Establish the strategic renaturation plan for Valenciennes Métropole to meet the carbon objectives of the PCAET

Context

As part of its objectives under its territorial climate-air-energy plan (PCAET), the Metropole of Valenciennes Its objectives are to double the carbon storage in biomass and in the soil on its territory by 2050.

The metropolis of Valenciennes has turned to setec énergie environnement as a Project Management Assistant to establish the medium- and long-term strategy for the rewilding of the territory, allowing it to achieve the PCAET objective while also valorizing the co-benefits of the rewilding.

DETAILED MISSIONS

As an engineering consultancy, we have carried out the following tasks:

• Quantifying the carbon stored in natural environments and the amount to be stored to meet the objectives of the PCAET;
• Categorizing the territory according to different criteria (risk zones for urban heat islands (ICU), proximity to green and blue areas, etc.);
• Inventorying the areas of interest for re-naturalization that can lead to co-benefits;
• Propose a medium- and long-term strategy;
• Restoring and politically animating the strategy among 35 communes in the territory.