Overview
- The Alliance climatique et sociale published a 47-page report estimating that between one-fifth and nearly one-third of French school buildings are outdated and ill-suited to heatwaves and other extreme weather.
- The collective proposes a renovation program funded at €5 billion per year over a decade to adapt the national school estate to a warming climate.
- The report calls for an observatory to assess each establishment and for a clear protocol to guide decisions during heatwaves and other climatic events.
- More than 2,000 educational establishments were closed in early July due to extreme heat, underscoring health risks and learning disruptions cited by unions.
- The government’s 2023 EduRenov plan earmarks €2 billion by 2027 for 10,000 sites, but the collective says only about 3,000 schools have been renovated in two years out of 58,000+, with union surveys also flagging missing solar protection and hazards like asbestos and mould.