We could not dream of a better weather to call for a “Collective burst to relaunch climate action”. While almost all of France has just been suffocated under a trying heat wave, with temperatures exceeding 41 ° C, the High Council for the Climate (HCC) publishes its seventh annual report, Thursday, July 3. The independent body responsible for assessing climatic policies regrets that the pace of decarbonation has “Slower a lot” in 2024 and deplored environmental declines “Disturbing” and “Significant delays” of the framework of public action in terms of climate. Consequence: France is not on track to hold its climatic objectives.
In 2024, greenhouse gas emissions only fell 1.8 %, against – 6.8 % in 2023. The dropout concerns all sectors, except that of energy production. In addition, 70 % of the reduction in 2024 comes from cyclical factors, such as a gentle winter which limited the use of heating, the drop in cattle livestock due to difficult socio-economic conditions or high rainfall which increased hydroelectric production. The share linked to structural reforms has been considerably reduced compared to 2023.
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