SDSN Networks in Action 2020
<p>SDSN’s National and Regional Networks promote the localization and implementation of the SDGs, develop long-term transformation pathways, provide education for sustainable development, and launch
France
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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake felt in southwestern France
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattled the southwestern French city of La Rochelle on Thursday in the strongest quake in mainland France since April 2014, the Central French Seismic Office said. Local press
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France to set unilateral floor price for carbon emissions
The French government has committed to unilaterally set a carbon price floor for electricity producers in a move aimed at curbing coal-fired power generation and boosting renewables. The combination
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India, France launch $1 tn potential solar programme for developing countries
India and France have launched a programme with $1 trillion potential to help developing countries harness fully their solar resources for a clean energy future to meet the "biggest challenge humanity
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Hinkley Point: French government 'completely committed' to plant
The French government is "completely committed" to constructing the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant, the French economy minister has told the BBC. Emmanuel Macron told the Andrew Marr Show the £18bn
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French renewables lobby wants more offshore wind power in policy review
French renewables lobby SER said on Thursday it plans to argue for a major boost to offshore wind power targets at a review of government energy policy on Friday. On Friday the French government will
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France to launch third offshore wind tender
France plans to launch a tender for turbines for a third offshore wind farm, the country's energy minister said on Monday, to be built off the northern harbour of Dunkirk. Unlike Britain, Germany and
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Zika virus implicated in brain infection in adults: French study
PARIS – The Zika virus, already linked to brain damage in babies, can also cause a serious brain infection in adult victims, French researchers warned Thursday. The Zika virus was found in the spinal
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First sexually-transmitted case of Zika in France: minister to AFP
A first case of Zika spread through sexual transmission has been recorded in France after a woman was infected when her partner returned from Brazil, Heath Minister Marisol Touraine told AFP on Saturday.
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France, Italy yet to reply to EU with VW scandal info: source
All European Union nations except for France and Italy have replied to the European Commission's request for information from member states in connection with Volkswagen's emissions scandal, an EU source
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External radiation doses in Fukushima comparable to those of Europe: study
The external radiation exposure levels of high school students in Fukushima Prefecture are within the same range of those living in France, Poland and Belarus, a scientist and a high school student said