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- EDF takes €12.9bn hit after Hinkley Point C delays and cost overruns Fri, 16 Feb 24, 11:04pmFrench energy firm swung to profit in 2023 despite impairment charge on struggling nuclear project in UK
- Hinkley Point C woes threaten to break UK and France’s nuclear fusion Sat, 27 Jan 24, 7:00pmCross-Channel dream is turning sour as EDF’s costs mount and Britain faces a long wait for the power to come on
- Underground hydrogen discovery in France raises hopes for clean energy Thu, 25 Jan 24, 5:00pmDeposit of natural hydrogen could be the largest ever found and enough to meet global demand for two years
- Heat pumps are hot property in Europe. Does Britain have cold feet? Sat, 23 Dec 23, 11:01pmIn France, they outsold fossil fuel boilers last year, with rapid progress in Poland, Germany, Italy and the Nordic countries. In the UK, muddled policy is blamed for a slow rate of installation
- World’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor launched in Japan Sat, 2 Dec 23, 12:35amJoint project with EU involves more than 500 scientists and engineers and more than 70 companies
- France is Europe’s biggest supporter of ‘carbon bomb’ projects, data shows Tue, 31 Oct 23, 10:16pmFrench banks have financed $154bn to firms running biggest fossil fuel projects since 2015 climate pact
- UK must offer businesses certainty over green energy, says boss of FTSE 100 firm Mon, 23 Oct 23, 2:44amMiles Roberts of packaging-maker DS Smith warns manufacturing will decline unless government provides clarity about decarbonisation
- Great Travel Reset: Poll: 41% of French population favors restricting EVERYONE to ONLY 4 airplane flights in their ENTIRE LIFE to ‘fight against global warming’ Mon, 2 Oct 23, 8:00amA CSA & HERE study reveals that 64% of French individuals, aged 18 and above, endorse reducing airplane usage due to environmental concerns. Notably, 41% support climate change expert Jean-Marc Jancovici's call to limit...
- UK Telegraph: The French plan to save the planet? Stop poorer people flying – Seeking ‘a minimum price for airfares within the EU in a bid to reduce the number of flights’ to reduce CO2 emissions Sun, 24 Sep 23, 11:00amWith a bit of luck, Paris’s half-cooked idea will also fail and EU governments will, instead, begin to put new technology, not higher fares, at the top of their environmental to-do list.
- Germany – UK – France Weather-Dependent “Renewables” 2022 : 2023 Wed, 9 Aug 23, 7:00pmThis damage to the performance of power generation in Western Nations is made in the context that most of the world including China, India and other rapidly growing Nations have no concern about growing their much more significant...
- The French solar power pioneer who was light years ahead Thu, 27 Jul 23, 3:00pmAugustin Mouchot’s solar-powered engine caused a stir at the World Expo in 1878 but it came too soon
- Paris climate finance summit fails to deliver debt forgiveness plan Sat, 24 Jun 23, 12:57amCountries in debt distress thrown financial lifeline but critics say measures fall short of what is needed
- Climate Lockdowns Begin for the workers: France bans short flights for passengers but not private jets Fri, 2 Jun 23, 4:49amBy Jo Nova It is in effect: If there is a train and it’s less than a 2.5 hour trip, in France you can’t fly — unless of course, you own your own private jet, the most “polluting” kind of plane...
- Unreliable Green Energy Has the World Running Back to Coal and Nuclear Sat, 20 May 23, 11:00pm...the reality of energy demand beckons these advanced economies to fall back on trustworthy fossil fuels and embrace highly efficient nuclear energy.
- Mon Dieu! Macron “the climate denier” calls for a pause on Environmental regulations Tue, 16 May 23, 3:48amBy Jo Nova Macron suggests the EU take a “break”from more environmental regulations h/t To NetZeroWatch