GENAY SAINT- NEUVILLE- GERMAIN- SUR-SAONE region AU- MONT- D'OR CURIS-AU-MONT-D'OR CAILLOUX- ALBIGNY-SUR-SAONE FLEURIEU- SUR- POLEYMIEUX- SUR- FONTAINES SAONE In of SAINT-ROMAIN-AU-MONT-D'OR AU-MONT-D'OR FONTAINES-SAINT-MARTIN COUZON- ROCHETAILLEE-SUR-SAONE AU-MONT- SATHONAY- the Rhone- region, D'OR VILLAGE SATHONAY-CAMP COLLONGES- FONTAINES-SUR-SAONE the second largest AU- SAINT- SAINT- MONT- DIDIER- CYR-AU- D'OR in . LA TOUR- AU- MONT-D'OR RILLIEUX-LA-PAPE DE- MONT-D'OR SALVAGNY CHAMPAGNE- CALUIRE- Mr Gérard Collomb, Senator-Mayor of Lyon and President AU-MONT-D'OR ET-CUIRE MARCY- VAULX-EN-VELIN of the Greater Lyon Urban Community L'ETOILE ECULLY CHARBONNIERES- 4 Editorial 9 6 communities LES-BAINS 57 1 DECINES- CHARPIEU SAINT- TASSIN- GENIS-LES- LA-DEMI-LUNE LYON “We stand at a crossroads. One direction leads to an To attain these results, our community in 2005 set OLLIERES 5 3 2 abyss. The other direction leads to a more sustainable, itself the goal of a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas hectares SAINTE-FOY- 7 8 more prosperous, more stable world”, declared Ban KI emissions by 2020 and aims to reduce them by 75% 51,500 LES-LYON FRANCHEVILLE Moon. I believe, as he does, that climate protection is by 2050. We have also signed the Eurocités declaration LA MULATIERE the issue of the century. on climate change, the French mayors’ convention SAINT- SAINT-PRIEST on sustainable energy and the UCLG Copenhagen inhabitants PIERRE- FONS VENISSIEUX 1,250,000 BENITE We must urgently set up the framework for international declaration, which shows how determined we are in SAINT-GENIS-LAVAL cooperation effectively involving all countries, but also our commitment to the fight against climate change. local and regional authorities, and aiming to achieve a fairly-distributed reduction in worldwide emissions of Today I am happy to introduce a series of initiatives 130,000 companies at least 50% by 2050. made by men and women, which show the involvement of people in Greater Lyon. population density CHARLY Whatever climate protection strategy will succeed the Our fellow-citizens and our companies are ready to Kyoto protocol, cities, which is now where more than commit to reducing their emissions. The involvement one human being out of two live, must fully realise of each one of us, allied with sector-based policies that > 2,425 2 GRIGNY their responsibility. While it is mainly in cities that the are already under way, is our guarantee of success. inhabitants/kM (2006). sources of emissions are concentrated, it is there that This common approach is a source of creativity and coordinating and discussions with a view to finding innovation, and heralds a “ growth” vital for the sustainable solutions can best take place. development of our and the wellbeing of all its inhabitants. Lyon, the second largest urban area in France, has stabilised its emissions at a rate of 7.5 million tons Come and join us in Lyon, to build the sustainable city st of CO2 per year, or 2% of national emissions, in spite of the 21 century together. of an increase in its population and strong economic Greater Lyon: the Lyon urban community growth. Gérard Collomb Greater 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. Senator-mayor of Lyon President of the Greater Lyon Urban Community 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. Distribution of CO emissions within Greater Lyon 2 Who are Greater Lyon’s The Greater Lyon by sector in 2003 (COPARLY, 2006) Overview------> 0.4% partners? Farming

Industry 12.7% International partners climate plan and energy • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change million tons Road (IPCC) transport 17.0% 40.9% • The of CO2 emitted Housing • The United Cities and Local Governments network in the Greater by 20% for 2020 and by 75% for 2050. The goal is also to (UCLG), reduce energy consumption by 20% and to consume 20% of Tertiary sector •  29.1% Lyon area (2003), sustainable forms of energy by 2020. • Energie-Cités or 6.1 tons This commitment serves three major ambitions: • To preserve the environment and to adapt to climate change per person • To improve the quality of life and to preserve access to National partners basic rights • ADEME (Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise per year • To contribute to economic development in keeping with de l’Énergie – the French agency for the environment climate issues and energy management) Distribution of energy sources consumed in Greater • ONERC (Observatoire National sur les Effets du Lyon in 2006 (COPARLY 2009) > How does Greater Lyon operate? Réchauffement Climatique – French national observatory on the effects of global warming) Greater Lyon counts environmental protection as a major Gas for • MEEDDM (Ministère de l’Ecologie, de l’Energie, > Greater Lyon’s domestic use of France’s feature of its internal organization, central to its public 6% 8% du Développement Durable et de la Mer – French commitments policies and at the heart the relations it has with the people Electricity 7% ministry for ecology, sustainable development and CO2 emissions in its region. It operates transversally, using all the levers for the sea) Following the Kyoto protocol, the Greater action that it has available as the owner of industrial facilities Diesel Lyon urban community placed the fight against greenhouse 18% and land, on housing, transport, and urban planning, and Domestic fuel 33% Local partners gases as a second aim of its Agenda 21 in 2005. As part of its using its ability to federate those who are active in the region, oil Climate Plan, it undertook in 2007 to reduce CO emissions especially for economic development. • ALE (Agence Locale de l’Énergie de l’agglomération 2 Petrol lyonnaise – local energy agency for the Lyon urban 28% area) Other of the emissions of • COPARLY (Comité pour le Contrôle de la Pollution the Rhône-Alpes > Structuring the region Atmosphérique dans la Région Lyonnaise – committee for atmospheric pollution control in the Lyon region) region (6 million through transport • HESPUL (NGO for renewable energy and energy efficiency) inhabitants in 2007) The sustainable development project (PADD) of the Lyon urban area regional coherence scheme Distribution of renewable modes of energy production • RAEE (Rhônalpénergie-Environnement) (SCOT) was validated in 2007. It is based on a within Greater Lyon in 2008 (COPARLY 2009) Sustainable energy produced multi-centre organisation of the region which 2.5% 0.5% Organisations active in the region involves, through an efficient public transport Hydrolics • Rhône-Alpes region in the area accounts for service, containing population growth (+ 150 000 inhabitants by 2030) and economic growth within Incineration • Consular chambers 33% of organic • PRES (Pôle de recherche et d’enseignement supérieur urban centres and population catchment areas that household waste either exist already or are to be defined, within the – research and higher education centre) 13.5% of the total Urban community. Goals: limit urban sprawl and Wood-burning • Grand Lyon Habitat (social housing service for the preserve farmland, optimize energy consumption boiler Greater Lyon area) by means of urban density, and cut down travelling consumption of Logs 72.8% • SYTRAL (Syndicat Mixte des Transports pour le Rhône by making sure that each population catchment et l’Agglomération Lyonnaise – mixed transport Greater Lyon (2006) Solar heat panels, area has the services and facilities it needs in syndicate for the Rhône department and the Lyon keeping with its scale. solar power panels and biogas urban area) Titre de la carte > Overview------> Providing sustainable mobility of the CO2 emissions in the urban area are produced for two million inhabitants by people travelling and Pédibus: goods being transported, the walking school or over 2.5 million tons > Actions The Pédibus system run by Greater Lyon was launched in 2002. It is based on parental involvement in defining of CO2 the pédibus routes and accompanying the children. Encouraging the use of public Mâcon transport - REAL In addition to its environmental value, this system Bourg-en- HAUTE- RHÔNE encourages communal thinking about transport, is The REAL project (Réseau Express Lamure- Villefrance- sur-Azergues sur- based on the concepts of user-friendliness, solidarity of the CO2 emissions de l’Aire Métropolitaine Lyonnaise – Ambérieu- related people travelling Lyon express public transport network), en- and participation, and contributes to preventing obesity. launched in 2005 at the initiative of Greater Lyon and its Sain-Bel LYON Bourgoin-Jallieu within the urban area partners, aims at developing express train transport using E inter-modality and coordination between networks (, Chambéry ST-ÉTIENNE St-André-le-Gaz SAVOIE are produced by private trains, etc.). The objective is to provide an efficient alternative ISÈRE cars, against 9% by public to the car while allowing users to get around easily and in Firminy particular to get to work. 91 transport • 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 Valence of journeys made Macé in Lyon DRÔME • Upgrading stations, developing and harmonising their ARDÈCHE in cars are less than signage • Multimodal rates for TER and the Lyon public transport 3 kilometres long network (TCL) 60 • A public transport mobility centre: www.multitud.org

> Results of the working population • 88 300 passengers in 2008, or an increase of 30% between of Greater Lyon use their 2005 and 2008 (for an increase in available services of car to get to work 22%) • 76% of residents in the Lyon metropolitan area who take the train make an intermodal journey (2006). > Results

75 • 6 tons of CO2/day (1,700 tons per year) of modal shift on the Mâcon - Lyon - Vienne line as compared with the same • 76 schools out of the 360 in the urban area are journeys made by car involved • 152 daily lines of schoolchildren • 2,000 pupils “Taking public transport is becoming easier and easier. • 15t of CO2 saved per year* For my professional and personal travel in the area, all go to school on foot I need to do is to a click on the Multitud’ site to find out * 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 details about my trip and how long it takes. Since then, 63 car (using car-sharing); 150 school days per year. I’ve been saving time, CO2... and money.” > Developing car-sharing

Providing sustainable 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 mobility for two million inhabitants 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. Vélo’v: the bicycle made easy

Since 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

• 400 companies covered • 25,000 potential employees • 2,200 people signed up for the car-sharing scheme

> Results > > Extensive and dynamic urban Results • 4,000 bicycles, 340 hire terminals and 25,000 hirings per day transport - SYTRAL 25% of journeys are made using public transport ; but these • 50 million kilometres covered since 2005, or 1,250 emit only 9% of the CO produced by all journeys made by The SYTRAL transport syndicate for the 2 times round the planet people in Greater Lyon Rhône department and the Lyon urban • A modal shift of 150 tons of CO per year as • an inhabitant of Greater Lyon made 15% fewer journeys by 2 area is the organizing authority for compared to using a car car in 2006 than in 1995. urban transport (TCL) and Optibus (for • An 80% increase in bicycle traffic in the urban area • a 9% increase in the use of public transport throughout people with reduced mobility). It was since 2005 Greater Lyon and a 15% increase in the central sector of created by Greater Lyon and the Rhône Lyon and Villeurbanne. Greater Lyon is the first urban area in France to have department. SYTRAL is the owner of the transport networks launched an operation of this type and infrastructures. It defines the range of transport services, > Shared cars and self-service quality standards and rates. • Extending lines and improving user service (comfort, The Autolib’ vehicle sharing scheme, accessible in Lyon and safety, improvements to equipment) ultimately in other of the urban area, is today used by • 250 electric vehicles (subway trains, , trolley buses 100 drivers (870 subscribers). The principle is simple. All and minibuses) which carry 70% of passengers on the TCL one has to do is to sign on, to be able to book a vehicle at any network using a form of energy that emits little CO2 and time (for a limited duration of less than 7 days) and to pick it atmospheric pollution, and little noise. up in one of the 22 dedicated Lyon Parc Auto car parks. The • All vehicles with internal combustion engines (buses and 70 shared cars available, some of which are hybrids, can trolley buses) are equipped with catalytic converters and replace approximately 430 personal vehicles, or 100 tons of “Since I’ve been using a Vélo’v to get to work, I don’t particle filters and run on desulphurised diesel CO2 per year. intend to use my car any more. I’m in better health and pleased to be reducing CO2 emissions” Improving > Developments for a better life Overview------> in The banks of the river Rhône have been open to the public since 2007. The old 1,500-space car park has quality of life 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 of emissions from come to relax at the weekend as soon as the fine weather arrives. The riverside development is the the residential embodiment the determination to plant green areas, sector are produced develop sustainable transport (5 km of cycle tracks) 90 by heating and create a new leisure area. of emissions in the Greater Lyon region are produced by residential and tertiary buildings (2003) 30 Trees are essential components when taking global warming into account in urban development. They fix

CO2 and reject water vapour during photosynthesis homes were built before which brings down the temperature. They also help 1975 in the Greater Lyon to create shaded areas. Confronted with the expected > Responding to both climate > The Lyon eco-district increase in temperature, Greater Lyon some ten years region and social issues ago launched a test (in public areas) to select tree 380,000 The Lyon Confluence urban renewal scheme was awarded species that will withstand this warming, to ensure that the eco-district label by the Ministry for Ecology, sustainable Town and country planning and the efforts made to improve they will survive over the long term. Today public areas Development and the Sea. This new area covers 150 ha, the quality of buildings (in particular in terms of insulation) have 80,000 trees of 250 different varieties. located between the Rhône and the Saône, and will ultimately have a vital social goal: is the average energy contain 4 600 residences including 30% of social housing, • to fight against situations in which people are not able to shops and services, 35 ha of public space and 25 to 30 ha kWh/ consumption for heating pay their fuel bills, of parks and gardens. The first phase of work is planned for 2 • to make sure that social housing remains accessible to all, and domestic hot water completion in 2015 and the second in 2030. All the work is m / • to keep the cost of housing down for households (determine “It’s very satisfying to live in an area that is developed subjected to High Environmental Quality requirements. year production for housing the recipients of savings in occupancy expenses that and maintained in an environmentally friendly way. This building work generates), is a key element of a «virtuous approach» that each The project in the Confluence district was a built after 2000 • to limit the effects of the sudden increase in energy prices of us can subscribe to by being «neighbourhood eco- 100 prize-winner in the European Concerto programme, which citizens». We have tried to play our part by becoming made it possible to European funding of €4.3 million. involved in the parent-run «Rêve en Couleurs» crèche is the average energy This property development meets with the environmental in Lyon, which adopts a policy of sustainable purchases demands of the 14 targets of the HQE initiative (including and efficiency action. In this way, we contribute directly kWh/ consumption for heating efficient insulation, use of renewable energy with collective A “shade” indicator was set up in 2007 on Greater to reducing our carbon footprint in our local area. m2/ and domestic hot water wood pellet boilers, and photovoltaic solar panels which Lyon’s initiative. It involves calculating the shaded area Furthermore, we raise awareness among crèche users, will cover 50% of electrical needs in the communal areas.) provides by each tree (currently 3.5 million m2 for showing that it is possible to provide a high-quality year production for housing Heating consumption will range between 40 and public areas). This qualitative indicator will enable the service while also helping to preserve the environment 2 built before 1975 60 kWh/m /year. 80% of this within private homes will be region to lay down concrete goals and to continue to in a very real way on an everyday basis within the 375 provided renewable energies. adapt planting. neighbourhood.” > The use of renewable energy Improving quality of life continues to grow The photovoltaic power plant of the maintenance centre > “Sustainable housing” for the LEA line at Meyzieu has 630m2 of panels and provides 80 kW peak of power overall. This project and “tertiary” reference criteria completes those already launched by SYTRAL, namely power supply for bus shelters using solar panels and one of the The “sustainable housing” reference criterion concerns new largest photovoltaic power plants in France at the Vaise 2 housing built as part of Greater Lyon development work, on park-and-ride facility. Environmental saving: 7.7 tonnes of land which it sells, and on all social housing schemes. The CO /year. standards of this reference base, which was launched in 2005, 2 are reassessed every 2 years. It sets goals to be reached in The urban wood-burning boiler and heating network of the terms of energy (for example heating consumption of less Duchère district with an output of 14 MW were the largest than 50 kWh/m2), comfort in summer, water (specifications French facilities of this type in 2007. Environmental quality: on pressure, the quality of taps and fittings, etc.), health and smoke treatment, monitoring gas emissions, etc. Annual waste. In Greater Lyon, 4,636 homes (completed or being output: 60,000 MWh. Environmental saving: 12,000 tonnes built), representing 447,000 m² of net floor space, respect of CO /year. these recommendations. Environmental saving: 4,600 tonnes 2 of CO2 per year.

The “tertiary” reference base has, since 2006, defined environmental performance requirements for office > From the eco-district construction projects. The aim is to get everyone involved to the “sustainable district” in the building industry in the region (building owners, designers, companies), to include these environmental In the Amphitheatre of the Cité Internationale in Lyon, water Thinking was carried out by the Sustainable Development requirements at design stage. By late 2008, more than > Renovating old housing infiltrating underground from the water table is used to work group of the Greater Lyon Development Council, > 198,000 m² of office space, planned or under construction, The C2 office building in the assist cooling and heating. So a heat pump provides 70% of based on discussions with Greater Lyon technicians, the were subjected to the “tertiary” reference criterion. An old building belonging to Grand Lyon Habitat underwent the heating and air-conditioning for the building. The roof representatives of the Local Energy Agency and various ZAC Thiers mixed development thermal renovation, with insulation of the frontage and of the building is also equipped with solar panels with an professionals. It gave rise to proposals for urban renewal or attics, an efficient heating and ventilation system, and triple zone output of 15,000 kWh. Environmental saving: equivalent to extension projects, stating requirements, subject areas and glazing. This pilot operation was chosen as part of a Prebat almost 1 tonne of CO /year. more detailed conditions of feasibility. This work brought to This building of new offices, with5,700m 2 net floor area, call for projects from the ADEME (the French agency for the 2 light certain areas that are not always taken into account was the first to be built in keeping with the requirements environment and energy management) as a “show building”, in the definition of an eco-district: living environment, of the Greater Lyon office reference criteria. The and was part of a scheme launched by the Rhône-Alpes economy, accessibility, the social and cultural aspects, and building is integrated onto the site in accordance with region. Environmental saving: 43 tons of CO equivalent for 2 local democracy. bioclimatic principles, an energy consumption of 58 heating. kWh(EP)/M2/year and takes into account comfort A “sustainable districts” scheme has been set up by Greater in summer, and also visual and acoustic comfort. Lyon to: Environmental impact: 15 kg CO2/m2/year, or total of • make the concept clearer; it is not very well defined today, XX, for an environmental saving of XX. > The “Cité de l’Environnement” • to obtain a framework at Greater Lyon level which clearly expresses the issues and goals sought for in terms of This office block located in Saint-Priest is a4,200m 2 positive sustainable development, energy building. It houses the first centre for environmental • to define requirements for future Greater Lyon urban expertise in France, SOLERE (SOLutions Energétiques projects, politically approved and taken on by the Renouvelables et Environnementales - Renewable and departments and all those involved (planners, future Environmental Energy Solutions), with urban planners, inhabitants, developers, and future project managers). architects developers and a specialized research department. «The quality of life depends on the quality of our It has a staff of XX. Expected consumption figures for this The aim is to produce a concept paper which should make links with others and our environment. The Cité de building: 13 kWh(PE)/m2/per year for heating, 13 kWh(PE)/ it possible to make all regional development projects l’Environnement brings together committed people who m2/year for cooling, photovoltaic energy production of 100 implemented in the Greater Lyon region more “virtuous”. have a shared vision about the direction we want our kkWh(PE)/m2/year and an impact on the environment of The subject areas dealt with relate to environmental action to take and who advocate a taste for the future: 2 2.8 kg CO2/m of usable floor space (not including photovoltaic performances as well as concepts of social cohesion, quality there’s no point in cursing the darkness: we need to

electricity production), or XX of CO2/year. of life, equity, governance, etc. turn on lights” Overview------> Cleantech and economic dynamism of CO2 emissions in Greater Lyon, or XX tons, are produced by the tertiary sector which accounts for 4 jobs 13 out of 5 in Greater Lyon tons of CO2 per year in Greater Lyon, tor XX%, 3.3 million is produced by industry companies have been identified in the environment and eco- activity sectors. They over 3,300 account for over 50,000 jobs

> “Grand Lyon, l’esprit d’entreprise (Greater Lyon, the spirit of enterprise)”: a substantial partnership for climate issues

The “Grand Lyon, l’Esprit d’Entreprise” initiative is a form The partners involved in the approach are committed to the of economic governance unique in France. It was launched Climate Plan dynamics with Task force (defining the needs in 2002 to bring together the main economic partners of of companies in the field of energy performance, proposing the Greater Lyon urban area: Chambre de Commerce et efficient services to any company wanting to move towards d’Industrie de Lyon, Chambre de Métiers et de l’Artisanat du carbon sobriety) and the creation of a local governance Rhône, MEDEF Lyon-Rhône, Université de Lyon and CGPME scheme for the Climate Plan, interacting with “Grand Lyon, du Rhône. Together, they define a long-term common l’Esprit d’Entreprise”. The latter brings together companies «Inventing the world of energy, transport and economic strategy to strengthen competitiveness and and public operators emitting greenhouse gas together with chemistry for tomorrow, a world less dependent on the overall performance of the . Results: other activities (the building industry, transport, civil society, carbon, and more respectful of our environment: such certification of five competitiveness clusters, structuring etc.). is the direction of the work carried out at IFP in favour of the and the ONLYLYON territorial of the development of eco technologies. This work marketing scheme. makes Lyon a first-rate centre for innovation, especially in the fight against climate change.” > Depolluting and refreshing the city with plant walls - Canevaflor©

Cleantech ® The Lyon company Canevaflor is specialized in the creation of plant walls and roofs. These combine heat and acoustic and economic dynamism 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 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 ). it possible to evaluate the impact of the plant walls and roofs This project aims to introduce green areas to reduce the on the management of the heat peaks of and stormy periods impact of noise caused by transport. It is also a prize-winner in urban areas. (as part of the “Adapting to climate change in the Rhône- Canevaflor® is also in charge of planting the roof and a Alpes” project carried out with the Université de Savoie, frontage of the Rhone-Alps pavilion at the Shanghai World INSA and the city of Lyon) in the MEEDDM’s. “Management Fair in 2010. It today holds five patents two of which are and Impacts of Climate Change”programme. This will make being internationalised.

> Reducing transport by means of video - NEOS-SDI

The IT consultancy company NEOS-SDI is established in Lyon, and . 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 > Positioning “Cleantechs” as a key economic sector speaking while the people he/she is speaking to are projected onto a big screen. These investments have One of the new lines of action of “Grand Lyon, l’Esprit As part of this positioning, Greater Lyon is backing the Rhône- made it possible to reduce the company transport d’Entreprise” is to transform environmental restrictions Alpes region’s application made in October 2009 to obtain budget by 30% and to cut down car travel by at least into economic opportunities. This is in particular a question a new EcoTech Rhône-Alpes competitiveness cluster. The 40%, the rest being done by train. of structuring and developing the Cleantech sector project, supported by Greater Lyon, is centred on the field of (technologies using energy, water and raw materials more “energy efficiency, from material to use”. It concerns three effectively creating less waste or toxicity) for Greater Lyon to specific fields: building and infrastructures, transport, and become a European reference in the field by 2015. industry. 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. “To be able to imitate Nature and its benefits in the city is an immense privilege for Man.” • 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 > Competitiveness clusters fighting against CO2 emissions on five subject areas: chemistry to serve the major issues of society, safeguarding natural spaces, total recyclability of The Lyon Urban Truck & Bus (LUTB) competitiveness cluster Alpes DREAL (French government department for industry, materials, chemistry from the plant world and the factory of is a European or even international reference which today research and environment). the future. The cluster has 180 members including 33% of has 103 members, bringing together the worlds of research, Founders: vehicle manufacturers and SME and several groups with foreign assets, 238 accredited • In response to world energy issues, the TENERRDIS training and business in order to bring out and accredit Irisbus/Iveco, research institutes IFP (French Petroleum programmes, 87 funded, an overall budget of €448 million competitiveness cluster in the Rhône-Alpes region in research projects to help implement public transport Institute) and INRETS (French national research institute on of investments and 350 people involved. In parallel, four Rhone-Alps area develops and attracts by innovation all systems for people and goods in the urban environment. transport and safety), Greater Lyon and the Lyon Chambre de “Strategy and Prospective” missions work to structure the the new technology sectors in the energy field. TENERRDIS It is supported by the Rhône-Alpes region and the Rhône- Commerce et d’Industrie. cluster as a technological and economic entity and encourage covers 5 research programmes: solar energy and building, The cluster’s activities are organi- it to be rolled out internationally. network management, hydrogen/fuel cells, hydraulics and zed via 5 joint R & D programmes: biomass. Founders : ALSTOM, MGE UPS ( APC), GDF, CIAT, motorisation and the drive train, TOTAL ENERGIE (TENESOL), CEA, Rhône-Alpes region , INP integrated security and safety, ar- (Grenoble), Savoie department, THALES. chitecture and comfort, transport Since it was created, the pole has accredited 326 R & D systems, modelling and mobility projects, including 123 for a total of 277m€ which were management: 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.