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ADEME
Founded:	1992
Scope:	National
Policy area:	Environment, Climate change and energy
Type of institution:	Governmental
Field of work:	Policy, Economics
Language:	French, English
URL:	ADEME website
Format:	html
Access:	Free
Publisher:	ADEME
Country(ies):	France
Date:	13/03/2012

The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (French: Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie, ADEME) is a public agency under the joint authority of the Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, the Ministry for Higher Education and Research, and the Ministry for Economy, Finance and Industry. ADEME is closely associated with the implementation of state policies in the areas of environment and energy and contributes to the fulfillment of international commitments made by France. In this context, the Agency has a mission organization, information and incentives.

Objective	Protecting the environment and managing energy
Thematic priority(ies)	Energy, air, noise, transport, waste, polluted soil and sites, and environmental management
Functions	Reduce the household and industrial waste Promote the use of renewable energy Control energy consumption Rehabilitate contaminated sites Preserve air quality Action against noise
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions	Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, Ministry for Higher Education and Research, Ministry for Economy, Finance and Industry, European Energy Network
Keywords	Renewable energy, soil protection, environment, local implementation of policy, policy

FOREST EUROPE criteria	FOREST EUROPE indicators	ToSIA indicators
Productive functions, Socio-economic functions, Overall policies, institutions and instruments for sustainable forest management, Policies, institutions and instruments by policy area	Carbon stock, Non-wood goods, Energy from wood resources	Energy generation and use, Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon stock, Transport, Water use, Forest resources, Soil condition, Water and air pollution, Generation of waste