• Policy

        • France

        • 2020

        Anti-Waste Law 2020

        The Anti-Waste Law 2020 or Law No. 2020-105 of 10 February 2020 on the fight against waste and the circular economy is the French transposition of the European objectives of the Directives of the Circular Economy Package. The Law establishes a comprehensive framework for extended producer responsibility (EPR) and recycling in France.While most of its provisions focus on plastic and food waste, the following aspects are of note:The law establishes EPR Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for various product categories, such as requiring the collection and recycling of electronic waste components, including rare metals from devices…

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2024

        Garantie de traçabilité - guarantee of traceability

        Article L821-2 of the French Energy Code specifies that renewable or low-carbon hydrogen, if not mixed with other types of hydrogen or gases from production to consumption, and if its guarantee is transferred with the hydrogen, is certified with a "guarantee of traceability" to ensure its physical tracking. The goal is to ensure the integrity and traceability of hydrogen, supporting France's broader objectives of increasing renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production to meet decarbonization targets.

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2021

        Energy code - Hydrogen

        The French Energy Code defines hydrogen as a gas composed of dihydrogen molecules produced industrially. It distinguishes between renewable hydrogen, produced via electrolysis using renewable energy, and low-carbon hydrogen, which meets specific emission thresholds but doesn’t fully qualify as renewable. Carbon-based hydrogen, not meeting these criteria, is excluded from decarbonization goals. The code aims to promote hydrogen production with minimal carbon emissions supporting France's broader environmental objectives.

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2021

        French National Plan for Sustainable Purchases (2021-2025)

        …of them must use bio-based or low-carbon materials from 2030 onwards. The law also stipulates that by 2026, 100% of contracts must incorporate environmental considerations, and a life cycle cost calculation tool will be made available to buyers

        In the construction sector, France has set targets for the embedded carbon footprint of the whole construction (so-called ""RE 202049""). The regulation sets maximum emission thresholds, reduced over time and expressed in kg of CO₂ per square metre per year, over a 50-year building lifetime. By targeting the total embedded emissions in construction materials over the entire life…

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2022

        Incentive tax on the use of renewable energy in transport

        Since 2022, the renewable portion of electricity consumed for charging electric vehicles on publicly accessible infrastructure can be used by operators as part of the targets set by the incentive mechanism for the use of renewable energy in transport. This mechanism requires conventional fuel distributors to incorporate an increasing renewable portion of the energy supplied to the transport sector in France and provides support for the operation of charging networks.

        • Policy

        • United States

        • 2001

        Nuclear Power Generation IV International Forum

        The Generation IV International Forum (GIF) is a co-operative international endeavor organised to carry out the research and development (R & D) needed to establish the feasibility and performance capabilities of the next generation nuclear energy systems. The Generation IV International Forum has thirteen Members which are signatories of its founding document, the GIF Charter. Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Republic of South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States signed the GIF Charter in July 2001. Subsequently, it was signed by Switzerland in 2002, Euratom in 2003, and the Peoples Republic of…

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2025

        National Plan to adaptation to climate change

        …of our economy, ensure the continuity of public services. This plan is intended to be revised every 5 years according to the reality of the warming trajectory and the evolution of knowledge. The reference warming trajectory for adaptation to climate change so far anticipates an increase in the average temperature in mainland France of 4°C by the end of the century. With regard to vitally important operators (OIVs), the transposition into French law of Directive (EU) 2022/2557 on the resilience of critical entities will make it possible to integrate these challenges into entity planning through the revision of national security directives.

        • Policy

        • European Union

        • 2025

        Strategic Projects of the CRMA

        …supply. The projects are part of the implementation of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), which targets European extraction, processing, and recycling of strategic raw materials to meet 10%, 40%, and 25% of the EU's demand by 2030, respectively.Key Objectives include to:Enhance the EU's domestic production of strategic raw materials.Diversify external supply sources.Support the EU's green and digital transitions.Strengthen the EU's defence and aerospace industriesThe scope and coverage of the selected strategic projects span across 13 EU Member States, including Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Estonia, Czechia, Greece, Sweden, Finland, Portugal…

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2021

        Automotive Sector Support Plan

        The French Automotive Sector Support Plan enacted in May 2020  incorporates the following measures:  -The French government granted EUR 295 million to the automotive sector at the outset of the Covid-19 crisis. A EUR 5 billion state-guaranteed loan was also extended to the Renault company.  -An investment fund was created to ensure the financial sustainability of the industry, with BPI France, the state, and two companies (Renault and PSA) as main holders (EUR 100 million per stakeholder). Total available financial support for supply chain companies in the automotive sector will amount up to EUR 600 million…

        • Policy

        • France

        • 2020

        Recovery and resilience plan / Green energies and technologies/ Support plan for the aeronautical sector

        As part of the French stimulus package to support industries heavily affected by the Covid crisis, the government plans to invest 1.82 billion EUR in public aids in the next three years to support research and development and innovation in the aeronautical sector.  With a 300 million EUR budget as of 2020, the investments aim to make France one of the world's most advanced countries in clean aviation technology. Achieving carbon-neutral flights will be done through increasing electrification and developing hydrogen.  

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