An industrial site in Port Jérôme, France, 26 December 2023. MARTIN ROCHE / PHOTOPQR / OUEST FRANCE / MAXPPP
France's cuts to greenhouse gas emissions slowed for a second straight year in 2025 and remain well below what is needed to meet its climate goals, according to government-commissioned data published Wednesday, April 8. The slowdown comes as other major economies also struggle to make good on their promise to reduce planet-warming emissions, even as global average temperatures hover at near record highs.
France's emissions declined 1.5% from the previous year, said Citepa, a non-profit organization tasked by France's ecology ministry with tallying the country's greenhouse gas inventory. "The downward trend in emissions is continuing, albeit at a slower pace," Citepa said in a statement, but added that the reduction "remains insufficient" to meet France's 2030 climate targets.
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