This page brings together news 2007-2021, from, about and of interest to community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across France.
- First driverless vehicle approved to operate on public roads in Europe, Nov 28, 2021...[1]
Gen Z on how to save the world: young climate activists speak out, The Guardian (Oct 17, 2021) — Features activists from Philippines, Australia, India, US, Uganda, Pakistan, Peru, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Kenya and Canada
- France announces fruit and veg packaging ban from 2022, Oct 12, 2021...[2]
- France to capitalise on 'resounding success' of green renovation, Jul 22, 2021...[3]
- France to ban some domestic flights where train available, Apr 12, 2021...[4]
- France's citizen climate assembly: Macron's experiment under fire after more than half of the proposals from citizens dropped from the French climate law. Feb 16, 2021...[5]
References
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2007-2011
- The French are going to put "repairability" scores on consumer goods, in the fight against planned obsolescence. Should we do so here?[1] Nov 4, 2020.
- A crime called "ecocide": how Macron in France, and the Danish Parliament, are willing to use laws (and referenda) to hit climate targets[2] Aug 10, 2020.
France to ban heated terraces in cafes and bars.[3] Jul 27, 2020.
- La convention citoyenne pour le climat souhaite un référendum sur la Constitution et le crime d'«écocide».[4] Jun 21, 2020.
- 'Imagination Taking Power': my Transition Tour de France, Rob Hopkins.[5] Apr 26, 2019
- Have imagination, will travel: 2 days in Brest, Rob Hopkins, Dec 4, 2018...[6]
- 'I leave the car at home': how free buses are revolutionising one French city, Oct 15, 2018...[7]
- State-Sanctioned Agroecological Transition? The State of Food in France[8] Apr 5, 2018.
References
2017[edit | edit source]
How This Petite French Town Turned a Stadium Boondoggle Into Free Public Transportation, Oct 25[1]
- Point d'étape Chambre des Communs de Lille, Apr 15[2]
- Rob en France: 6 jours de rencontres fascinantes (6 days of fascinating encounters), Apr 12[3]
- L'Atelier Paysan is a French cooperative that works with farmers to design machines and buildings adapted to the specific practices of small farm agroecology, Mar 17[4]
- France offers €200 subsidy on electric bike purchases, Feb 23[5]
- "Now you're all here, and it feels fantastic": 3 days in France. Feb 1[6]
- French Development Agency Champions the Commons as New Vision for Development, Jan 18[7]
- French parks and public gardens bid adieu to pesticides, Jan 5[8]
References
2016[edit | edit source]
- Ce village français anticapitaliste et 100 % autonome a tout compris ! Dec 3, 2016...[1]
- France bans plastic cups, plates and cutlery, Sep 17[2]
- France moves towards full ban on pesticides blamed for harming bees, Mar 18[3]
France says 'no' to all new oil exploration permits, January 14[4]
- 'Doggy bag' law comes into force in France, January 4[5]
References
2015[edit | edit source]
- Casau Community Garden, Salies, France. November 19[1]
France's plan to increase its soil carbon is an example to the world, October 17[2]
- A remarkable day in Ungersheim, a Village in Transition, September 28
- France tilting toward nuclear phase-out, September 9[3]
- France to force big supermarkets to give away unsold food to charity, May 22[4]
- France decrees new rooftops must be covered in plants or solar panels, March 29[5]
- This new law is designed to make products easier to repair, so they stay out of the trash, March 9[6]
- Koolicar & Titi Flores Partner to Launch Carsharing in Nantes, France, February 3[7]
References
2014[edit | edit source]
French city Grenoble bans advertising in favour of trees, November 24, 2014...[1]
- Climat: quand les citoyens se mobilisent, novembre 5, 2014...[2]
- France decides to start paying people to bike to work! June 4[3]
- France bans crop spraying during daylight hours to protect bees, May 7[4]
- Weaving together sustainable journeys in Toulouse, May 7[5]
- French Parliament Votes to Prohibit All Strains of GMO Corn, April 18[6]
References
2007-2011[edit | edit source]
- Compost Candidates, Oct 19, 2011...[1]
France Becomes First Country to Ban Extraction of Natural Gas by Fracking,[2] June 30, 2011.
- Pavement power lights up Toulouse,[3] April 13, 2010.
- French redefine wealth to include happiness,[4] September 15, 2009.
- France Joins the Billion Tree Campaign,[5] January 18, 2007
References
