François THOMAZEAU
Programme director - Local authorities and Adaptation to climate changeFrançois joined I4CE in 2022 where he works about the role and influence of regional state entities, and their contribution to the French government’s roadmap for climate change. François is especially focusing his attention on budgetary questions of local state entities, and the funding of their actions for climate.
Before joining I4CE, François used to work as Head of finances and Head of human resources for various entities of the French state administration (Conseil Général de Vaucluse, Conseil Général de l’Hérault, Ville de Clermont-Ferrand). François also spent 2 years at Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA) as head of administration. Seconded to the Inspection Générale des Finances (IGF) from 2017 to 2019 – an internal auditing and advising service from the French Ministry of Finance – François was conducting analysis and advisory missions for the French government about public financial management and economic policy.
François graduated from Sciences Po Rennes and studied at the Institut National des Etudes Territoriales (INET) in Strasbourg.
-
27/09/2024
Foreword of the week
The climate transition and local public investment capacity
Europe’s local authorities have a crucial role to play in meeting the EU’s objective for climate neutrality in 2050 and the critical milestones for emission reductions in 2030. They manage important building stocks and transport networks, develop climate strategies, action and investment plans, while engaging stakeholders and citizens in the climate transition. Turning climate policy ambition into reality, local authorities are responsible for implementing a lot of EU’s Green Deal legislative measures. The EU’s high-profile Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030 recognises this central role with a pledge for leading cities to trace a fast track towards a climate neutral urban future for others to follow. -
26/09/2024
Climate Report
Overview of Climate Financing for French Local Authorities
A comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the challenge of financing the low-carbon transition at the local level in France. Local authorities have a major role to play in achieving France's 2050 carbon neutrality goals, as set out in the Stratégie nationale bas-carbone (SNBC). Due to their property and responsibilities, they must make numerous climate investments, implement strategies and action plans, and deploy initiatives to mobilise local actors. -
12/10/2023
Climate Report
Green Budgeting: feedback from local authorities
Time to take stock, 4 years after the first experiments Report only available in French A momentum for green budgeting is gaining ground within local authorities: In the space of four years, around a hundred of them have embarked on the green budgeting process or have plans to do so. This includes nearly […] -
25/11/2022
Climate Report
Climate: how French local authorities are financing their investments?
According to I4CE's research, to meet European and international commitments made by France to carbon neutrality, French local authorities need to more than double their annual climate-related investments (from €5.5 billion to €12 billion annually), to around 20% of their current total capital expenditure.