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10 09 2019 | 07:24

France looks to wind for island energy autonomy.

After a period of zero growth, wind deployment is beginning to take off again in France's overseas territories, but will need to speed up further to achieve the government's 2030 target. In 2009,…

09 09 2019 | 10:25

Summer heat killed nearly 1,500 in France, officials say.

Record heatwaves in June and July caused the deaths of 1,435 people in France this year, according to the country's health minister. Speaking on French radio, Agnès Buzyn said half of those who died…

15 07 2019 | 08:13

France to impose green tax on plane tickets.

France announced Tuesday (9 July) it would impose new taxes on plane tickets of up to €18 per flight, joining other EU states seeking to limit the environmental impact of air travel. The government…

10 07 2019 | 08:44

Paris clamps down on older diesel cars.

Record-breaking temperatures recorded in France last week may have fizzled but the cars that were banned from Paris during the heatwave will remain off the road under new measures to banish smog.…

19 06 2019 | 09:32

Dunkirk auction result boosts the case for ambitious offshore wind volumes in France.

Bids to build a 600 MW offshore wind farm off the coast of Dunkirk came in at a winning price of “below” €50/MWh the French Government announced today. The winning bid came from a consortium led by…

15 06 2019 | 09:58

France dumps 11,200 tonnes of plastic in the Mediterranean every year.

600,000 tonnes of plastic are being dumped by 22 countries in the Mediterranean Sea every year, EURACTIV’s partner La Tribune reports. If humanity continues dumping plastics into nature at the…

12 06 2019 | 07:23

France among members putting EU 2020 renewables target at risk.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - France is one of six EU nations unlikely to hit their 2020 renewable energy targets, putting the European Union’s 20% goal at risk, the bloc’s auditors said on Thursday. France…

05 06 2019 | 14:52

Iodine tablets to be distributed to 2.2 million French people living near nuclear plants.

An additional 2.2 million French people living close to nuclear power plants will receive iodine tablets and information on how to proceed in the event of an accident. This was announced by the…

16 05 2019 | 15:01

Ernst & Young: Υποχώρησε στην 30η θέση η Ελλάδα στο Δείκτη Ελκυστικότητας για επενδύσεις ΑΠΕ

China and the US have maintained the top two places, respectively, in the EY Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, with France moving up two places into third on the back of developments in…

04 03 2019 | 17:35

‘Game-changing’ un security council system would track conflicts inflamed by climate change.

The United Nations must establish a system to alert the world to regions where conflicts may be inflamed by climate change, several security council members urged on Friday. In a meeting of the…

26 02 2019 | 12:19

Macron unveils Franco-German plan to give electric battery industry a jolt.

A new Franco-German cooperation plan on battery cell production will include the construction of two factories, one in France and one in Germany, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday (…

18 01 2019 | 16:10

French wind energy ‘in limbo’ for more than a year

Not a single wind energy project has been approved in France since December 2017, an embarrassing fact for Paris as it tries to position itself as a champion of climate action in Europe. New wind…

15 01 2019 | 13:25

1.7 million people have signed a petition in favor of suing France over climate-change inaction

More than 1.7 million people have signed a petition in favor of suing the French government, accusing it of inaction on climate change.

15 01 2019 | 12:25

Climate change: Protecting the poor from green taxes

As President Macron caved into the yellow vest fuel tax protests, President Trump was triumphant. The French humiliation showed people rejected the sort of carbon taxes supported by the UN’s climate…

10 01 2019 | 15:05

Renewable Energy Threatens the World’s Biggest Science Project.

Inside the $24 billion long bet on fusion power in France. the world’s biggest scientific experiment is on course to become the most expensive source of surplus power.