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 Paris ranks poorly compared with other major cities when it comes to 'green cover' provided by trees, and record-breaking heatwaves are bringing this to light. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220806/record-breaking-parisian-summer-exposes-lack-of-trees-in-capital Sat, 06 Aug 2022 17:42:12 +0200 record-breaking-parisian-summer-exposes-lack-of-trees-in-capital English-speaking churches in France and across Europe have launched a massive environmental campaign ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow next month.   https://www.thelocal.fr/20211020/english-speaking-churches-in-france-launch-climate-campaign Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:56:31 +0200 english-speaking-churches-in-france-launch-climate-campaign The French government this week laid out the first package of 146 citizen-created measures that will be put in place in a bid to reduce the country's carbon emissions. Here's a look at what's changing and how it will impact daily life. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200728/france-reveals-first-measures-to-combat-climate-change Tue, 28 Jul 2020 14:50:35 +0200 france-reveals-first-measures-to-combat-climate-change French president Emmanuel Macron announced €15 billion would be invested over two years to make the country's economy greener. He says a new law will be drawn up before the end of summer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200629/macron-pledges-15-billion-to-make-the-country-greener Mon, 29 Jun 2020 18:53:06 +0200 macron-pledges-15-billion-to-make-the-country-greener French state-owned energy giant EDF on Saturday began shutting down the country's oldest nuclear power plant after 43 years in operation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200222/france-begins-shutting-down-oldest-nuclear-plant Sat, 22 Feb 2020 12:00:43 +0100 france-begins-shutting-down-oldest-nuclear-plant Developed countries on Friday pledged nearly $10 billion for the UN's flagship climate change fund, offsetting the impact of US President Donald Trump's decision to quit the Paris Agreement against global warming. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191026/french-conference-sees-donors-pledge-billions-for-un-climate-fund Sat, 26 Oct 2019 10:55:28 +0200 french-conference-sees-donors-pledge-billions-for-un-climate-fund Hundreds of climate activists barricaded themselves into a Paris shopping centre for hours ahead of a planned series of protests around the world by the Extinction Rebellion movement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191006/paris-climate-activists-kick-off-worldwide-extinction-rebellion-protests Sun, 06 Oct 2019 11:23:27 +0200 paris-climate-activists-kick-off-worldwide-extinction-rebellion-protests France is unprepared for the potentially catastrophic impact of rising sea levels on the French coastline, a senator for the green EELV party has warned. Here's a look at the effect this aspect of climate change could have on the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190527/where-in-france-will-be-most-affected-by-rising-sea-levels Mon, 27 May 2019 12:05:22 +0200 where-in-france-will-be-most-affected-by-rising-sea-levels A group of NGOs including Greenpeace and Oxfam have launched a lawsuit against the French state accusing it of taking insufficient action to tackle climate change. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181218/france-hit-with-climate-change-lawsuit Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:32:16 +0100 france-hit-with-climate-change-lawsuit From Paris to Bangkok and San Francisco, tens of thousands of people across the world took to the streets on Saturday to demand governments take action against climate change, as key UN talks attempt to breathe life into the Paris Agreement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180909/global-protests-as-key-un-climate-talks-stumble Sun, 09 Sep 2018 04:20:21 +0200 global-protests-as-key-un-climate-talks-stumble France failed to meet its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in 2016, the government said Monday, just a month after President Emmanuel Macron warned that "we are losing the battle" against global warming. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180123/france-fails-to-meet-targets-for-cutting-greenhouse-gas-emissions Tue, 23 Jan 2018 10:58:54 +0100 france-fails-to-meet-targets-for-cutting-greenhouse-gas-emissions French President Emmanuel Macron hosted world leaders in Paris on Tuesday, two years to the day since 195 nations adopted the climate-rescue Paris Agreement - this time to talk about money. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171212/world-leaders-gather-in-paris-with-task-of-making-planet-great-again Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:18:37 +0100 world-leaders-gather-in-paris-with-task-of-making-planet-great-again Moving to fill a climate science gap in Donald Trump's America, French President Emmanuel Macron named 13 US researchers on Monday to be hosted and sponsored by France to help "Make Our Planet Great Again". https://www.thelocal.fr/20171212/france-opens-arms-to-us-climate-change-scientists Tue, 12 Dec 2017 09:54:26 +0100 france-opens-arms-to-us-climate-change-scientists Former US president Barack Obama on Saturday took a new swipe at his successor Donald Trump over the Paris climate accord at a meeting with business leaders in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171203/obama-takes-on-trump-and-men-in-general-at-paris-event Sun, 03 Dec 2017 05:03:53 +0100 obama-takes-on-trump-and-men-in-general-at-paris-event French President Emmanuel Macron's 30-million-euro "Make Climate Great Again" campaign has narrowed a list of candidate scientists from abroad from thousands to 90, nearly half from the US, a French official said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170930/macrons-make-climate-great-again-campaign-hires-us-scientists Sat, 30 Sep 2017 10:39:29 +0200 macrons-make-climate-great-again-campaign-hires-us-scientists Former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger urged people from both ends of the political spectrum to join a "crusade" to save the planet, after a Friday meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170624/climate-change-more-important-than-partisan-politics-schwarzenegger Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:07:22 +0200 climate-change-more-important-than-partisan-politics-schwarzenegger France on Saturday made good on its promise to invite foreign climate change experts to the country, pledging €30 million to fund the work of up to 50 researchers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170617/france-pledges-30-million-for-foreign-climate-experts Sat, 17 Jun 2017 15:51:21 +0200 france-pledges-30-million-for-foreign-climate-experts French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said he hoped US President Donald Trump would not rush into deciding what to do with the Paris climate agreement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170526/france-urges-trump-not-to-rush-on-paris-climate-deal Fri, 26 May 2017 13:32:49 +0200 france-urges-trump-not-to-rush-on-paris-climate-deal France's top wines are facing tipping point due to climate change, that could winegrowers having to abandon the grapes that gave them world renown. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160322/france-climate-change-means-french-wine-faces-identity-crisis Tue, 22 Mar 2016 08:52:18 +0100 france-climate-change-means-french-wine-faces-identity-crisis Envoys from 195 nations zeroed in Saturday on a historic climate rescue pact after host France released a final draft for ministers to peruse and adopt. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151212/highlights-of-the-proposed-un-climate-accord Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:17:58 +0100 highlights-of-the-proposed-un-climate-accord