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France Is the First Country to Ban All 5 Pesticides Linked to Bee Deaths

France will take a radical step towards protecting its dwindling bee population on Saturday by becoming the first country in Europe to ban all five pesticides researchers believe are killing off the...

France Bids Adieu to 14 of Its Nuclear Power Stations

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the nuclear-reliant nation will close 14 of its 58 operational nuclear reactors by 2035.The leader added between four and six facilities will be closed by 2030...

France Moves to Reshape Infrastructure and Promote Bicycle Transportation

France plans to launch a major endeavor to triple the amount of cyclists on its streets within the next seven years. The action will include building better bike lanes, providing financial incentives...

France: Non-Recycled Plastic Will Cost 10 Percent More

France will roll out a series of measures to accelerate President Emmanuel Macron's goal of reaching 100 percent plastic recycling by 2025, a government official said Sunday. "Declaring war on plastic is not...

France Committing €700 Million To International Solar Alliance, Says President Macron

The government of France will be committing €700 million in investment to the International Solar Alliance (ISA), the country’s president Emmanuel Macron has revealed. The reveal was made by President Macron at the...

UK and Saudi Arabia Ink Clean Energy Partnership, as France Backs Global Solar Push

The controversial UK visit of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman culminated in a new clean energy agreement between the two countries, as the UK sought to underline the role it...

Finnish Savo-Solar Inks EUR 2 Million Deal with France

Finnish solar thermal systems provider Savo-Solar has signed a final delivery contract with newHeat SAS in France. The contract is for France’s largest solar thermal system. It will be installed in Condat-sur-Vézère and...

Macron: France Will Shut All Coal-Fired Power Stations by 2021

France will shut down all of its coal-fired power plants by 2021, President Emmanuel Macron announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The deadline is two years ahead of his predecessor...

France Bans All Fossil Fuel Extraction & Fracking

This is a story that leaves people scratching their heads. The French parliament has passed a new law banning fossil fuel extraction within its borders, or in any of its territories, by...

France Won’t Achieve Goal Of Reducing Nuclear Share Of Power Mix To 50% Until 2030–2035, Environment Minister Reveals

France won’t achieve its goals of reducing the share of its power mix held by nuclear energy to 50%, down from 75%, until the 2030–2035 timeframe (rather than by the 2025 target),...

France & China Join Forces To Study Ocean-Based Climate Change

The space agencies of China and France recently announced that they are joining forces to launch a brand new satellite into orbit to improve the understanding and prediction of ocean storms and...

France Commits €20 Billion To Energy Transition Plan, Including €7 Billion In Renewables By 2022

France has launched what it is calling its ‘Great Investment Plan 2018-22’ which will include €20 billion for its energy transition plan, made up of €9 billion for energy efficiency measures, €7...

Reports: France to Invest €20bn in Clean Energy Transition Plan

Emmanuel Macron's government has this week provided further details on its plan to establish France as a green economic leader, unveiling proposals to invest €20bn in a range of clean technologies. The proposals...

France Planning New Ways To Get Old, Heavily Polluting Cars Off The Road

The government of France is reportedly now planning a series of tax and incentive implementations meant to get some of the oldest and/or most heavily polluting cars off the country’s roads. In addition,...

France Plans to Ban Fossil Fuel Production

Unprecedented and "never-before-seen" impacts of climate change are all around us. From Hurricanes' Harvey and Irma to massive flooding in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal to forest fires burning through the west coast...

France Slapped with Court Order to Clean Up Air Pollution

France's supreme legal authority has ordered the French government to address the nation's poor air quality in a landmark court case brought by Friends of the Earth France with the support of...

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