France – Addressing the Challenge of Climate Change

A Canadian council agency benchmarked economical and environmental performances of G8 countries. This report ranks France first.

Facts : France is one of the greenest economies in Europe, a situation resulting from policies adopted as early as the 1970s. The 1973 oil shock resulted in France in a series of State policies aiming at enhancing energy efficiency and reducing France’s dependence on imported oil and gas. These policies have been carried out and improved for the last 40 years, and in 2007, with the The Grenelle de l’Environnement, France confirms its commitment to green its economy.

This Web site aims to provide information and facts on French national climate policies and French positions in the International negotiation process. It will be regularly updated in the run-up to Copenhagen and after to provide insights into the French contribution to the national and international debate on climate change.