Green Transition
The 2015 Paris conference on climate change (COP21) resulted in a universal agreement to seek to restrict average temperature increases to less than 2 °C, and to make every effort to limit increases to 1.5 °C. Beyond this major agreement, France remains committed to the green transition.
Moving towards a greener economy
#3 producer
of renewable energy in Europe
(SCIMAGO, 2019)
The world’s #3rd leading issuer
of green bonds
(ClimateBonds,2020)
#1 exporter
of electricity in the world
(UN Comtrade, 2019)
The French green hydrogen plan 2020-2030
France is shaping up to become one of the most competitive, innovative, and low-carbon economies in the world. One of the strategic objectives of the “France Relance” plan, France’s new economic stimulus package, is the ecological transition. Learn more about the “decarbonization of the French economy” and the “French green hydrogen plan” below:
Green Transition
In July 2017, the government announced a €57 billion investment plan spanning 2018-2022, including €20 billion for the ecological transition.
One of the plan’s main aims is to guide France towards carbon neutrality.
Let’s be greener!
According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), France is the second largest producer of renewable hydroelectricity after Norway. More generally, France is the world’s tenth producer of electricity, and second in Europe after Germany, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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