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France’s Government Needs to do More to Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
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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 family-owned farms to large-scale operations. Farm sizes in France can range from a few hectares to several hundred hectares, depending on the region and type of farming; however,...

France Has Suffered Progressively Severe Droughts Over the Past Decade
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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, “the average volume of renewable water resources (provided by rivers and precipitation that does not return to the atmosphere) has decreased by 14% over the last decade compared to the...

Lack of Available Data but Promising New Policies in France
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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 France’s progress in reducing emissions over the first six months of 2023. Almost all of the 45 indicators specific to Climate Change officially published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, are...

France’s Case of the Century
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France’s Case of the Century

On December 18, 2018, the Fondation pour la Nature et l’Homme (Foundation for Nature and Mankind), Notre Affaire à Tous (“An affair that concerns all of us”), Greenpeace France, and Oxfam France launched a climate justice campaign calling upon the French government to repair the ecological damage resulting from their climate inaction. The suit followed an...

In 2021 the French government paid EUR 8.41 billion in support to fossil fuels
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In 2021 the French government paid EUR 8.41 billion in support to fossil fuels

France has limited domestic fossil-energy resources and, as a result, imports most of its oil and natural gas and all of its coal. Nuclear power drives the majority of French energy production and consumption; however, petroleum products still account for about 28% of energy use. All energy products are subject to a standard Value Added...

France’s Vision of the Unity of all Citizens Impedes Efforts to Address the Climate Needs of its Indigenous Peoples
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France’s Vision of the Unity of all Citizens Impedes Efforts to Address the Climate Needs of its Indigenous Peoples

In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. This act elevated the global profile and scholarly engagement with the subject of ‘indigenous people’ and yet the idea of indigenous cultures and rights is still met with resistance in France, both in French academia and among the public...

France: A Climate Look Past and Forward
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France: A Climate Look Past and Forward

Looking Back 2022: Summer of Extreme Weather Events/ Looking Forward 2023: France’s Embrace of the Bridgetown InitiativeArguably the most important climate event that took place in France in 2022 was a summer of extreme weather events. These weather events – including successive heatwaves, forest fires, droughts, and storms –  gave France a foreboding preview of...

Energy Sources in France
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Energy Sources in France

Électricité de France (EDF)   Energy in France is generated from five primary sources: coal, natural gas, liquid fuels, nuclear power, and renewables. These serve as inputs to France’s power grid system, which is comprised of a centralized electricity grid dominated by nuclear power. In 2020, nuclear power made up the largest portion of electricity generation, at...

France’s Proxy Measures for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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France’s Proxy Measures for Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In 2021, quarterly greenhouse gas emissions within the European Union and its member states became available for the first time with estimates published from 2010 through 2022. These quarterly greenhouse gas emissions are compiled and published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union whose mission is to provide high-quality statistics and data on...

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