Le Réseau des Quartiers en Transitions

What Le Réseau des Quartiers en Transitions does

Le Réseau des Quartiers en Transitions (RQeT) is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2021 and headquartered in Île-de-France. As of January 2024 it comprises approximately 20 active members drawn from engineering, design, urban planning, architecture, philosophy, and political science. The association develops and operates the Méthode QeT (Quartier en Transitions), a six-step participatory methodology (Diagnostic → Forum → Sensibilisation → Inspiration → Élaboration → Mise en œuvre) that combines carbon footprint diagnostics, citizen forums using majority judgment voting, awareness workshops, and co-design sessions to produce locally rooted transition projects. A proprietary analytical tool, Profils d'Usages, segments neighbourhood populations by carbon-intensive habits across five dimensions (diet, air travel, daily mobility, purchasing behaviour, and digital use), while each programme is documented on a dedicated open-access web portal.

RQeT co-organises QeT programmes directly with municipal governments — currently Ville de Bel-Air/Saint-Germain-en-Laye (since 2021), Ville de Montesson (since 2022), Ville de L'Île-Saint-Denis (since 2023), and Ville de Paris for Porte d'Orléans (since 2025) — with additional support from the Département des Yvelines and, since September 2024, the European Commission's NetZeroCities / Mission Cities programme via the Commun NEAR consortium with Association pour la transition Bas Carbone and Coopérative Carbone.

The business model is institutional rather than commercial. All citizen-facing activities are free of charge and funded through public-sector partnerships and a European grant (Sept 2024 – Sept 2026). A supplementary revenue stream runs through donations and memberships on the HelloAsso platform. RQeT has no sales force and no commercial pricing; expansion is community-led, initiated by municipalities or civil society partners who then co-design programmes with the association.

Name

Le Réseau des Quartiers en Transitions

Legal name

Réseau des Quartiers en Transitions

Website

https://quartiersentransitions.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RQeT is a French non-profit association founded in 2021 that designs and runs participatory neighbourhood climate transition programmes for municipalities and their citizens, using its proprietary six-step QeT method and Profils d'Usages diagnostic tool.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Participatory Climate Transition Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transition Plan Development & Implementation Roadmapping (EUABAKAB), Climate Target-Setting, Transition Planning & Performance Management Platforms (EUABAEAF), Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Participatory climate transition
• Citizen engagement methodology
• Carbon footprint diagnostics
• Neighbourhood transition consulting
• Local government advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Montreuil

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public / institutional funding: Primary revenue from public institutional partnerships. The association operates in co-organization with municipalities (Ville de Montesson, Ville de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Ville de L'Île-Saint-Denis, Ville de Paris) and receives support from the Département des Yvelines. Additional European funding via the NetZeroCities / Mission Cities programme of the European Commission (September 2024 – September 2026).
2. Membership and donations: The association collects membership fees and donations via HelloAsso platform, accessible at helloasso.com/associations/reseau-des-quartiers-en-transitions.
3. Consulting and facilitation services: The RQeT team conducts carbon footprint diagnostics, facilitates workshops, and accompanies municipalities and partners through the QeT process, which constitutes the core service offering. Diagnostics are described as libre accès (freely accessible).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Le Réseau des Quartiers en Transitions designs, deploys, and facilitates the Méthode QeT (Quartiers en Transitions), a six-phase participatory methodology that combines citizen engagement, individual carbon footprint diagnostics, and democratic prioritization (majority judgment voting) to co-design neighbourhood-scale climate transition projects with municipalities and residents. The association also delivers the Profils d'Usages population segmentation tool, open-access territory-specific portals documenting each programme, and the Commun NEAR — an evolution of the methodology developed under the European NetZeroCities / Mission Cities programme.

Product overview

Le Réseau des Quartiers en Transitions offers a suite of products centered on the Méthode QeT, a 6-step participatory democracy approach for local climate transitions. The core offering combines the Profils d'Usages analytical tool with territorial Diagnostic assessments, Forum deliberation events, Programmation activities, and citizen Projekt development. The Commun NEAR represents an evolution of the methodology developed within the European NetZeroCities program. All processes are documented through dedicated territorial Portails QeT for each participating neighborhood.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Méthode QeT (Quartier en Transitions): A 6-step participatory method combining citizen participation, climate expertise, and political knowledge to develop neighborhood transition projects based on carbon footprint diagnostics
• Commun NEAR

Products and services

• Méthode QeT (Quartiers en Transitions) A six-step participatory methodology for engaging citizens in local climate transition projects. Combines carbon footprint diagnostics, citizen forums using majority judgment voting, awareness workshops, inspiration sessions, project co-creation, and implementation support. Delivered to municipalities and their residents as a multi-month neighbourhood programme.
• Profils d'Usages (PU)

Quantifiable outcome

• Average carbon footprint of participating neighbourhoods reduced from ~6.2–6.6t CO2eq/person/year to near the 2t target by 2050 through collective citizen-designed projects
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ville de Paris (Direction de la Transition Écologique et du Climat)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Lead municipal partner in the NEAR European programme (Neighbourhoods' Engagement for Accelerated carbon Reductions) under NetZeroCities / Mission Cities. The Ville de Paris coordinates and territorialises NEAR projects across two Parisian neighbourhoods, including Porte d'Orléans (14th arrondissement), where the diagnostic began in summer 2025 and the participatory programme runs November 2025–August 2026. The partnership is central to RQeT's strategy of scaling the QeT method through institutional co-development.
• Association pour la transition Bas Carbone (ABC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024ABC brings expertise in individual and territorial carbon footprint measurement to the NEAR consortium. RQeT positions its Profils d'Usages tool as complementary to ABC's NosGestesClimat platform — the former incarnates carbon issues in lived lifestyle patterns, the latter provides individual calculation. ABC's involvement lends scientific credibility to the diagnostic methodology.
• Coopérative CarbonecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Specialist in financing mitigation projects, contributing financial expertise to the NEAR consortium. Part of the NetZeroCities Mission Cities initiative alongside ABC and the Ville de Paris. Supports the development of the NEAR common as a replicable model for participatory climate transitions.
• Centre Michel Serres (HESAM Universités)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA research-training institute (institut de recherche-formation) of HESAM Universités. RQeT partners with the Centre Michel Serres to conduct carbon footprint diagnostics for neighbourhoods, providing methodological rigour and academic credibility to the diagnostic phase of the QeT method at Montesson, Bel-Air, and L'Île-Saint-Denis.
• mETATmorfiqueminorOthersAn artist and plastics designer operating from a barge on L'Île-Saint-Denis, working on material upcycling. Co-hosted a glass lamp-making workshop ('Une Lampe à Soi') during the L'Île-Saint-Denis sensibilisation programme in December 2023, contributing expertise in creative upcycling techniques to the citizen workshops.
• Les ValoristesminorOthersA Montreuil-based social insertion structure developing circular economy activities around material recovery. Co-hosted a woodworking/upcycling workshop ('Un Meuble pour Tous') at L'Île-Saint-Denis in December 2023, providing expertise in wood upcycling and social reintegration through circular economy.
• Ville de MontessoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner for the Montesson en Transitions programme (centre-ville, since March 2022). Co-organises the QeT process with RQeT, including the citizen forum, programming, and project co-design. The Ville provides institutional legitimacy, venues, and co-funding. Department of Yvelines also provides support.
• Ville de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (quartier Bel-Air)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner for the Bel-Air en Transitions programme (since March 2021). Co-organises the QeT process with RQeT, including the citizen forum and programming. Also involved: the Axiom device, the Direction de la Ville Inclusive et Solidaire, and the PACE 0 Carbone.
• Ville de L'Île-Saint-DeniscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner for the L'Île-Saint-Denis en Transitions programme (since June 2023). Co-organises the QeT process with RQeT. Citizens selected 'upcycling and auto-repair' as the priority topic. The Ville and citizens jointly oversee the programme direction.
• Département des YvelinesminorOthersProvides financial support for the QeT programmes in Montesson and Bel-Air (both located in Yvelines department). Contributes to programme funding alongside the respective municipalities.
• Association HalageminorOthersAn association committed to circular economy and inclusion of people distant from employment. Hosted the exhibition of citizen upcycling creations at Lil'Ô market hall during the L'Île-Saint-Denis sensibilisation phase.
• Forum et Projets pour le Développement DurableminorOthersA local sustainable development association in the Boucle de Seine area. Referenced as a local entry point for citizens wanting to take action on local carbon footprint after participating in the QeT programme.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Fondation pour la Nature et l'Homme (FNH): FNH is a major French environmental foundation that awarded RQeT the Prix Génération Climat 2021. Both organizations promote citizen engagement on climate and ecological transition in France, but FNH operates as an established philanthropic foundation with much broader national reach and programme portfolio.
• Carbone 4: Carbone 4 is the leading French climate strategy and carbon accounting consultancy, serving enterprises, territories, and financial institutions. It is comparable to RQeT in that both work on carbon footprinting and transition strategy in France, but Carbone 4 operates at vastly larger scale and primarily serves private-sector clients rather than citizens.
• The Shift Project: The Shift Project is a prominent French think tank working on post-carbon economic transition, with strong influence on French and European climate policy. Both organizations bridge climate science, citizen engagement, and policy translation, but The Shift Project is much larger and focused on macroeconomic decarbonisation rather than neighbourhood-scale action.
• EIT Climate-KIC: EIT Climate-KIC is the EU's main climate innovation community running the NetZeroCities Mission Cities programme under which RQeT's NEAR project is funded. Both work on city-level climate transitions in Europe, but Climate-KIC operates pan-European at vastly larger scale and is itself the funding framework for RQeT's current European project.
• négaWatt: négaWatt is a long-standing French association developing energy transition scenarios and influencing French climate policy. Both RQeT and négaWatt work on translating transition pathways into actionable frameworks for French actors, though négaWatt focuses on national energy scenarios while RQeT focuses on hyperlocal neighbourhood participation.

Emerging players

• BOMA France: BOMA France is a French association running climate education and engagement programmes for citizens and businesses. It is comparable to RQeT in its citizen-facing climate engagement mission in France, but operates at a broader educational/training level rather than neighbourhood-scale participatory project co-design.

Direct peers

• Association pour la transition Bas Carbone (ABC): ABC developed NosGestesClimat, the individual carbon footprint reference tool that RQeT uses in its diagnostics. Both organizations work on citizen-level carbon measurement and transition pathways in France, and they are co-developing the NEAR commons under the European NetZeroCities Mission Cities programme.
• Coopérative Carbone: Coopérative Carbone specialises in financing local carbon mitigation projects and is RQeT's third NEAR consortium partner. Both work at the intersection of citizen participation, carbon diagnostics, and territorial decarbonisation in France, and they share the same European Mission Cities cohort.
• Alternatiba: Alternatiba is a French citizens' movement organising local climate transition events and Village des Alternatives across France. It shares RQeT's core thesis that ecological transition requires grassroots citizen engagement and bottom-up local project co-design rather than top-down policy alone.

Others

• ADEME (Agence de la transition écologique): ADEME is France's public agency for ecological transition, administering national programmes and funding for climate and environmental projects. It is the overarching public funder/regulator in RQeT's space, with RQeT's municipal partners typically channeling ADEME-aligned climate strategies at local level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles2 records

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