French National Assembly adopts bill to speed up green transition

Fines, tax incentives and exemptions from environmental legislation are part of new proposal aimed at accelerating French efforts to mitigate climate change. The bill sparks criticism from right and left alike.
Photo: PR / Centrica Energy Trading
Photo: PR / Centrica Energy Trading
BY MARIA OIEN, TRANSLATED BY CHRISTOFFER ØSTERGAARD

A proposal aimed at expediting renewable energy projects by way of exemptions from environmental legislation, tax incentives, and fines has prompted criticism from the right and left alike in the National Assembly of France, reports media Montel.

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