France backtracks on renewables targets, amends draft โ€˜energy sovereigntyโ€™ bill

France’s draft energy sovereignty bill will not include any targets at all, at least for now, the office of French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has confirmed, responding to criticism about the bill’s lack of consideration for renewables and over-emp…

Franceโ€™s โ€˜last mileโ€™ strategy for renewables under fire from all sides

France’s draft ‘energy sovereignty’ law, recently unveiled by the government, has caused quite a stir for its apparent dismissal of renewable energies, which are placed at the bottom of the list of low-carbon energies, behind nuclear.