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 Michelin-starred French chef Marc Veyrat who cooked for world leaders at the UN climate talks in Paris, was on Friday served up a €100,000 fine for destroying the forest around his Alpine restaurant. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151218/paris-climate-talks-chef-marc-veyrat-fined-for-chopping-down-forest-cop21 Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:55:22 +0100 paris-climate-talks-chef-marc-veyrat-fined-for-chopping-down-forest-cop21 As organizers and world leaders are gearing up for the Paris climate summit, The Local gives you a rundown of the key facts and figures you need to know. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151130/cop-21-in-numbers-the-facts-and-figures-to-know Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:30:56 +0100 cop-21-in-numbers-the-facts-and-figures-to-know Around 150 leaders from around the world united in Paris on Monday for the COP21 climate summit, seen by many as the last chance to reach a deal aimed at limiting global warming. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151130/world-leaders-in-paris-for-climate-rescue-summit Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:30:02 +0100 world-leaders-in-paris-for-climate-rescue-summit Protesters linked hands near the violent heart of the Paris terror attacks on Sunday, giving an emotional jolt to world leaders flying into the French capital to try and save Earth from climate catastrophe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151129/hundreds-form-human-chain-for-climate-emergency Sun, 29 Nov 2015 13:31:56 +0100 hundreds-form-human-chain-for-climate-emergency Thousands of police on the borders and no cars in Paris - these were the main initiatives announced by France to ensure security at the COP 21 climate summit next week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151125/france-to-deploy-11000-police-for-climate-summit Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:47:27 +0100 france-to-deploy-11000-police-for-climate-summit Going ahead with the UN climate talks in Paris is the "best response" to the terror attacks that killed 130 people in the French capital, President Francois Hollande insists. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151125/holding-paris-climate-summit-is-best-response Wed, 25 Nov 2015 09:43:07 +0100 holding-paris-climate-summit-is-best-response The bloody terrorist attacks in Paris continue to have a knock on effect in France with authorities moving to ban two climate change rallies scheduled to be staged during the COP 21 summit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151119/france-bans-two-climate-change-rallies Thu, 19 Nov 2015 09:35:26 +0100 france-bans-two-climate-change-rallies France will deploy thousands of police at its borders on Friday ahead of key climate change talks in the country but it could be too little too late, with one police source saying dangerous black bloc protesters are already in the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151113/violent-black-bloc-protesters-threaten-climate-talks-cop-21-global-warming-paris Fri, 13 Nov 2015 12:10:23 +0100 violent-black-bloc-protesters-threaten-climate-talks-cop-21-global-warming-paris France and the United States appeared to clash Thursday over the legal status of a global pact to be agreed in Paris in December to stave off dangerous climate change. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151112/france-and-us-clash-over-paris-climate-deal Thu, 12 Nov 2015 15:51:54 +0100 france-and-us-clash-over-paris-climate-deal As ministers from 60 countries meet in Paris for pre-Cop 21 summit talks on climate change on Monday, the French Foreign Minister warned that "life on our planet is at stake". https://www.thelocal.fr/20151109/french-minister-life-on-planet-is-at-stake Mon, 09 Nov 2015 09:21:34 +0100 french-minister-life-on-planet-is-at-stake Long-time climate change sceptic Vladimir Putin will attend the UN climate summit in Paris starting November 30th. But the president's pledge for emission cuts is "inadequate", according to scientific analysis. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151108/putin-to-attend-climate-summit Sun, 08 Nov 2015 14:59:22 +0100 putin-to-attend-climate-summit In a bid to boost security, France will bring back its border checks during the COP 21 climate summit which will take place in Paris later this month, the country's interior minister said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151106/france-to-restore-border-checks-during-climate-meet Fri, 06 Nov 2015 10:15:05 +0100 france-to-restore-border-checks-during-climate-meet French president François Hollande arrived in China on Monday hoping to convince the world's largest polluter to support a deal at the forthcoming climate change conference in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151102/hollande-banks-on-chinese-support Mon, 02 Nov 2015 10:33:14 +0100 hollande-banks-on-chinese-support