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{{Short description|Government ministry of France}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox official post
|post                     = Ministry of Ecological Transition
|native_name              = {{lang|fr|Ministère de la Transition écologique}}
|insignia                 = Ministère_de_la_Transition_écologique,_de_l'Énergie,_du_Climat_et_de_la_Prévention_des_risques.png
|insigniasize             = 150
|insigniacaption          = 
|image                    = Agnès_Pannier-Runacher_-_2023_(cropped).jpg
|incumbent                = [[Agnès Pannier-Runacher]]
|incumbentsince           = 21 September 2024
|style                    = 
|member_of                = [[Government of France|Council of Ministers]]
|reports_to               = [[President of France|President of the Republic]]<br/>and to [[French Parliament|Parliament]]
|residence                = Hôtel de Roquelaure<br />246 Boulevard Saint-Germain
|seat                     = [[Paris]], [[France]]
|appointer                = [[President of France|President of the Republic]]
|termlength               = No fixed term
|termlength_qualified     = Remains in office while commanding the confidence of the [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] and the [[President of France|President of the Republic]]
|constituting_instrument  = 
|precursor                = 
|formation                = 8 January 1971
|first                    = [[Robert Poujade]]
|salary                   = 
|website                  = https://www.ecologique-solidaire.gouv.fr/
}}
{{Politics of France}}

The '''Ministry of Ecological Transition''' (French: ''Ministère de la Transition écologique''),<ref name="Gouvernement.fr 2018">{{cite web | title=Composition du Gouvernement | website=Gouvernement.fr | date=2018-03-20 | url=https://www.gouvernement.fr/composition-du-gouvernement | language=fr}}</ref> commonly just referred to as '''Ministry of Ecology''', is a department of the [[Government of France]]. It is responsible for preparing and implementing the government's policy in the fields of sustainable development, climate, [[energy transition]] and biodiversity. [[Agnès Pannier-Runacher]] was appointed Minister of Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate and Risk Prevention on 21 September 2024 under Prime Minister [[Michel Barnier]].

The cabinet ministry is in [[Paris]], while the ministry's administration is in the following places: [[Grande Arche]] Paroi Sud and [[Tour Sequoia]], both in [[La Défense]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/contact|title=Contact|publisher=Ministry of Ecological Transition|language=fr|date=2023-10-10|access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref>

==History==
On 8 January 1971, under [[President of France|President]] [[Georges Pompidou]], the Ministry of the Environment (''Ministère de l'Environnement'') was created as a ministry subordinate to the [[Prime Minister of France]]. The first Minister of the Environment was [[Robert Poujade]]. From 1974 to 1977, the position was renamed Minister of Quality of Life; in 1978 it became Minister of the Environment and Way of Life. [[Sustainable development]] was added in 2002.

The ministry's administration is headquartered in [[Tour Sequoia]] and [[La Grande Arche]], both in  [[La Défense]]. The cabinet of the minister is within the Hôtel de Roquelaure, [[Boulevard Saint-Germain]], Paris.

==Competencies==
{{see also|List of national parks of France}}
The ministry is responsible for the country's environmental policy (preservation of biodiversity, Climate Kyoto Protocol application, environmental control of industries), transportation (air, road, railway and sea regulation departments), national parks and housing policy. The ministry distributes funds to research agencies or councils.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://netwatch.jrc.ec.europa.eu/nw/index.cfm/info/Org/OrgId/6F2474E5DBE74B03E0440003BA06A43D |title=Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy (MEDDE) |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121218025327/http://netwatch.jrc.ec.europa.eu/nw/index.cfm/info/Org/OrgId/6F2474E5DBE74B03E0440003BA06A43D |archive-date=18 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2017, the ministry is also responsible for energy policy.<ref name="reuters-20170517">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-election-government-energy/green-activist-hulot-named-french-ecology-minister-edf-stock-slumps-idUSKCN18D1UB |title=Green activist Hulot named French ecology minister, EDF stock slumps |author=Geert De Clercq, Benjamin Mallet |agency=Reuters |date=17 May 2017 |access-date=7 February 2018 |quote=Hulot's job title, "minister of ecology and solidarity", does not mention energy, but government sources told Reuters he will be responsible for energy matters.}}</ref>

==Attached officeholders==
===Transports===
{{main article|Minister of Transport (France)}}
The Minister delegate of Transport, currently [[Jean-Baptiste Djebbari]], is in charge of transport policy.<ref name="Gouvernement.fr 2018" />

===Housing===
{{main article|Minister in charge of Housing (France)}}
The Minister delegate of Housing, currently [[Emmanuelle Wargon]], is in charge of housing policy.<ref name="Gouvernement.fr 2018" />

===Biodiversity===
The Secretary of State in charge of Biodiversity, currently [[Bérangère Abba]], is in charge of biodiversity policy.<ref name="Gouvernement.fr 2018" />

==Subordinate agencies==
* [[Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety]] (BEA)<ref>[http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2009/f-uf090502.en/pdf/f-uf090502.en.pdf Report Incident on 2 May 2009 on approach to Antalya (Turkey) to the Boeing 737-300 registered F-GFUF operated by Europe Airpost] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208122101/http://www.bea.aero/docspa/2009/f-uf090502.en/pdf/f-uf090502.en.pdf |date=8 February 2012 }}." ''[[Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile]]''. 1. Retrieved on 26 May 2011. "Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'aviation civile – Ministère de  l'Écologie, du Développement durable, des Transports et du Logement"</ref>
* [[Directorate General for Civil Aviation]] (DGAC)<ref>"[http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Plaquette_DGEC_GB.pdf Directorate General for Energy and Climate] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313152109/http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Plaquette_DGEC_GB.pdf |date=2012-03-13 }}." Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Sea. 15 (15/16). Retrieved on 6 March 2011.</ref>
* [[French Office for Biodiversity]] (OFC)

==Former names==
* 1971 : Ministry of the Protection of Nature and of the Environment (Ministère de la Protection de la nature et de l'environnement)
* 2007 : Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development (Ministère de l'Écologie et du Développement durable)
* 2012 : Ministry of the Environment, Sustainable Development and Energy (Ministère de l'Écologie, du Développement durable et de l'Énergie)
* 2016 : Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea (Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'Énergie et de la Mer)
* 2017 : Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition (Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire)
* 2020 : Ministry of Ecological Transition (Ministère de la Transition écologique)
* 2024 : Ministry of Ecological Transition, Energy, Climate and Risk Prevention (Ministère de la Transition écologique, de l'Énergie, du Climat et de la Prévention des risques)

==See also==
* [[List of ministers of the environment]]

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/ Ministère de l'Écologie, de l'Énergie, du Développement durable et de la Mer] {{in lang|fr}}
**"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110720231950/http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Organigramme_MEEDDM_Anglais_25_fevrier_2010_web.pdf Organisation Chart]." {{in lang|en}}
*[https://www.gouvernement.fr/en/composition-of-the-government/ Composition of the Government - official website] {{in lang|en}}
*[https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.environnement.gouv.fr/english/default.htm Ministry of Country Planning and Environment] {{in lang|en}} (Archive)
*[https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.environnement.gouv.fr Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning] (Archive) {{in lang|fr}}

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