Massive wildfires in Gironde, the Landes and the Var. Back to back heatwaves across the country. Severe drought seriously affecting agriculture. This summer, the impacts of human-caused climate change have well and truly come to France.
With only a few months to go before the presidential election, environmental issues are expected to take an unprecedented place in the political debate. Historically championed by the left, the topic has become inescapable, forcing the right and the far right to take it up.
