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"French ban on 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics, clothing to enter force"
#France #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

French ban on 'forever chemicals' in cosmetics, clothing to enter force
A French ban on the production and sale of cosmetics and most clothing containing polluting and health-threatening "forever chemicals" goes into force on Thursday.

France halts imports of food with traces of banned pesticides #France

France halts imports of food with traces of banned pesticides
France on Wednesday officialized a ban on food imports containing traces of five pesticides currently banned in the EU, a move aimed at easing farmers' opposition to the Mercosur trade deal with four South American nations.

"France’s largest rewilding project"
#France #Rewilding #Environment

France’s largest rewilding project
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. He has spent much of his life in the shadow of the Dauphiné Alps in southeastern France, where limestone cliffs catch the morning light and the silhouettes of horned ibex move across the ridgelines. To Fabien Quétier, who […]

If you look at it's history you can count on Russian intelligence services to do everything they can to increase the violence and polarisation in France, using the existing anger and unrest to the max...
#hybridwarfare #russia

France issues red flood alerts after ‘exceptional’ rainfall #France

"France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout"
#France #NetZero #FossilFuels

France updates net-zero plan, with fossil fuel phaseout
France released on Friday a revamped roadmap to become carbon neutral by 2050, with an ambitious plan to phase out oil and gas.

"Can a ‘sustainable’ fungicide save France’s vineyards from climate-driven disease?"
#France #Climate #ClimateChange

Meet the scientist determined to save the wine industry from mildew
France’s wine crisis is being rocked by a surge of powdery and downy mildew, but a plant-based fungicide could save the day.

"France halts imports of food with traces of banned pesticides"
#France #Pesticides #Food

France halts imports of food with traces of banned pesticides
France on Wednesday officialized a ban on food imports containing traces of five pesticides currently banned in the EU, a move aimed at easing farmers' opposition to the Mercosur trade deal with four South American nations.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #NightTracks
France de Griessen:
🎵 Where have you been, my friend?
#FrancedeGriessen

"France installs 5.9 GW of PV in 2025"
#France #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

France installs 5.9 GW of PV in 2025
The country's cumulative installed PV capacity reached 31.1 GW at the end of December.

Confidence vs competence. Why silence isn’t insecurity 🇺🇸🇫🇷 #shorts #culture #france #usa - YouTube

Gisteren een rondje musea " in de buurt" eerst het indrukwekkende Musverre met je raadt het al glaskunst. Mocht je ooit in de buurt van Sars-Poteries, Fr, Nord zijn, bezoek waard. Omdat het Matisse museum op dinsdag dicht bleek, op naar Mons voor David Hockney in het CAP. Het bleek 90% ipad werk te zijn. Ook leuk, naar we hadden op meer gehoopt. Naar mijn mening de mooiste zag je overal, want afgebeeld op de reclame.
#musverre #cap #hockney #glass #france #belgique

How can #Sweden combat gangs who recruit children? Is #France really providing 2/3 of #Ukrainian intelligence? And how do we upgrade the #energyEfficiency of European homes? Today's @eurcorrespond.bsky.social is a cracker
https://europeancorrespondent.com/en/s/audio?d=2026-02-17&&email=ruth_mottram@protonmail.com

"French startup unveils solar canopy for motorhomes"
#France #SolarPower #Energy

French startup unveils solar canopy for motorhomes
France’s Genelios has developed an 8 kW modular solar canopy for motorhomes, offering manufactured-in-France construction, multiple installation options, and services that include design, monitoring, and maintenance for users across France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.

"France climate goals off track as emissions cuts slow again"
#France #Climate #ClimateChange #Emissions

France climate goals off track as emissions cuts slow again
France's cuts to greenhouse gas emissions slowed for a second straight year in 2025 and remain well off track to meeting its climate goals, according to provisional government-commissioned estimates published Tuesday.

A bad day for Russia is a good day for the rest of the free world!
"Starmer added that after the ceasefire, “The UK and France will establish “military hubs” across Ukraine And build protected facilities for weapons and military equipment to support Ukraine’s defensive needs.”
Still waiting to hear what Canada's contribution will be. I would speculate it may be to increase focus and assets in the Baltics and re-establish a permanent base somewhere in Western Europe for a rapid reaction type force.
With financial, materiel, and economic support going to Ukraine itself.
#RussiaUkraineWar #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #Ukraine #Russia #UK #France

"Germany, France, Netherlands curtail 3.9 TWh of renewables in 2025"
#Germany #France #Netherlands #Energy

Germany, France, Netherlands curtail 3.9 TWh of renewables in 2025
Analysis by energy advisory service Montel finds Germany, France and the Netherlands all saw record levels of renewables curtailment last year, with the build out of solar in each market contributing to midday generation peaks and consequential price cannibalization.

"Italy and France seek exemption on fertilisers from EU's carbon border tax"
#Italy #France #EU #EuropeanUnion

Italy, France seek relief on fertilisers from EU's carbon border tax
France and Italy are calling on the European Commission to exempt carbon tariffs on imported fertilisers from the bloc's carbon border tax, which came into force on January 1. They argue that the measure will help preserve European competitiveness for local farmers.

"France, Germany, Italy break solar records in December"
#France #Germany #Italy #SolarPower

France, Germany, Italy break solar records in December
AleaSoft Energy Forecasting's latest analysis finds Germany broke its record for solar production on a day in December on Christmas Day, reaching 87 GWh, while Italy and France achieved the same feat three days later, registering 66 GWh and 54 GWh respectively.

"French government urges citizens to ‘limit’ meat consumption to fight climate change"
#France #Food #Climate #ClimateChange

"French railway operator tests solar on train tracks"
#France #SolarPower #Energy #Trains

French railway operator tests solar on train tracks
Swiss startup Sun-Ways is testing removable solar panels installed on an operational railway line through a pilot project with French railway operator SNCF in Switzerland.