Jean-Marc Jancovici, in Paris, November 7, 2025. OLIVIER CORSAN/LE PARISIEN/MAXPPP
As the world faces a major energy crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East, The Shift Project think tank published, on Tuesday, April 14, the first part of its "Robust Plan for the French Economy," examining the conditions needed for successful decarbonization amid uncertainty. Underway for over a year, it aims to place energy and climate issues at the heart of the 2027 French presidential campaign. The engineer Jean-Marc Jancovici, who heads the think tank, says the current crisis could spotlight the urgent need to organize the phase-out of fossil fuels.
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