Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Fireplace: Ségolène Royal is firing on all cylinders – Le Point

Fireplace: Ségolène Royal is firing on all cylinders – Le Point



The ban on open fires in the Ile-de-France is “excessive”. That’s what was held Tuesday Minister of Ecology Segolene Royal, who announced his intention to return to the prefectural order planning to ban from 1 January. “I’m going to change this decision does not go in the right direction,” said the minister on France 2, believing that with this provision taken in the context of the atmosphere Protection Plan (APP), ” we were in the ridiculous. ”

The ban on Paris and 435 towns in the capital region is written black on white in order of the Prefect of the Ile-de-France in the atmosphere protection plan (PPA ) developed by DRIEE (regional and inter-Directorate for the Environment and Energy). In the areas concerned, he will be allowed to make fire only in closed hearth appliances, such as inserts, stoves or boilers. The objective of this measure? Reduce air pollution.

Fine particles

According to the document (read below), a roaring fire in a traditional fireplace has nothing “innocuous” In Ile-de-France, wood represents more than 90% of fine particle emissions from the residential sector, while only 4% of the heating needs, it said Wood heating. and contributes 23% to total emissions of PM10 (particles with a diameter less than 10 microns, Ed) in Ile-de-France, the same as the escape road vehicles. The open fires up more than half of these emissions from wood burning, as they emit eight times more particles than a fireplace stove insert with a performance for the same amount of energy. ” But the minister disputes these figures, without elaborating.



“You have to be a little reasonable”

“I was very surprised myself, especially figures that were used, she said. They made us believe that chimney fires more polluting than diesel cars, “insurgent was Ségolène Royal, indicating it had received this by associations of consumers.

“You have to be a little reasonable. I’m not in favor of a company bans,” she added, saying the favorable contrast to the wood heating. “I encourage as Minister of Ecology wood heating. France is still the fourth European forest [...] and there are wood burning stoves that are very good,” he will -she said. Ms Royal said she did not want this decree “calls into question the entire timber and all the development of renewable energy.”

The recommendations of the DRIEE

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