Investor ethics and the ecological transition create pressure to align energy transition with economic growth. France adopted the Loi Industrie Verte on October 23, 2023, aiming to make France Europe's leading green-industrial nation, reduce CO₂ emissions by 41 million tonnes by 2030, and mobilise €67 billion in green investments. The law aims to channel national savings into mission-critical assets, prioritising SME financing and public infrastructure that support long-term sustainability and industrial renewal. Critics note administrative complexity and illiquidity of unlisted investments, while infrastructure investors are positioned to provide long-duration capital for transportation, utilities, and energy systems.
"The French \"Loi Industrie Verte,\" adopted on October 23, 2023, marked a significant turning point. Its objective is to make France the leading green-industrial nation in Europe, with concrete targets such as reducing CO₂ emissions by 41 million tonnes by 2030 and mobilising €67 billion in green investments. While much attention has focused on retail savings vehicles and pensions, the law's greatest opportunity may lie in channeling capital to SMEs and public infrastructure projects-a transformation that some investors are already embracing."
"It is, fundamentally, an effort to redirect national savings into mission-critical assets that support long-term sustainability and industrial renewal. This includes bolstering investment in SMEs that often struggle to access traditional capital markets and reinforcing infrastructure that underpins the green transition. Infrastructure investors, in particular, are poised to play a vital role in this transformation. Firms operating in this space typically target long-duration, tangible assets such as transportation networks, public utilities, energy systems."
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