French National Plan for Sustainable Purchases (2021-2025

For major renovations and constructions in public procurement, at least 25% of them must use bio-based or low-carbon materials from 2030 onwards. The law also stipulates that by 2026, 100% of contracts must incorporate environmental considerations, and a life cycle cost calculation tool will be made available to buyers In the construction sector, France has set targets for the embedded carbon footprint of the whole construction (so-called ""RE 202049""). The regulation sets maximum emission thresholds, reduced over time and expressed in kg of CO₂ per square metre per year, over a 50-year building lifetime. By targeting the total embedded emissions in construction materials over the entire life cycle of the building, RE2020 is expected to trigger a progressive transformation towards the production and use of low-carbon construction materials