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Radio France Internationale
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Could France's hesitation derail the EU’s 2040 emissions reduction target?

France's President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference after working sessions at the European Council in Brussels on 26 June, 2025. AFP - NICOLAS TUCAT

Despite positioning itself as the guardian of the landmark climate agreement signed in Paris in 2015, France is sending mixed signals when it comes to fulfilling the EU’s ambitious targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The 27 members are expected to agree on figures at a meeting next week.

The European Union has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and claims to have already reduced emissions by 37 percent compared to 1990, the reference year for its climate targets.

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