“Macron Says He and Biden Will ‘Fix’ US Climate-Subsidy Conflict”
French President Macron Says He and Biden Will ‘Fix’ US Climate-Subsidy Conflict – Bloomberg
French President Emmanuel Macron said he and Joe Biden agreed to “fix” a dispute over the US president’s Inflation Reduction Act, which includes new subsidies for North American-made electric vehicles that allies have criticized.
“Paris agrees to turn Champs-Élysées into ‘extraordinary garden'”
Paris agrees to turn Champs-Élysées into ‘extraordinary garden’ | Paris | The Guardian
The mayor of Paris has said a €250m (£225m) makeover of the Champs-Élysées will go ahead, though the ambitious transformation will not happen before the French capital hosts the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Anne Hidalgo said the planned work, unveiled in 2019 by local community leaders and businesses, would turn the 1.9 km (1.2 mile) stretch of central Paris into “an extraordinary garden”.
“France to Raise Pollution Tax on SUVs and Trucks to $22,240”
France is taking aim at SUVs by raising a tax on heavier and more polluting vehicles, a measure that comes on top of tough new European rules being phased in next year to lower car emissions.
Under a law adopted by parliament this week, cars emitting carbon dioxide above a certain threshold will be subject to a 20,000 euros ($22,240) penalty in 2020, higher than the existing 12,500 euros. At the same time, the government is considering reducing cash incentives for the purchase of electric cars.You’v
“Giant predatory worms from Asia are invading France”
https://qz.com/1285418/giant-predatory-worms-from-asia-are-invading-france/
In a Peer J study published on May 22, “Giant worms chez moi!” zoologist Jean-Lou Justine of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, entomologist colleagues, and Gros, outline a discovery that “highlights an unexpected blind spot of scientists and authorities facing an invasion by conspicuous large invasive animals.” About 100 citizen scientists ultimately contributed to the assessment of this alien invasion, identifying five (!) giant predatory worm species in France that grow up to 10 inches long.
“‘Catastrophe’ as France’s bird population collapses due to pesticides”
Bird populations across the French countryside have fallen by a third over the last decade and a half, researchers have said.
“France’s climate plan includes ending fossil fuel vehicle sales by 2040”
France’s climate plan includes ending fossil fuel vehicle sales by 2040
Just one day after we found out that Volvo intends to stop selling cars with exclusively internal combustion engine drivetrains by 2019, France’s minister of the environment Nicolas Hulot has detailed a plan to the Financial Times for the country that includes ending the sale of fossil fuel-powered cars by 2040. The effective ban will be achieved through a mix of financial incentives for alternative fuel vehicles, and increased taxes on older, internal combustion cars.
“Belgian zoo shortens rhinos’ horns after French killing”
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-belgian-zoo-shortens-rhinos-horns.html
A Belgian zoo said Saturday it will shorten its rhinos’ horns as an anti-poaching measure following the grisly killing of a white rhino in France.
“This Country Just Banned Grocery Stores From Throwing Out Food”
Grocery stores in France will soon be banned from throwing away or destroying unsold food, under a bill passed unanimously by the French parliament last week.
Food waste costs countries around the world billions of dollars each year and is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, but France’s action was spurred by another type of crisis. Mired in an economic slump, France has seen a growing number of people living off food scavenged from waste bins outside grocery stores, which has prompted an outcry from aid workers and activists.
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