Reaching carbon neutrality: Why France lags behind on its environmental goals • FRANCE 24 English

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A key part of the global fight to tackle global warming is the idea of carbon neutrality – a state of net zero carbon dioxide emissions. Like many countries and institutions around the world, France has committed to going carbon neutral by 2050. So how exactly is the country planning to get there and, crucially, how is it going so far?

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