Bayer, which recently wrapped up its takeover of Monsanto, now owns glyphosate and the liabilities surrounding it. Last Thursday, the same day the $63 billion acquisition closed, a beekeeping cooperative in northern France filed a legal complaint against the German chemical giant after the controversial weedkiller was detected in honey produced by one of its […]
The French parliament passed a law on Tuesday that bans exploration and production of all oil and natural gas by 2040 within mainland France and all overseas territories. Under the new law, France will not grant new permits or renew existing licenses that allow fracking or the extraction of fossil fuels. French President Emmanuel Macron, […]
French President Emmanuel Macron will announce the first recipients of the “Make Our Planet Great Again” grants Monday evening. The winners will receive all-expenses-paid grants to relocate to France and to conduct their climate research through the remainder of President Donald Trump‘s current term. According to the Associated Press, the campaign was initially aimed at […]
Bees are behind a French court ruling that suspended the license for two pesticides made by Dow Chemical. Friday’s preliminary ruling by an administrative court in Nice cited environmental risks of the pesticide sulfoxaflor. The decision overturned a ruling by ANSES, the French agency for health and environment. The court ruling banned the two pesticides, […]
The movement to ban the internal combustion engine is growing. The European cities of Paris, Oxford, as well as the whole of the Netherlands, have recently announced separate proposals to phase out cars powered by fossil fuels. France and Britain already have plans to ban diesel- and gasoline-powered cars by 2040, but cities within the […]
The French government intends to vote against and block the European Commission’s proposal to reauthorize use of the controversial chemical in the European Union. “The European Commission has proposed renewing its approval for glyphosate for another 10 years. This is far too long, given the concerns that remain over this product, and France will vote […]
By Hannah McKinnon Unprecedented and “never-before-seen” impacts of climate change are all around us. From Hurricanes’ Harvey and Irma to massive flooding in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal to forest fires burning through the west coast of North America—climate change is here and now, and it is catastrophic. Fortunately, unprecedented and never-before-seen climate policy is also […]
France plans to end the sale of vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel by 2040, environment minister Nicolas Hulot said. Hulot made the announcement Thursday in Paris as he launched the country’s new Climate Plan to accelerate the transition to clean energy and to meet its targets under the Paris climate agreement. To ease the […]
By Andy Rowell There is a growing feeling within European capitals that a quiet, but deeply positive, revolution is happening under Emmanuel Macron in France. Macron’s opinion poll rating is high, especially boosted in how the young French president has reacted to Donald Trump on the international stage. On Friday, there was further evidence of […]
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