A69 motorway project between Castres and Toulouse, extension of Nantes airport, expansion of the port of Dunkirk, rail link between Lyon and Turin. All these files often denounced by environmentalists are part of the 424 projects considered "of national and European scope of general interest" The Climate and Resilience law of 2021 aims to halve the consumption of natural, agricultural and forestry spaces between 2021 and 2031.
In September 2023, the president of the Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes region Laurent Wauquiez (LR) announced that he was withdrawing from the system, feeling prevented by "central power", before retracting in February 2024. The law of July 2023 was passed in such a way that this objective is really only an objective and, therefore, that it is not binding, says lawyer Arnaud Gossé, lawyer specializing in environmental law. But limiting concrete use remains “fundamental if we want to fight against global warming” says lawyer.