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France unveils €1.1bn emergency aid for farmers after record heat

France has announced €1.1 billion in emergency aid for farmers after record heat and drought caused severe damage to crops, pastures and water supplies.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 4

France had its hottest summer since records began over a century ago, environment minister says

According to Meteo France, the summer of 2026 recorded an average temperature of 24 °C covering day and nighttime, 3.6 C above the normal average, and higher than in 2003, when temperatures were 2.7 C above normal.

Euronews · Sep 3

France recorded 'hottest summer ever' in 2026, environment minister says

The summer of 2026 was the hottest summer ever recorded since measurements began in 1990, French Environment Minister Monique Barbut said Thursday.

France 24 · Sep 3

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The hidden bill: How Europe's scorching summers are reshaping national budgets

Another summer of record heat, drought and wildfires is leaving European governments with a bill that will land months later in the form of emergency relief, farm compensation, infrastructure repairs, unpaid taxes and food inflation.

Euronews · Aug 31

France Heatwave Shock: What’s really driving the €15 billion economic toll?

France faces enormous economic costs from ongoing summer heatwaves and drought. These combined direct and indirect losses are estimated between ten and fifteen billion euros. This year's extreme weather has caused more damage than the 2022 drought. Agriculture, forests, and water supplies are all significantly impacted by the conditions. The…

The Economic Times · Aug 12

France wildfires latest: A third of a million evacuated across Europe as temperatures to hit 44C

The Gironde fire has burned an area four times the size of Paris

The Independent UK · Jul 29

Wildlife face ‘catastrophic’ losses in French blazes

PARIS - Deer trapped by walls of flame, lizards unable to escape the heat, habitats reduced to charred wood and ash: wildlife are paying a steep price as France's forests burn.

Bangkok Post · Jul 28

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‘Scandalous, irrational and irresponsible’: French beekeepers’ fury at lifting of pesticides ban

Allowing use of pesticides to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union says

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26

What are the ‘catastrophic’ pesticides that led France’s environment minister to try and quit?

Acetamiprid and flupyradifurone have been proven to harm bees and could be a risk to children’s developing brains.

Euronews · Jul 22

Macron talks environment minister out of quitting over pesticide U-turn

France's environment minister, Monique Barbut, will remain in her post, given the "urgency" to act on climate change, after submitting her resignation to President Emmanuel Macron over a bill to reintroduce bee-harming pesticides, her team said Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 22

French environment minister convinced to stay on after announcing resignation

Barbut had resigned earlier on Wednesday and criticized the government in a LinkedIn post, saying it had reneged on promises over an agricultural bill to reintroduce certain pesticides.

Euronews · Jul 22

France’s environment minister resigns over emergency bill allowing 2 banned pesticides

France's minister for the environmental transition is stepping down over a controversial pesticide bill

The Independent UK · Jul 22

French environment minister quits as new law opens door to contested pesticides

Environment Minister ⁠Monique Barbut has stepped down in protest after French lawmakers approved the controversial new agriculture bill allowing the temporary reintroduction of two pesticides accused of harming bees.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 22

French environment minister to stay in post amid 'urgency' to act on climate

France's environment minister Monique Barbut said Wednesday that she will remain in her post despite her disagreement with a bill on bee-harming pesticides, given the "urgency" to act on climate change. Earlier in the day, Barbut said she would submit her resignation to the president.

France 24 · Jul 22

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Euronews · Jul 20

Emergency farming law: reintroduction of two banned pesticides splits political parties

A year after mass protests against the Duplomb law, Parliament is again debating bringing back acetamiprid and flupyradifurone. Essential for some, intolerable for others, the move is splitting political parties and civil society alike.

France 24 · Jul 15

France grapples with 'very worrying' drought after successive heatwaves

Large parts of France are facing water restrictions as the country grapples with a drought described as "exceptionally" early and intense. France has been experiencing its third heatwave in as many months, accompanied by fierce wildfires further fuelled by dry conditions.

Reason · Jul 6

Europe May Never Be Cool, but It Can Be Air Conditioned

The continent’s political class needs to get over its aversion to life-saving technology.

France 24 · Jun 28

What France gets wrong about air conditioning

Is this the heatwave that finally changes French minds on air conditioning? Not for Environment Minister Monique Barbut. She said she was "horrified" by the idea of it becoming widespread. The rest of the world looked on perplexed as France suffered a brutal week, particularly for schools, hospitals and care…

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Radio France Internationale · Jun 24

France bakes under heatwave as warnings extend into July

France was sweltering under another day of extreme heat on Wednesday after recording its hottest day on record – with millions under red alerts, schools closed, power cuts affecting tens of thousands of homes and ministers warning that another spell of exceptional temperatures could last until 14 July.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 9

France moves closer to ocean goals with three new marine protection zones

The French government has announced three new marine protected areas, bringing it a step closer to goals established at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Summit. These "strong protection" zones are situated in mainland France, in the French West Indies and the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.

Radio France Internationale · May 4

France urges faster methane cuts as emissions remain at record high

France is using its G7 presidency to press for quicker global action on methane, as a major energy report warned emissions from fossil fuels remain stubbornly high.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 24

France leaves climate change off G7 environment summit agenda to placate US

G7 environment ministers in Paris have excluded climate change from their agenda to placate the United States, which has withdrawn from global climate agreements.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17

France issues red flood alerts after ‘exceptional’ rainfall

Aftermath of Storm Nils causes chaos across country with flooding under way or expected on Garonne, Maine and Loire rivers

Radio France Internationale · Feb 5

France calls on EU to set climate 'red lines' as bloc reviews UN goals

As European environment ministers gather for a two-day summit in Cyprus, France has called for the bloc to take a more aggressive stance when it comes to defending global climate goals.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 1, 2025

International climate experts gather in Paris to begin 7th UN report

Some 600 experts arrived in Paris on Monday to begin work on the next major UN climate report. The five-day gathering gets underway in the shadow of comments by US President Donald Trump, who deems the science around global warming to be a "hoax".

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