https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France released on Friday a revamped roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2050, with an ambitious plan to phase out oil and gas. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251212/france-updates-net-zero-plan-with-fossil-fuel-phaseout Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:21:29 +0100 france-updates-net-zero-plan-with-fossil-fuel-phaseout France's favourite condiment, Dijon mustard, is hard to find these days, with signs on supermarket shelves warning the lucky few who spot jars that they can only take one home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220914/confident-for-christmas-how-france-plans-to-tackle-mustard-shortages Wed, 14 Sep 2022 10:37:52 +0200 confident-for-christmas-how-france-plans-to-tackle-mustard-shortages French football giants Paris Saint-Germain made light work of their opponents Nantes in an away league game this weekend but then received a volley of criticism for making the relatively short journey to western France by plane. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220905/football-giants-psg-fly-into-storm-over-plane-journeys Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:56:39 +0200 football-giants-psg-fly-into-storm-over-plane-journeys School bus services have been cancelled a storms hit one département in southwest France - with conditions set to remain difficult throughout the day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211124/school-buses-cancelled-as-southwest-france-braces-for-more-rain Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:10:32 +0100 school-buses-cancelled-as-southwest-france-braces-for-more-rain Temperatures will dip across France next week, but it’s too early to call a 'cold snap', the national forecaster has said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211119/france-late-november-cold-snap-forecasts-are-premature-meteo-france Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:45:45 +0100 france-late-november-cold-snap-forecasts-are-premature-meteo-france The French parliament is set to vote through a new climate change law on Tuesday intended by President Emmanuel Macron to reinforce his green credentials one year ahead of national elections. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210504/french-parliament-to-vote-new-climate-law-criticised-by-green-groups Tue, 04 May 2021 10:50:41 +0200 french-parliament-to-vote-new-climate-law-criticised-by-green-groups A rare cold snap that froze vineyards across much of France this month could see harvest yields drop by around a third this year, France's national agriculture observatory said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210422/cold-snap-could-slash-french-wine-harvest-by-30-percent Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:09:37 +0200 cold-snap-could-slash-french-wine-harvest-by-30-percent At least a third of French wine production this year, representing almost €2 billion in sales, will be lost due to a bout of unusually cold early spring weather, a federation said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210415/third-of-french-wine-production-lost-due-to-cold-snap Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:11:44 +0200 third-of-french-wine-production-lost-due-to-cold-snap Snuggling up in front of the fire or log burner with a glass of wine is one of the highlights of countryside living for many, but a proposed new environmental law aim to change their use in France. Here's what is happening. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210414/france-to-bring-in-new-environmental-rules-on-log-burners-and-open-fires Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:02:55 +0200 france-to-bring-in-new-environmental-rules-on-log-burners-and-open-fires Standing on a steep narrow path amid rows of vines, Michael Gerin wonders whether any of this year's harvest can be salvaged. The worst spring frost in decades has killed off most of the shoots, and the weather forecast is not promising. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210413/weve-lost-at-least-70000-bottles-french-winemakers-count-the-cost-of-late-frosts Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:37:18 +0200 weve-lost-at-least-70000-bottles-french-winemakers-count-the-cost-of-late-frosts Desperate French farmers counted the cost Friday of several nights' of frost this week which threaten to decimate grape harvests in some of the country's best-known and prestigious wine-producing regions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210409/french-winemakers-count-cost-of-worst-freezing-in-decades Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:47:56 +0200 french-winemakers-count-cost-of-worst-freezing-in-decades The French government is to declare an agricultural disaster over an unusual early spring frost that has damaged crops and vines across the country, the agriculture minister said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210409/france-to-declare-agricultural-disaster-over-spring-frosts-that-damaged-vineyards Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:34:03 +0200 france-to-declare-agricultural-disaster-over-spring-frosts-that-damaged-vineyards French lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday on whether to enshrine environmental protection in the constitution, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks the upper hand in what could be a key issue in next year's elections. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210316/french-mps-to-vote-on-climate-clause-in-constitution Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:34:44 +0100 french-mps-to-vote-on-climate-clause-in-constitution US climate envoy John Kerry confirmed Wednesday the United States would lay out new financing commitments for the Paris Agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions ahead of an April 22nd summit, the pact's fifth anniversary. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210311/us-to-unveil-paris-climate-pact-commitments-in-april Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:16:55 +0100 us-to-unveil-paris-climate-pact-commitments-in-april Kamala Harris spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday to discuss topics including the pandemic and climate change, in a rare phone call between a US vice president and a foreign leader. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210216/macron-and-kamala-harris-talk-covid-and-climate-change-in-rare-phonecall Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:14:13 +0100 macron-and-kamala-harris-talk-covid-and-climate-change-in-rare-phonecall France outperformed its target for reducing carbon emissions in 2019, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday, four days after a court rapped the state for not respecting its own climate targets. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210208/macron-france-exceeded-its-2019-target-to-cut-carbon-emissions Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:45:39 +0100 macron-france-exceeded-its-2019-target-to-cut-carbon-emissions A French court on Wednesday held the state responsible for its alleged failure to take sufficient measures to halt climate change, handing NGOs victory in a landmark case backed by over two million citizens. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210203/paris-court-rules-french-state-liable-for-inaction-on-climate-change Wed, 03 Feb 2021 14:12:38 +0100 paris-court-rules-french-state-liable-for-inaction-on-climate-change Homes in southern France that so many fantasise about are going to become uncomfortably hot in coming decades, according to new climate change projections on Monday by the country's national weather service. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210202/climate-change-linked-heatwaves-and-droughts-set-to-hit-southern-france-hard-warn-forecasters Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:50:06 +0100 climate-change-linked-heatwaves-and-droughts-set-to-hit-southern-france-hard-warn-forecasters A Paris court will begin hearing a complaint brought by NGOs backed by two million citizens on Thursday accusing the French state of failing to act to halt climate change. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210114/french-court-to-hear-landmark-case-on-climate-inaction Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:13:10 +0100 french-court-to-hear-landmark-case-on-climate-inaction President Emmanuel Macron has declared that he plans to call a referendum on changing France's constitution in order to include a commitment to fight against climate change and for the protection of the environment. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201215/macron-plans-referendum-to-include-climate-change-fight-in-frances-constitution Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:29:07 +0100 macron-plans-referendum-to-include-climate-change-fight-in-frances-constitution