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Global Briefing: Spain advances plans for short haul flight ban
2024-03-08 in Business GreenSpain to follow France in banning flights where rail offers viable alternative, Italy confirms coal phase out date, and Azerbaijan joins global methane pledge
Tagged under: Coal | Legislation | Methane | Italy | Spain | Aviation | Trains | France
Southern France hit by severe floods for third time in six months | Voice of Europe
2024-03-05 in voiceofeurope.comShare this:FacebookXEmailGoogle+LinkedIn Read more: Severe storms hit central Tennessee, killing six people and injuring nearly two dozen others 22 dead: wettest July day in decades as deadly floods hit northern...
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Extreme Weather | Flooding | France
Extreme weather conditions are causing avalanches, floods and landslides in Italy and France | Voice of Europe
2024-03-04 in voiceofeurope.comShare this:FacebookXEmailGoogle+LinkedIn Read more: Severe weather ravages Europe: landslides in Italy and flash floods in Austria Europe braces for weather shift: heat wave to cool down amid extreme weather surges...
Tagged under: Europe | Climate Change Impacts | Extreme Weather | France | Italy
France accused of ‘unacceptable’ behaviour after demanding UK taxpayer cash for Hinkley
2024-03-01 (or before) in The TelegraphFormer energy secretary Chris Huhne says Paris must cover cost overruns
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France
French-built nuclear reactor delays to put Britain at risk of blackouts
2024-02-28 (or before) in The TelegraphHinkley Point C delays and closure of other nuclear stations leave UK facing ‘crunch point’, analysis finds
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France
UK quits treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over climate policies
2024-02-22 in The GuardianBritain joins France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands in withdrawing from charter it says ‘penalises’ shift to net zero
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | France
Britain must pay more for Hinkley, says France
2024-02-14 (or before) in The TelegraphPush for funding comes weeks after Hinkley Point C costs were revised up to £46bn
Tagged under: France | Nuclear Power
France wants Britain to pay its 'fair share' of nuclear power costs
2024-02-14 by in inews.co.ukNuclear reactor costs set to increase as French energy firm asks UK to pay more
Tagged under: France | Nuclear Power
French ASN warns of fraud risk in nuclear industry | Montel News - English
2024-01-31 (or before) in MontelTagged under: Nuclear Power | France
EDF’s Hinkley Point woes pile pressure on global nuclear push
2024-01-30 (or before) in Financial TimesFight with London comes as the state company has been tasked to build six to 14 reactors in France alone
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France
How France left the British taxpayer on the hook as Hinkley costs go nuclear
2024-01-29 (or before) in The TelegraphA series of cost overruns and delays are undermining the UK’s nuclear power revival
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France
‘The world is changing too fast for us’: organic farmers on urgency of French protests
2024-01-26 in The GuardianFrance taken by surprise by scale and fury of grassroots demonstrations amid crisis in organic sector
Tagged under: Farming | France
Underground hydrogen discovery in France raises hopes for clean energy
2024-01-25 in The GuardianDeposit of natural hydrogen could be the largest ever found and enough to meet global demand for two years
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | France
What is ITER?
2024-01-24 (or before) in ITER - the way to new energyITER ("The Way" in Latin) is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world today. In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a large-scale and carbon-free source of energy based on the same principle that powers our Sun and stars. The experimental campaign that will be carried out at ITER is crucial to advancing fusion science and preparing the way for the fusion power plants of tomorrow. The primary objective of ITER is the investigation and demonstration of burning plasmas—plasm...
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Nuclear Fusion | France
SUVs drive trend for new cars to grow 1cm wider in UK and EU every two years, says report
2024-01-22 in The GuardianBigger cars more likely to kill people, release more toxic gas and are outgrowing design of cities
How Wealthy Corporations Use Investment Agreements to Extract Millions From Developing Countries - Inside Climate News
2024-01-14 by in Inside Climate NewsA case in point: When Ecuador placed a windfall tax on foreign oil operations, French and U.S. companies filed claims—and were awarded more than $800 million.
Tagged under: Colonialism | Litigation | France
Hinkley Point Nuclear Plant in UK Stops Getting Funding From China’s CGN - Bloomberg
2023-12-13 in BloombergChina General Nuclear Power Corp. has halted funding for the UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear station in a fresh sign of tension between London and Beijing.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France
Macron endorses dual interest rates for green energy
2023-12-13 by in Green Central BankingFrench president Emmanuel Macron has advocated for dual interest rates, saying it was "absurd" that green and fossil energy had the same rate.
Tagged under: France
Sharp decline in cereal production in 2022
2023-11-08 in European CommissionIn 2022, an estimated 270.9 million tonnes of cereals were harvested across the EU. This was 26.7 million tonnes less than in 2021, the equivalent of a 9% decrease. France harvested 59.9 million tonnes of cereals in 2022; it was the largest cereal producer in the EU, contributing 22% of the EU
Tagged under: France
Human rights experts warn against European crackdown on climate protesters
2023-10-12 in The GuardianUK has led the way, with countries across the continent making mass arrests, passing draconian new laws and labelling activists as eco-terrorists
Tagged under: Activism | France
Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air
2023-09-20 in The GuardianGuardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year
French ski resort closes permanently because of snowfall shortage | CNN
2023-09-16 by in CNNLa Sambuy, a family skiing destination in the French Alps, is the latest winter sports resort to permanently close because global warming has shrunk its ski season to just a few weeks.
Tagged under: Global Warming | France
Watch ‘TotalPollution: A Dirty Game’ Greenpeace France’s new film on fossil fuel greenwashing - Greenpeace International
2023-09-01 (or before) in GreenpeaceFossil fuel companies like TotalEnergies sponsor popular sports events like the Rugby World Cup to distract everyone from their climate destruction. Watch Greenpeace France’s new film to discover the shocking truth
Tagged under: France | TotalEnergies | Greenpeace
‘A first in Paris’: city fumigates for tiger mosquitoes as tropical pests spread, bringing disease
2023-09-01 in The GuardianParisian health authorities treat French capital for the first time as Zika and dengue-carrying tiger mosquitoes advance through northeastern Europe
Europe hits roadblocks in the race to switch to electric cars
2023-08-26 in The GuardianDespite progress towards a 2045 zero-emission goal, the high price of EVs has created a headache for governments
Tagged under: Electric Cars | EVs | Cars | France
French State ordered to compensate victims of air pollution for the first time - Soulier Avocats Strategic Lawyering
2023-08-23 by in Soulier Avocats Strategic LawyeringThe Paris Administrative Court ordered the French State to compensate victims of air pollution for the first time.
Tagged under: France
France's EDF takes 1.3 GW nuclear reactor offline amid heatwave
2023-08-21 (or before) in MSNPARIS (Reuters) - French power company EDF said it took its 1.3 gigawatt nuclear reactor Golfech 2, located close to the southern town of Toulouse, offline on Monday citing environmental reasons as the country goes through a spell of excessively hot weather. Water temperature levels at two other plants along the Rhone river in the southeast were seen surpassing the government guidance for nuclear
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France | Rivers
Zero-degree line at record height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe
2023-08-21 in The GuardianWeather balloon climbs to 5,300 metres before temperature falls to 0C amid late summer heatwave
Tagged under: France
Cancer mortality after low dose exposure to ionising radiation in workers in France, the United Kingdom, and the United States (INWORKS): cohort study
2023-08-17 (or before) in The BMJ: British Medical JournalObjective To evaluate the effect of protracted low dose, low dose rate exposure to ionising radiation on the risk of cancer. Design Multinational cohort study. Setting Cohorts of workers in the nuclear industry in France, the UK, and the US included in a major update to the International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS). Participants 309 932 workers with individual monitoring data for external exposure to ionising radiation and a total follow-up of 10.7 million person years. Main outcome measures Estimates of excess relative rate per gray (Gy) of radiation dose for mortality from cancer. Results The study included 103...
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France
Imperial Offsetting à la Macron
2023-08-04 (or before) by in Planet CriticalWhat the French President's Pacific visit reveals about climate politics
Tagged under: Pacific Ocean | France
World's First Factory Dedicated to Recycling Solar Panels Opens in France
2023-07-17 by in Next Generation Renewable EnergySpecialist solar recycling company, ROSI, which hopes to eventually, be able to extract and re-use 99% of a panel’s components
Tagged under: Solar Energy | France
Heatwave forces French nuclear power plants to limit energy output
2023-07-14 (or before) in EuronewsThe high temperature warning has come early this year but will affect fewer nuclear power plants.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France | Rivers
Russia alarmed by large fall in bee populations - BBC News
2023-07-14 (or before) in The BBCPesticides are blamed for Russia's mass bee deaths, while French honey production is also down.
Tagged under: Bees | Russia | France
When it comes to rich countries taking the environment seriously, I say: vive la France | George Monbiot
2023-06-24 in The GuardianEmmanuel Macron’s government is at least doing the bare minimum to avert the planetary crisis – and putting the UK to shame, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: France
Challenge to stop solar panels becoming a 'waste mountain' - BBC News
2023-06-04 (or before) in The BBCA French factory is pioneering recycling of solar units as experts warn of a waste mountain by 2050.
Tagged under: Solar Energy | France
Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty
2023-05-29 (or before) in InklPARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a "time bomb", as diplomats began five days of talks in Paris to make progress on a treaty to end plastic waste.
Tagged under: France
France is preparing for a ‘realistic’ 4°C global warming scenario
2023-05-25 (or before) in EuronewsAfter living through the hottest summer on record in 2022 and a prolonged drought, France is now preparing for a future where extreme weather could become commonplace.
Tagged under: Drought | France
France bans short-haul flights to cut carbon emissions - BBC News
2023-05-24 (or before) in The BBCAll domestic air routes are stopped where the same journey could be made by train in under 2.5 hours.
French oil giant TotalEnergies sues Greenpeace over emissions report
2023-05-03 in The GuardianGreen group accused company of emitting more than it disclosed but TotalEnergies says report used dubious methodologies
Tagged under: France | Activism | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
Many Europeans want climate action – but less so if it changes their lifestyle, shows poll
2023-05-02 in The GuardianExclusive: YouGov survey in seven countries tested backing for government and individual action on crisis
Tagged under: Spain | Climate Change | France
French-Russian nuclear relations turn radioactive
2023-04-20 in PoliticoUkraine and several EU countries want France to cut commercial ties with Russia’s atomic sector.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France | Russia
G7 ministers agree to cut gas consumption and speed-up renewable energy | Reuters
2023-04-16 (or before) in ReutersThe Group of Seven rich nations have agreed to call for reducing gas consumption and increasing electricity from renewable sources while phasing out fossil-fuels faster and building no new coal-fired plants, France's energy transition minister said on Saturday.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Fossil Fuels | Electricity | France
The Battle of Sainte-Soline
2023-04-12 in quillette.comThe events at Sainte-Soline have received less attention from the international media than the pension-reform protests, but they are arguably more consequential.
Tagged under: France | Activism
Climate change may pose key risk to French reactors – court | Montel
2023-04-09 (or before) in Montel(Montel) The impact of global warming on France’s nuclear fleet could become “critical” by 2050, with three to four times more outages than today, said the country’s Court of Auditors in a report published late on Tuesday.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France | Climate Change
EDF’s riverside reactor build plans “irresponsible” – expert | Montel
2023-04-08 (or before) in Montel(Montel) France’s plan to build two riverside reactors is “irresponsible”, given the acceleration of global warming-related water strain, nuclear expert and critic Yves Marignac told Montel.
Tagged under: France | Nuclear Power | Rivers
France plans 70% 'supertax' on fuel for private jets
2023-04-07 in thelocal.frFrance is set to dramatically increase taxes on fuel for private jets, as the government rejects a proposal from environmentalist and left-wing senators to ban short flights altogether.
Tagged under: France | Aviation | Air Travel
Rethinking Paris: France braces for 4°C warming in “turning point” strategy
2023-04-06 in Renew Economy | News and analysis for the clean energy economyParis plans to use 2024 Olympics as a showcase for urban climate adaptation, including proposals to deal with 4°C of warming.
Tagged under: France
Pesticide Giant Criticised for ‘Greenwashing’ Partnership with French Influencer
2023-03-22 by in DeSmogBayer, the world’s second largest crop chemicals company, sponsored a French influencer to create and share pro-pesticides content with over 300,000 followers on her Instagram account, an investigation has revealed. Jenny Letellier – one of France’s biggest YouTubers with nearly 4 million subscribers – has come under fire for the sponsored content, which was broadcasted […]
Tagged under: France
ASN allows longer use of Flamanville EPR vessel head : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News
2023-03-16 (or before) in Homepage - World Nuclear NewsFrance's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, has made a draft decision to allow EDF to use the current reactor vessel head of the Flamanville 3 EPR until the end of the reactor's first operating cycle. The regulator earlier ruled that the utility must replace the vessel head by the end of 2024.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France
French electricity company discovers deep crack in nuclear plant cooling system
2023-03-09 in RFI - All the news from France, Europe, Africa and the rest of the world.French energy group EDF has reported a major crack in a cooling pipe at a nuclear power plant on the Channel coast. This is the latest such incident to plague the energy sector, already struggling to…
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France | Electricity
‘Very precarious’: Europe faces growing water crisis as winter drought worsens
2023-03-04 in The GuardianMultiple governments warn of critical water shortages as heatwaves and lack of rain leave river systems depleted
Tagged under: Spain | Heatwaves | Drought | France | Rivers
This French city is making public transport free
2023-02-20 (or before) in EuronewsCould Paris be next to make their transport free?
Tagged under: France
France receives EUR2 billion floating offshore boost - Emerging Risks Media Ltd
2023-02-15 in emergingrisks.co.ukSHARE:
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | France | Climate Change
French nuclear giant EDF buys massive Australian floating offshore wind project
2023-02-15 in Renew Economy | News and analysis for the clean energy economyFrench nuclear energy giant EDF buys massive floating offshore wind project in Australia that it plans to build in stages.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Wind Power | France
France in new row with Germany and Spain over nuclear-derived hydrogen
2023-02-10 (or before) in EURACTIVA new row has erupted between France, Germany and Spain over nuclear energy, with Paris furious about a lack of support from Berlin and Madrid for its efforts to have nuclear-derived hydrogen labelled as 'green' in EU legislation, sources said.
Tagged under: Spain | Hydrogen | Nuclear Power | Germany | France | Legislation
Brussels recommends EU-wide exit from controversial energy treaty
2023-02-08 (or before) in EuronewsFrance, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland are among those who had advocated an exit from the contentious agreement.
Tagged under: Spain | Germany | France
Cracking under pressure: Inside the race to fix France’s nuclear plants
2023-01-28 by Francois De Beaupuy in Japan TimesComplicated procedures, replicated across sites this winter, have hampered the ability of Electricite de France to get the country's nuclear reactors back online after lengthy shutdowns.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France | Electricity
France to take legal action over ‘nightmare’ plastic pellet spill
2023-01-23 in The GuardianBrittany beaches polluted by waves of beads believed to be from shipping containers lost in Atlantic
Tagged under: France
Airlines plot fight-back against France's short-haul flights ban
2023-01-19 by in Climate Home NewsThe aviation industry plans to argue that banning short-haul flights is ineffective and impinges on EU citizens' right to travel between countries
Tagged under: France | Air Travel
A six-pack of sauvignon: could canned wine help save the planet?
2023-01-09 in The GuardianWine poured – or sipped – from cans is gaining in popularity, and drastically reducing emissions from the industry
Tagged under: France
‘Extreme event’: warm January weather breaks records across Europe
2023-01-02 in The GuardianAt least eight countries experience record high temperatures of ‘almost unheard of’ heat, say meteorologists
Tagged under: Spain | Extreme Weather | France
France becomes latest country to leave controversial energy charter treaty
2022-10-21 in The GuardianQuitting the ECT, which protects fossil fuel investors from policy changes that might threaten their profits, was ‘coherent’ with Paris climate deal, Macron said
Tagged under: France | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Movement towards a Carbon Currency in France - Ecocore
2022-10-19 in ecocore.orgThree circumstances, independent of each other, create a unique opportunity to engage in a public debate on the reforms to be undertaken:
Tagged under: France
France bracing for ‘catastrophic’ food shortages following drought, farmers and unions warn
2022-09-09 in Morning Starby Roger Mckenzie at the Fete de l'Humanité
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | France
Anglo-French oil firm threatens Amazon reserve for isolated Indigenous people
2022-08-23 in The GuardianPerenco sues Peru government for repeal of law that offers recognition to proposed Napo-Tigre reserve
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Trees | France
Loire Valley: Intense European heatwave parches France's 'garden' - BBC News
2022-08-14 (or before) in The BBCThe Loire Valley is key to French farming, but it is being devastated by a fourth heatwave this year.
Tagged under: Farming | Heatwaves | France
French PM sounds climate crisis alarm as ‘ogre-like’ wildfire rages
2022-08-11 in The GuardianÉlisabeth Borne makes statement as more than 1,000 firefighters battle huge blaze south of Bordeaux
Tagged under: Wildfires | France
Europe’s Parched Earth Hits Corn as Climate Crisis Resounds
2022-08-07 (or before) in BloombergSearing temperatures are shriveling corn crops across Europe, in the latest sign of a deepening crisis that spans everything from Rhine River transport to Spanish olive growers.
Tagged under: Spain | Farming | France | Rivers
France drought: Parched towns left short of drinking water - BBC News
2022-08-06 (or before) in The BBCTrucks are supplying many parched French towns with drinking water after an exceptionally dry July.
Tagged under: Drought | France
France’s troubled nuclear fleet a bigger problem for Europe than Russia gas
2022-08-05 in Renew Economy | News and analysis for the clean energy economyMore than half of France’s nuclear fleet are offline, its power prices are through the roof, and it faces a long-term supply problem.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | France | Russia
Heatwave: More evacuations as Mediterranean wildfires spread - BBC News
2022-07-17 (or before) in The BBCWildfires force France to evacuate some 16,000 people, as Spain, Croatia and Greece are also hit.
Tagged under: Spain | Wildfires | Heatwaves | France
G7 countries to stop funding fossil fuel development overseas
2022-05-30 in The GuardianMinisters from world’s biggest economies reach agreement that could shift estimated $33bn a year to clean energy sources
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Germany | France | Fossil Fuels | Japan
France’s unprecedented drought shows climate change is ‘spiralling out of control’
2022-05-11 in France 24As global warming accelerates, the spectre of drought haunts France’s once verdant farmland. Even now, before the start of summer, 15 administrative départements have had to restrict water use while…
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | France | Climate Change
Summer of 2021 was Europe’s hottest on record
2022-04-23 in France 24Europe experienced its hottest summer on record in 2021, while being ravaged by floods, heatwaves and fires, according to a report published Friday by the European Union's Copernicus climate change service,…
Tagged under: Heatwaves | France | Climate Change
Nature’s Say: How Voices from Hawai’i Are Reframing the Climate Conversation - Inside Climate News
2022-02-13 in Inside Climate NewsThe Parc Chanot exhibition space in Marseille, France, early last September was a sea of slim-tailored suits tapered tight at the ankles. Diplomats and agents consulaires floated through pavilions, vibing protocol. After a one-year Covid delay, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which gathers members from more than 160 nations every four years […]
Tagged under: France
French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights | Reuters
2022-01-24 (or before) in ReutersTagged under: France
Car ads get cigarette-like disclaimer in France suggesting walking or biking instead
2022-01-04 in ElectrekA new law in France will soon require automakers to include a disclaimer in their advertisements encouraging more energy-efficient transportation alternatives such as walking, biking, or public transit. The new legislation will come into force on March 1, and requires that one of three statements be included in any car advertisements in France. The three […]
Tagged under: France | Legislation
No mountain high enough: study finds plastic in ‘clean’ air
2021-12-21 in The GuardianMicroplastics from Africa and North America found airborne in French Pyrenees, 2,877 metres above sea level
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Africa | Sea Level | France
Few willing to change lifestyle to save the planet, climate survey finds
2021-11-07 in The GuardianExclusive: poll of 10 countries including US, UK, France and Germany finds people prioritising measures that are already habits
Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change | France
Oil System Collapsing so Fast it May Derail Renewables, Warn French Government Scientists – Byline Times
2021-10-22 (or before) in Byline TimesTagged under: Renewable Energy | France
France not doing enough to tackle climate change, court rules - CNN
2021-09-25 (or before) by in CNNA Paris court has found France legally responsible for its failure to meet targets intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | France | Climate Change
Snow chaos in Europe caused by melting sea-ice in the Arctic
2021-04-14 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyThey are diligently stoking thousands of bonfires on the ground close to their crops, but the French winemakers are fighting a losing battle. An above-average warm spell at the end of March has been followed by days of extreme frost, destroying the vines with losses amounting to 90 percent above average. The image of the struggle may well be the most depressingly beautiful illustration of the complexities and unpredictability of global climate warming. It is also an agricultural disaster from Bordeaux to Champagne.
Tagged under: Extreme Weather | Arctic | Ice Melting | France
France's citizen climate assembly: A failed experiment? | DW | 16.02.2021
2021-02-18 (or before) by in Deutsche WelleEmmanuel Macron's experiment in participatory democracy is under fire after more than half of the proposals from citizens were dropped from the French climate law.
Tagged under: France
Court convicts French state for failure to address climate crisis
2021-02-03 in The GuardianState found guilty of ‘non-respect of its engagements’ aimed at fighting global warming
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | France | Greenpeace
French tech firm Schneider Electric tops global league of green firms
2021-01-25 in The GuardianParis-based company worth €70bn now seen as world’s most sustainable company on Global 100 index
Tagged under: France
Undercover footage at French farm shows ‘deplorable’ conditions for pigs
2020-12-03 in The GuardianThe animals are supplied to frankfurter brand Herta and sold in supermarkets including Waitrose, which has pulled the products pending investigation
Tagged under: Farming | France
Porsche, Ferrari buyers face $59,000 green tax in France
2020-10-09 in europe.autonews.comUnder France’s latest malus plan, the minimum threshold for a car to qualify for an emissions-based tax will be lowered over the next two years, and penalties will be raised.
Tagged under: France
World leaders pledge to halt Earth’s destruction ahead of UN summit
2020-09-27 in The GuardianFrance, Germany and UK among more than 60 countries promising to put wildlife and climate at heart of post-Covid recovery plans
Tagged under: Bolsonaro | Germany | France | Wildlife
Ami, the tiny cube on wheels that French 14-year-olds can drive
2020-09-11 in The GuardianCitroën’s ‘urban mobility object’ is classed as a light quadricyle and can be driven without a full licence
Tagged under: France
World’s largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly in France
2020-07-28 in The GuardianProject aims to show that clean fusion power can be generated at commercial scale
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Nuclear Power | Greenhouse Gases | Nuclear Fusion | France
Greta Thunberg and children's group hit back at attempt to throw out climate case
2020-05-05 in The GuardianBrazil, France and Germany say UN can’t hear complaint against five countries of flouting child rights to clean air
Tagged under: Children | Greta Thunberg | Brazil | Germany | France | Women and Children
Air pollution may be ‘key contributor’ to Covid-19 deaths – study
2020-04-20 in The GuardianResearch shows almost 80% of deaths across four countries were in most polluted regions
Tagged under: France
Slaughter of the songbirds: the fight against France's 'barbaric' glue traps
2019-11-30 in The GuardianFrench hunters claim ‘tradition’ justifies their exemption from EU rules. But with many species endangered, there is growing pressure for a ban
Tagged under: Birds | France | Wildlife
France and Germany: A neck-and-neck race on electric vehicle sales - International Council on Clean Transportation
2019-11-22 in International Council on Clean TransportationAre upcoming adjustments to France's vehicle taxation policy the right tactic to impact its EV sales ranking?
Tagged under: Germany | France
Total greenwash: Total CEO announces oil company will spend US$100 million a year on forest protection and reforestation | REDD-Monitor
2019-10-24 (or before) in redd-monitor.orgBy Chris Lang On 6 July 2019, Patrick Pouyanné, the CEO of French oil and gas company Total, announced that his company would invest US$100 million per year in forest protection. Total’s announcement comes shortly after similar announcements by Shell and Eni to offset some of their emissions with forest conservation projects. Oil companies have...
Tagged under: Shell | TotalEnergies | Trees | France
Emmanuel Macron's war on climate activism
2019-10-23 in Climate Home NewsWhy are climate protesters being tear-gassed under the watch of France's president, a self-defined climate champion?
Tagged under: Activism | France
Last Month Just "Obliterated" Temperature Records as The Hottest June to Date
2019-07-05 (or before) by in ScienceAlertEurope's record-breaking heat wave last week, it turns out, was the emphatic conclusion to the hottest June ever recorded.
Tagged under: Climate Change | France
European Heat Wave Shifts East; All-Time Heat Records Tumble in Germany
2019-07-02 (or before) in Weather UndergroundMore than 30 locations in Central Europe—including towns and cities in Denmark, France, Germany, and Poland—set all-time temperature records on Sunday as the continent’s historic June heat wave of 2019 shifted eastward.
Tagged under: Germany | France
Europe heatwave: cities take steps to limit effects of record temperatures
2019-06-27 in The GuardianGermany imposes speed limits on highways while schools in France remain closed
Tagged under: Heatwaves | France
'Hell is coming': week-long heatwave begins across Europe
2019-06-24 in The GuardianTemperatures could hit 40C from Spain to Switzerland, with authorities urging children and older people to stay indoors
Tagged under: Children | Spain | Extreme Weather | Heatwaves | Women and Children | France
France to declare natural disaster after storms rip through crops
2019-06-16 in The Guardian‘Orchard of France’ is badly hit by extreme weather that has killed two people
Tagged under: Farming | Extreme Weather | France
The illusion of centrist ecology
2019-06-11 in Le Monde.frGood news: given the results of the European elections it would seem that French and European citizens are becoming more concerned about global warming. The problem is that the election which has just taken place did little to further the basic issue. In real terms, which political forces do the ecologists intend to govern with … <p class="link-more"><a href="https://www.lemonde.fr/blog/piketty/2019/06/11/the-illusion-of-centrist-ecology/" class="more-link">Continuer la lecture<span class="screen-reader-text"> de « The illusion of centrist ecology »</span></a></...
Tagged under: France
Mutilated dolphins wash up on French coast in record numbers
2019-03-31 in The GuardianActivists say 1,100 dolphins found since January - but real figure may be 10 times higher
Tagged under: Activism | France | Fish | Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife
Elites' response to climate change must be fair, says EU official
2019-01-29 in The GuardianGilets jaunes’ anger shows that companies must do their bit, says Frans Timmermans
Tagged under: France | Climate Change | European Union
France bans fracking and oil extraction in all of its territories
2017-12-20 in The GuardianFrench parliamentarians have passed a law banning fossil fuel extraction. President Macron says he wants France to lead the world with switch to renewables
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | France | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
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