France

This article reports on the case of the multinational food company Danone which is being sued under a French law requiring large companies to address their environmental impact. Read more

This paper investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on carbon emissions and economic performance using the largest dataset published to date. Read more

In this article for the French magazine L'Express, Aurélien Saussay outlines why it is important for France to remain actively engaged with global efforts to tackle climate change. Read more

In this editorial article for L'Express Aurélien Saussay considers the climate and enviornmental impact of the recent growth in single-family detached homes in France during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

ARTE, 22 February 2021 This news report for French television looks at the country’s ‘climate and resilience’ bill which has... Read more

This paper provides a quantitative assessment of the economic and environmental impacts of COVID-19 lockdown measures in the short and long term. Read more

Building on the experiences of the UK’s Climate Change Act (2008) and the French Energy Transition law (2015), this article... Read more

New research by Giovanni Marin and Francesco Vona finds that increases in energy prices substantially reduce energy consumption and carbon... Read more

In evaluating the responses of French manufacturing firms to large increases in energy prices, which the authors use as a proxy for stringent environmental policy, they find that costs in terms of job losses and competitiveness are smaller by an order of magnitude than the benefits in terms of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Read more

Chapter in the Banque De France’s Financial Stability Review no. 23 – June 2019. Read more