France 2024 Climate Scorecard Award: François Boisleux
Climate Scorecard’s 2024 Government Climate Leadership Award is presented to a country official who has done the most to reduce emissions in their country’s... Read more.
French Voters Align Themselves with Climate Positions Of European Political Parties
Number of MEPs from France elected to the European Parliament in 2019 by European political party grouping Source: Statista.comWhile the next presidential election... Read more.
The Conflicts Between Climate Mitigation and Development in France
Since the beginning of the climate debate in France, climate policy has been marked by a perceived tension between the goals of national interest and global solidarity.... Read more.
France’s Global Leadership Role in Climate Finance Reform
One of the most impactful climate policies enacted by France in 2023 might not be the policy that reduces the most emissions: France did enact climate policies and... Read more.
France: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Strasbourg, with a current metro area population of 484,000, is the capital city of the Grand Est region in northeastern France and is commonly described as France’s... Read more.
France: COP 28 Recommendations for Strengthening Country Climate Ambition
Dear President Macron, My name is Liana Mehring. I am the Country Manager for France for Climate Scorecard, a non-profit organization that monitors the climate policies... Read more.
France’s GHG Inventory Deserves a B Rating for Producing Comprehensive, Useful Reports No More Than One Year Old
B Rating France submits its national greenhouse gas inventory annually to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This inventory provides... Read more.
France’s Government Needs to do More to Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
Rating B The typical French farmer varies in terms of farm size and the products they produce yearly. France has a diverse agricultural landscape, ranging from small... Read more.
France Has Suffered Progressively Severe Droughts Over the Past Decade
Rating B France used to experience an abundance of rainfall. However, in the last decade, the country has begun to suffer progressively severe droughts. Notably,... Read more.
Lack of Available Data but Promising New Policies in France
COUNTRY PROGRESS REPORTS/ MID-WAY 2023 Rating-C (Standing Still) Emissions indicators are relatively sparse; most are reported annually, making it difficult to assess... Read more.