3.1.2.2 Key performance indicator
In addition to the priority actions which have long been undertaken by the Group, the rollout rate for new climate change adaptation plans aims to ensure the structuring, prioritisation, and industrialisation of actions undertaken in Group entities exposed to the physical risks of climate change, in compliance with TCFD requirements. Depending on the entities concerned (1), this involves producing an adaptation plan by a qualitative and/or quantitative approach, to be integrated into the environmental management system by the end of 2022. For the methodology used for this key performance indicator, see section 3.6 “Methodology”.
Deployment rate of new climate change adaptation plans within concerned entities (%)
- 2019 : -
- 2020 : -
- 2021 : 47
- Target 2022 : 100
3.1.2.3 From climate disaster plan to global resilience strategy
By 1999, the storms Lothar and Martin had already led EDF to work on mitigating the physical impact of climate change on its activities. The EDF group developed a climate disaster plan in 2004, followed by a climate change adaptation strategy in 2010.
The EDF group adaptation strategy covers first and foremost production facilities with a lifespan of over 40 years, such as nuclear power plants and hydroelectric dams. All EDF group entities are required to take account of climate risks (including both physical risks and “transition” risks) when mapping their risks (2).
3.1.2.4 An internal Climate Department, unlike any other major electricity company
Immediately after the publication of the IPCC’s first report in 1990, the EDF group resolved to develop internal skills focusing on climate issues, in collaboration with key organisations such as MétéoFrance (i.e. the French meteorological office).
EDF R&D’s Climate Department acts as an interface between scientific knowledge about the climate and the EDF group’s business lines. It provides the Group’s different business lines with climate data that can be used to quantify climate- change-related risks and develop appropriate adaptation plans. EDF systematically takes the IPCC’s worst-case scenario (currently, RCP 8.5) into account in its impact and design studies.
The EDF group has a team of some fifteen permanent researchers investigating the consequences of climate change on its existing and future production fleets for nuclear, hydro, wind, and solar power, etc., changes in production potential from renewable energy and trends in energy demand. The Group has developed an operational unit to monitor meteorological phenomena and forecast their impact on water catchment sources.
3.1.2.5 The ADAPT project of the Nuclear and Thermal Park Directorate (DPNT)
The aim of the ADAPT programme conducted by EDF’s Nuclear & Thermal Fleet Division (DPNT) is to perform a thorough analysis of the existing nuclear fleet’s level of adaptation to climate change. This involves identifying potential weaknesses and suggesting appropriate action plans. Over and above engineering works, the analysis also considers the systemic and changing nature of the consequences of climate change.
| Chooz 2050 | The ADAPT programme has launched Chooz 2050 on the basis of a detailed study of a site chosen specifically for its lifespan (2050) and water-related issues. This study allows a life-size analysis of all aspects of the project, from industrial installations to binding and non- binding ecosystems. ADAPT examines issues relating to the inhabitability of the planet, water, temperature, energy, farming, transportation, and industry in a complex ecosystem. Chooz 2050 will publish a “climate monograph” to offer decision support in preparing regional adaptation strategies. |
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(1) DPN, EDF Hydro, SEI, EDF UK, Dalkia, Luminus, Edison, Framatome, DIPNN, EDF-R, DTEO
(2) See section 3.1.3.2.2 “Identifying climate change risks and opportunities”.