Green New Deal learns from Europe’s climate missteps
Opinion
In early February, American Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), flanked by veteran climate activists and supported by a host of environmental
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No deal Brexit threatens French gas security
Opinion
As the clock ticks to March 29, the deadline for the United Kingdom to reach a deal to exit the
France agrees Nord Stream compromise
Policy
The European Union has adopted a Franco-German compromise on allowing Germany to remain the lead negotiator with Russia on the
Europe attempts to dodge US sanctions on Iran
Policy
Germany, France and the UK have unveiled a plan to help companies trade with Iran, in an attempt to salvage
Franco-German treaty removes carbon pricing
Environment
France and Germany are due this week to sign the landmark Treaty of Aachen, consolidating their close economic and security
Saudi minister attacks Macron fuel tax
Environment
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, Khalid Al-Falih, has attacked France’s attempt to raise taxes on fuel and warned other nations of
Macron stands by fuel taxes
Policy
Fuel tax rises will go ahead despite a fortnight of protests, French President Emmanuel Macron told the nation, adding that
Macron’s diesel tax hammers popularity rating
Industry
French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity has fallen to a new low, according to opinion polling, amid protests against a planned
Macron fuel tax sparks protests
Consumption
Demonstrators from the gilets jaunes (yellow vests) movement have blocked France’s road network to oppose President Emmanuel Macron’s new fuel
Nuclear fusion researchers hail spinoffs
Industry
European researchers into fusion energy are hailing breakthroughs in magnetic resonance spectroscopy and advances in explosive metal construction that have
Total signs EV charging deal
Storage
French fossil-fuel giant Total and electric-vehicle infrastructural developer ChargePoint have signed a deal to “lay the groundwork for the next
EDF slammed over Flamanville faults
Production
French electrical agency EDF has said its much-postponed plan for a reactor in Normandy of the same kind as those
Hydrogen plane could link up France by 2025
Storage
Tech firm HES Energy Systems says it plans to fly its Element One, the world’s first hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft, in
French island chosen for ‘smart’ project
Transmission
Renault is looking to make Belle-Île-en-Mer (pictured), an island to the south of Brittany in northern France near St Nazarre,
French renewable firm launches IPO
Industry
French renewable-energy producer Neoen has registered for an initial public offering (IPO) of a reported €450 million, which would be