France

France

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France's Climate Change Impact

Positive

  • πŸŽ‰ Pledge net zero by 2050 (in law)
  • πŸš— Ban ICE (diesel and petrol) vehicles by 2040
  • 🍾️ Energy mix contains low coal (0%)
  • 🌞 Uses solar power (2%)
  • πŸƒ Uses wind power (5%)
  • 🌊 Uses hydro power (10%)
  • πŸŒ… Other renewables power (~1%)

Negative

  • 😠 Electricity from renewable sources too low (19%)
  • πŸ›’ Electricity from oil (2%)
  • β›½ Electricity from natural gas (6%)
  • ☒️ Uses nuclear power (70%)
  • πŸ’€ Banning ICE vehicles happens to late!

Percentages rounded from 2019 data.

πŸ“ˆ France is rank 62 out of 195 countries for Climate Change.

How would you rate France's Environmental Impact?

Is the France part of the IEA (International Energy Agency)?

Yes, France is part country member of the IEA, working together in partnership on tackling the emerging energy challenges.

What is France's renewable vs fossil fuel energy mix?

France uses 19% energy from renewable sources compared to 9.49% energy from fossil fuel sources.

France's Climate Change Action

A list of some of France's common climate change questions.

Have France's government pledged to ban diesel and petrol cars?

Yes, France have plans to ban ICE cars by 2040.


Have France's government pledged to be a net zero country?

Yes, France have pledged to be a net zero country by 2050.


Does France's electricity mix still contain coal?

No, France's electricity does not contain any coal as part of the countries energy mix.

Does France's generate nuclear electricity?

Yes, France's does generate nuclear electricity.

France's Climate Change Resources

National Climate Change Entity

Are you looking for your countries department for action against climate change? If so, the website below is France's dedicated environment and global warming resource. We encourage everyone to put pressure on local and national government's to put climate change high on their priority and to push forward with climate positive laws.

ADEME - French Agency for Ecological Transition

France's Comparison Against Countries

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