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An energy policy gap is opening up in France. A new law provides not only for a moratorium on new wind and solar installations, but also for the exit from the EU energy market.
French Lawmakers Urged to Drop Moratorium on Renewable Projects
France’s renewable energy industry urged lawmakers to ditch proposed legislation that would impose a moratorium on approving new solar and wind projects, saying it would destroy jobs and stall the nation’s plan to curb its use of polluting fossil fuels.
MEPs concluded on Thursday a proposal for a law on France's future energy, which now includes an immediate moratorium on any new wind and photovoltaic installations.
The National Assembly has adopted a surprise moratorium on new wind and photovoltaic installations, creating a strong controversy and raising doubts about France's energy future
An amendment to the law on the energy future of France was voted by the right and the far right on Thursday, 19 June, to curb the development of renewable energies deemed "too expensive".
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