Wake-up Call for France as Climate Experts Push for New Action on Emissions
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At the Aix Economic Meetings, economists and business leaders are arguing on the observation of the High Council for the Climate: the breathlessness of the fight against gas in effect in France.


Wake-up call for France as climate experts push for new action on emissions
France’s top climate advisory body has called for renewed urgency in tackling climate change, warning that recent setbacks and a slowdown in decarbonisation efforts risk undermining the country’s environmental goals.
The report of the High Climate Council gives an alarming assessment of the year 2024: far from the carbon neutrality targets for 2050, the country is lagging behind.
In its seventh annual report, the climate watch is concerned about the sharp slowdown in France's greenhouse gas emissions and calls for renewed political action to limit the impact of global overheating on the country.
In its annual report, the High Climate Council regretted that the rate of decarbonisation had "slightly slowed" in 2024 and deplored environmental declines, such as for low-emission areas and zero net artificialization of soils.
In its annual report, published on 3 July 2025, the High Council for Climate Supports the need for "structural changes" to decarbonize agriculture and make the sector more resilient to climate change.
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