Environmental groups were quick to criticise French government plans to cut the green transition budget by €1.4 billion, including for energy-efficient home renovations, while others called the move “pragmatic”.
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has sketched a timetable to ban the sale of new gas boilers in France but decision-makers are treading carefully as some fear the government may face similar difficulties as Germany with its own phase-out plan.
French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced on Sunday (9 July) that the government would release an additional €7 billion from 2024 to finance the green transition, part of which will be allocated to energy renovations.
