Antibes Juan-les-Pins committed to a policy of durable development

National Durable Development Week takes place from 1 to 7 April. Antibes Juan-les-Pins council has been involved in implementing protection and preservation of the environment measures for several years and takes a very active part in this national event.

The terms “greenhouse effect”, global warming”, carbon emissions”, “durable development”, “energy saving” and “eco-citizen” have been part of everyday life for several years now. All these issues will be examined and expanded upon during April and information diffused to companies, staff and individuals through exhibitions and various events and lectures.

The theme once more this year is “Reducing energy consumption and domestic saving”. The home has been shown as the largest consumer of energy in the daily life of us all. There are many simple ways of reducing consumption which not only help the environment but also represent considerable reductions in bills.

Through various events and exhibitions organised by Antibes Juan-les-Pins council, in partnership with environmental groups, a great deal of advice will be given on ways of saving energy during Durable Development Week.

From 1 to 5 April the Bureau Information Jeunesse (18-20 bd Foch) is staging the exhibitions “Bad consumer habits” and “Waste products” and giving a multitude of comprehensive advice with the assistance of ADEME:
On Tuesday 1 April at 16.30, Wednesday 2 April at 11.00 and 20.00 and Friday 4 April at 20.00 at the Horticultural Training Section “Green Azur” (1285 Ave Jules Grec, Antibes), nine theatre clowns who are secondary students take the audience off on a poetic journey that explores a theme of the environment, durable development, Nature and global warming. “Hey, you who are just passing through, help me” The Earth, April 2008 (Admission free).

Friday 4 April 15.00 to 18.00 there are three lectures at the Multimedia Library in Antibes (19 bd Chancel) on housing and energy “Integrating solar equipment in buildings”, “Low energy-consumption housing” and “Construction without damage, ecologically-sound architecture”.

On Monday 7 April a lecture is organised by the Social Action Centre at Salle des Associations, cours Massena on the theme “What sort of planet are we leaving for our children? You have more power than you think!” followed by the Al Gore film (Nobel Peace Prize 2007) “An inconvenient truth”. Admission free subject to availability of seats.

In this environmental issues week, today is Housing and Energy Day and from 9.00 to 13.00 there are various events throughout the town:

In Place de Gaulle there is the exhibition “Housing and Energy” with designs by children at extracurricular classes.

At 9.00, leaving from a mini-pavement schoolchildren ask passers by in town questions on the theme: “Do you know the ten “green reflexes” in the home?
At 11.00 the award of official Young Eco-Citizen Diploma recognises work by Antibes children at school and during the morning.

In Place des Martyrs de la Résistance there are stands and information and an energy quiz as well as exploring through games the measures the council has taken to reduce energy consumption.

“Les Colonnes vegetable garden” is for young and old alike, an introduction to propagation with cuttings, planting and bedding out. Everyone leaves with the “fruit” of their labours.
The stand “Clean streets are the responsibility of everyone” provides leaflets and information on Antibes cleaning services and recycling staff from Sophia Antipolis Agglomeration present “Recycling attitude”.

An Energy Information area gives advice on electricity consumption and various environmental associations distribute leaflets on subjects such as renewable energy, pollution, taking care of natural resources as well as staging relevant events.