Financing | Glossaire eau, milieu marin et biodiversité

Paris agreement on climate

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Premier accord mondial sur le climat et le réchauffement climatique. Il fait suite aux négociations qui se sont tenues lors de la Conférence de Paris de 2015 sur les changements climatiques (COP21) de la Convention-cadre des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques (CCNUCC). Il a été approuvé par l'ensemble des délégations de 195 pays le 12 décembre 2015 et est entré en vigueur le 4 novembre 2016.

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d'après Ministère chargé de l'écologie et Wikipédia

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Accord universel pour lutter contre le changement climatique et déchaîner mesures et investissements pour un avenir résilient, durable et bas carbone, a été adopté par 195 nations le 12 décembre 2015 à Paris. L'objectif principal de l’accord universel est de maintenir l’augmentation de la température mondiale bien en dessous de 2 degrés Celsius. Pour atteindre cet objectif ambitieux et d’envergure, des flux financiers adéquats seront mis en place pour rendre possible cette action dans des pays en développement et des plus vulnérables.

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d'après Ministère de l'économie, des finances et Ministère chargé de l'écologie

Green Budget

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Nouvelle classification des dépenses de l’État afin d'évaluer leur impact au regard de 6 objectifs environnementaux :

Lutte contre le changement climatique (mesures d’atténuation) ;
Adaptation au changement climatique et prévention des risques naturels ;
Gestion de la ressource en eau ;
Économie circulaire, déchets et prévention des risques technologiques ;
Lutte contre les pollutions (air, sols, bruit…) ;
Biodiversité et protection des espaces naturels, agricoles et sylvicoles.

Le budget vert confirme un budget pour 2021 à la hauteur de ses ambitions environnementales. La France, est le premier pays au monde à réaliser une évaluation environnementale de l’ensemble de son budget.

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Nouvelle classification des dépenses budgétaires et fiscales selon leur impact sur l’environnement et identification des ressources publiques à caractère environnemental. Celle-ci permet d’évaluer la compatibilité du budget aux engagements de la France comme l’accord de Paris sur le climat.

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d'après Ministère de l'économie des finances

Charges/fees for water storage during low-water periods

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Amount of money paid by people who store all or part of the volume flowing into a river during low water periods (provided that the capacity of the facility is greater than one million cubic meters). The amount of this fee depends on a rate and a basis, the latter being the volume of water stored during the low water period. The period and the rate are defined by the river basin authorities, according to the hydrological regime of the river.

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according to the Water Agencies

Charges/fees for the protection of aquatic environments

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Amount of money paid by fishermen at the issuing of the fishing license. It is levied by the departmental or interdepartmental federations of approved associations for fishing and the protection of aquatic environments, from approved associations of amateur fishermen with gear and nets and from approved associations of professional fishing in freshwater.

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according to the Water Agencies

Charges/fees for water abstraction/withdrawal

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Amount of money due for water withdrawals, regardless of the user (municipality, industry, farmer) according to specific thresholds. This fee usually has two components: one based on the amount of water withdrawn, the other on the amount of water consumed (i.e. taken and not returned to the natural environment).

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according to the Water Agencies and Court of Auditors

Charges/fees for non-point source pollution

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Amount of money paid by producers of plant protection products. This fee takes into account the level of toxicity and dangerousness of substances used in agricultural and gardening activities. It encourages users to choose less polluting products.

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according to the Water Agencies

Charges/fees for pollution from non-domestic sources

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Amount of money paid by the industrialists according to the volume of the discharged pollution. This fee aims to encourage companies and manufacturers to reduce their discharges. The charge rates are set according to the pollutant elements and can be modulated by zone, to take into account the status of the natural environment.

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according to the Water Agencies

Charges/fees for pollution from domestic sources

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Amount of money paid by all inhabitants of a community according to their water consumption. The individual actions of each inhabitant to reduce his own consumption (wastage control, leak detection...) may directly lower the amounts paid.

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according to the Water Agencies

Charges/fees for obstacle on rivers

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Amount due by any owner of a structure that constitutes a continuous obstacle between the two banks of a watercourse (except for structures forming part of hydroelectric installations subject to the fee for water resource abstraction, or where the height difference is less than 5 m, or located on rivers whose average interannual flow is less than 0.3 m3/s at the right of the obstacle).

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according to the Ministry of the Environment, the Court of Auditors and Water Agencies

Charges/fees for sanitation

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Amount of money paid by the users connected to a collective sanitation system, on their water bill. Users of an on-site sanitation facility must pay a special fee to finance the public on-site sanitation service costs.

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according to the Ministry of the Environment and Water Agencies