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 French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for solar projects in developing countries, as world leaders met in India to promote greater investment in renewable energy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180311/macron-pledges-700-million-euros-for-new-solar-projects Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:09:17 +0100 macron-pledges-700-million-euros-for-new-solar-projects Northern France is not known for its beating sun but the region now hosts the world's first "solar highway", which will be inaugurated on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161222/normandy-village-home-to-worlds-first-solar-panelled-road Thu, 22 Dec 2016 14:34:02 +0100 normandy-village-home-to-worlds-first-solar-panelled-road A sweeping new bill unveiled on Wednesday would trim France's dependence on nuclear energy by 25 percent and reduce its fossil fuel usage by 30 percent. The bill lays out scores of measures, including millions more electric car charging stations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140618/france-unveils-big-green-energy-bill Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:10:00 +0200 france-unveils-big-green-energy-bill