French President Emmanuel Macron made global warming a central part of his World Economic Forum speech on Wednesday in Davos, pledging to close all of his country’s coal-fired power plants by 2021.
Macron’s anti-coal pledge comes as Ecology Minister Nicolas Hulot announced France failed to meet its 2016 global warming target to limit greenhouse gas emissions to 447 million metric tons.
Hulot said France would revise its global warming targets to better align with its Paris climate accord commitment to go “carbon neutral” by 2050, Reuters reported. Macron has been one of the most vocal supporters of the Paris climate accord, which went into effect in 2016.
We will close all our coal fired power stations by 2021, says @EmmanuelMacron, as he outlines a raft of measures to ensure France remains competitive, innovative and keeps fighting climate change. #wef18
— World Economic Forum (@Davos) January 24, 2018
Macron’s goal of closing all coal plants by 2021 is only somewhat more aggressive than his predecessor President Francois Hollande’s goal of plant closures by 2023. France gets 75 percent of its electricity from nuclear power plants, and only one percent comes from coal.
In fact, France only has three power plants that burn coal, so meeting Macron’s goal probably won’t be that hard. On the other hand, France relied on British coal plants to make up for offline nuclear capacity when temperatures dropped in November.
One factor that could complicate Macron’s decarbonization plan is a government push to close nuclear power plants, which don’t emit carbon dioxide.
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Macron can pledge what ever he wants . I pledge he will be lucky to last one election cycle and then melt away into some cosy corporate job .
His legacy will be found in the Politicians That Failed To Read the Room file . Macron followers believed humans can adjust the world’s temperature to their liking by using a trace gas as the earths thermostat .
So whats this annoying little yapping French Poodle want besides yapping too much?
France is probably one few of the countries in position to close their coal plants due to all of their nuclear power. However, since they have so few plants to close it doesn’t mean that much. It is another “feel good” thing.
If France with so much nuclear power and strong determination missed their 2016 reduction target, then how will other nations make their goals? The answer is simple. They will not.
Yes SPURWING PLOVER, Macron is nothing but a small yapping dog.
On another subject, I thought Davos was an economic summit. How did it get turned into a campaign for the climate change agenda?
Good question David Lewis . Like one of those little yappy French poodles most people ignore him . OK maybe not the Pope who seems to have his own denial issues these days .
How did Macron arrive? I’m sure is was’nt by magic Carpet and neither did he flap his arms and fly there he came like Al Bore,Leonardo DiCaprio and John Travolta By their Own Private Jets(Travolta’s 707?)or Bores Gulf Stream or Leer Jet or on DiCaprio’s Yacht
Macron-et-al will never STFU until time proves them wrong.
They are incapable of understanding facts and empirical evidence. [or don’t want to understand].