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The European Commission has finalized its simplification package for the EU Deforestation Regulation, introducing significant changes to product coverage and operational procedures. The package includes modifications to the list of regulated products, technical updates to the Information System, and multilingual guidance documentation. These developments represent the Commission's response to feedback from Member States and affected industries seeking more streamlined compliance processes.

In 2009, France committed to an overall objective of 23 percent of renewable electricity production by 2020 in the context of the EU Climate Change Package.

Originally viewed as one of the most promising countries in Europe for shale gas development, France recently affirmed its decision to ban hydraulic fracturing.

France has published an ordinance setting out the legal regime for hydrogen, aimed at fostering renewable and low-carbon hydrogen.

With a factor 10 growth between 2005 and 2009, wind-powered energy is a booming sector in France. In 2009 alone, building permits for wind power projects representing an overall capacity of 4,000 megawatts ("MW") have been granted by the French authorities.

On March 9, 2016, the French administrative Supreme Court ("Conseil d'Etat") issued a noteworthy ruling regarding the French Energy Economy Certificates ("Certificats d'économie d'énergie" or CEE).

A Paris civil court has drawn a clear line on the limits of environmental marketing by large energy companies.

The strong incentives developed by France for solar power projects over the last years have paid off beyond expectation.

In a judgement dated April 19, 2022, the Tribunal of Paris (the "Tribunal") dismissed a misleading commercial practice claim brought by a consumer protection non-government organization...

With tenfold growth between 2005 and 2009, wind-powered energy is and should continue to be a booming sector in France in the coming decades.

The small-scale gas market in France captures all the uses of natural gas outside the interconnected national gas network.

In France, the legislature never specifically classified emission allowances as financial instruments.

On November 27, 2024, the European Union ("EU") adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/3012 establishing a Union certification framework for permanent carbon removals...

In accordance with its decision-making practice, the French Competition Authority ruled that these practices were abusive.

On February 23, three climate advocacy groups—Friends of the Earth France, Notre Affaire à Tous and Oxfam France—filed a lawsuit alleging that a global financial institution...

FTI Consulting conducted a review of the small-scale LNG market in Europe that covered 14 countries and six market segments served by LNG trucks and ISO-containers.

The FLAP-D markets (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin) remain Europe's leading data centre hubs, driven by the surging demand for cloud technologies and ongoing digital transformation.