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 Of all the reactions from global leaders to Donald Trump's decision to abandon the Paris climate deal, there was only one they were talking about on Twitter and in the press on both sides of the Atlantic for that matter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170602/macrons-trolling-of-trump-in-english-sends-twitt Fri, 02 Jun 2017 13:08:33 +0200 macrons-trolling-of-trump-in-english-sends-twitt After a champagne moment in Paris, where ministers from around the world crafted a pact to fight perilous climate change, comes the hard part. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151213/after-paris-climate-accord-now-what Sun, 13 Dec 2015 17:24:45 +0100 after-paris-climate-accord-now-what Cheering envoys from 195 nations on Saturday approved a historic accord in Paris to stop global warming, offering hope that humanity can avert catastrophic climate change and usher in an energy revolution. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151213/euphoria-as-landmark-paris-climate-deal-adopted Sun, 13 Dec 2015 10:55:03 +0100 euphoria-as-landmark-paris-climate-deal-adopted 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 French hosts submitted to cheers and applause Saturday a proposed 195-nation accord aimed at curbing emissions of the heat-trapping gases that threaten to wreck Earth's climate system https://www.thelocal.fr/20151212/french-hosts-submit-proposed-un-climate-rescue-accord Sat, 12 Dec 2015 13:41:16 +0100 french-hosts-submit-proposed-un-climate-rescue-accord Sleep-starved envoys tasked with saving mankind from catastrophic climate change aim to wrap up a historic Paris accord on Saturday after battling through a second all-night session of UN talks, the French hosts said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151211/paris-climate-summit-talks-go-into-overtime Fri, 11 Dec 2015 09:20:43 +0100 paris-climate-summit-talks-go-into-overtime UPDATED: French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday there were "still difficulties" in the climate talks in Paris, especially on financing. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151210/still-difficulties-in-cop-talks-hollande Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:53:48 +0100 still-difficulties-in-cop-talks-hollande UPDATED: French hosts of 195-nation UN climate-rescue talks released a crucial new blueprint on Wednesday, reporting important progress but some sticking points two days ahead of the deadline for a deal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151209/climate-saving-blueprint-released-at-un-talks Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:43:59 +0100 climate-saving-blueprint-released-at-un-talks France is desperate to push through a deal to stem climate change and save the global environment. But while Paris talks the talk, does it have a sound environmental record to back it up? https://www.thelocal.fr/20151209/so-how-green-really-is-france Wed, 09 Dec 2015 10:00:05 +0100 so-how-green-really-is-france A private business plane was intercepted and escorted away by the French Air Force after it was caught flying over northern Paris on Monday morning, where security remains tight for the COP21 climate summit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151207/air-force-chases-business-jet-across-paris Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:04:50 +0100 air-force-chases-business-jet-across-paris Negotiators from 195 nations delivered a blueprint Saturday for a pact to secure humanity from the consequences of rampant emissions of climate-altering greenhouse gases. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151205/un-conference-delivers-climate-saving-blueprint Sat, 05 Dec 2015 17:01:45 +0100 un-conference-delivers-climate-saving-blueprint Twelve enormous blocks of Greenland ice were dumped outside the Place du Pantheon in Paris on Thursday to represent a clock, symbolising the race against time to stem global warming. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151203/paris-ice-clock-shows-time-is-ticking-on-climate-change Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:33:15 +0100 paris-ice-clock-shows-time-is-ticking-on-climate-change France's top diplomat Laurent Fabius, presiding over 195-nation talks for a UN climate pact, urged negotiators Wednesday to pick up the pace so as to finish the job by December 11th. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151203/france-tells-cop21-negotiators-to-speed-up Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:05:26 +0100 france-tells-cop21-negotiators-to-speed-up The US president said on Tuesday that Isis would remain a threat but that a few individuals could not tear down Paris. The joy, the people, the beauty will win out every time, he said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151201/obama-a-few-terrorists-cant-tear-down-paris Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:34:33 +0100 obama-a-few-terrorists-cant-tear-down-paris French police on Tuesday banned demonstrations on Paris' prestigious Champs Élysées avenue and near the venue for the UN climate conference at Le Bourget north of the capital during the two-week talks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151201/police-ban-champs-elysees-demonstrations Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:51:33 +0100 police-ban-champs-elysees-demonstrations A group of eco activists in Paris have found an innovative way to protest - a guerilla advertising campaign criticizing the corporate sponsors of the summit, including Air France and Volkswagen, who it claims are "part of the problem". https://www.thelocal.fr/20151201/in-pics-guerilla-ads-target-cop21-in-paris Tue, 01 Dec 2015 13:25:30 +0100 in-pics-guerilla-ads-target-cop21-in-paris French President Francois Hollande turned up the pressure on heads of state gathered for the opening speech of a UN climate conference on Monday, saying life itself was at stake and a deal must be reached. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151130/life-is-at-stake-hollande-ramps-up-pressure Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:29:42 +0100 life-is-at-stake-hollande-ramps-up-pressure So what do you cook when you're feeding 150 presidents, prime ministers, and kings at an environmental conference? We take a look at the menu on the table for Monday afternoon at the COP21 climate summit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151130/the-cop21-menu-for-the-150-heads-of-state Mon, 30 Nov 2015 13:26:42 +0100 the-cop21-menu-for-the-150-heads-of-state When 150 world leaders come to town, you would expect there to be some knock-on effects. From free public transport to closed roads, here's how Paris is being affected by the two-week conference. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151130/how-the-cop21-climate-summit-impacts-paris Mon, 30 Nov 2015 12:01:56 +0100 how-the-cop21-climate-summit-impacts-paris Politicians and members of the public condemned protesters who ransacked the makeshift shrine to the Paris terror attacks victims to throw candles and other objects left by mourners at riot police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151130/anger-as-rioters-trash-paris-attacks-memorial Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:29:47 +0100 anger-as-rioters-trash-paris-attacks-memorial