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Stories to watch in the weeks ahead

• Crunch time for energy plan 鈥� France is set to finally adopt , , which will guide between 2025 and 2035. The energy roadmap has been pushed back for over a year amidst , particularly between proponents of nuclear power and those favouring renewables. Climate advocates said the document, which was earlier this year, was insufficient to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 due to in 2035 and . The government also to no longer build fossil fuel-fired plants in the latest version. Critics lamented .
• Things always come in threes 鈥� Following the early departures of former prime ministers Gabriel Attal and Michel Barnier, it may soon be the turn of Fran莽ois Bayrou to leave government. France鈥檚 latest prime minister on 8 September . The idea behind his decision is to decide on 鈥渢he fate of France,鈥� he said in late August. While he hopes that will enable him to garner enough support, observers believe that , meaning France could once again be left rudderless.
• Debate over wind and solar moratorium 鈥� A bill aimed at structuring France鈥檚 energy transition, named the Gremillet Law after senator Daniel Gremillet who introduced it, . However, it failed to win unanimous support in the French National Assembly after right wing parlamentarians, supported by the far right, included an amendment that could have imposed , which some deputies deemed an 鈥渆conomic catastrophe.鈥� The bill, which will pave the way for the energy plan (PPE 3, see above), also includes a massive revival of nuclear power, to have 27 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity by 2050.
• Franco-German cooperation 鈥� French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Friedrich Merz agreed in late August to no longer stand in each other鈥檚 way when it comes to energy policy. At a European level, they an equal treatment of low-emission energy sources, including nuclear power. While Germany will no longer oppose France鈥檚 use of nuclear power, France assured support for extending a planned hydrogen network into Southwest Europe. The countries also agreed on a closer integration of their electricity grids.听
• Coal-to-gas conversion push 鈥� The French government is pushing a bill that will allow plants rather than shutting them down. This concerns 脡mile Huchet, one of the two remaining coal plants in the country. State-owned utility firm EDF has confirmed that it will in 2027.
• Natural hydrogen in sight 鈥� In the Lorraine region, researchers have uncovered what could be so far: 46 million tonnes. The discovery . Obtained by fracking, naturally occurring 鈥渨hite鈥� hydrogen could make it a low-carbon solution among renewable sources and key to strengthening the country鈥檚 energy sovereignty, according to the government. Other deposits have been , although it is hard to say at this stage whether the deposits can be exploited or not due to the technical, economic, and environmental challenges.

The latest from France 鈥� last month in recap

• Delay in green rules 鈥� The French government has urged the European Commission to delay its rules requiring companies to report on their environmental footprint and exposure to climate risk. France on corporate diligence and sustainability reporting, as well as an 鈥� the EU Commission a 90 percent reduction in emissions by then. This is not the first time that president Emmanel Macron has called for in efforts to help industry.
• Pesticide ban 鈥� Faced with pressure from agricultural workers voicing their anger over difficult working conditions and low incomes, the French government has looked to loosen green farming requirements through the controversial Duplomb Law, including on bee-killing pesticide acetamiprid. Backed by major farming unions but heavily criticised by scientists, health experts, green groups, and citizens 鈥� 鈥� the bill suffered a blow by France鈥檚 highest court and in order .
• Nuclear in danger 鈥� This summer, EDF was forced to shut down due to a swarm of jellyfish in the cooling systems. Scientists believe that warming waters in the North Sea, caused by climate change, . In the face of increasingly frequent and severe heatwaves, the company has been trying to , which both the French safety authority and the audit institution Cour des Comptes are pushing for.
• Emissions in decline 鈥� According to the most recent report by Citepa, a non-profit organisation publishing data on atmospheric pollution, greenhouse gas emissions . The decline was led by the energy industry, which recorded a 10.2 percent drop in emissions. The overall decline is, however, smaller than the 5.8 percent decline between 2022 and 2023.

听Juliette鈥檚 picks 鈥� highlights from upcoming events and top reads

• Changing the narrative 鈥� Tsering Yangzom Lama, Tibetan writer and storytelling advisor at Greenpeace International, shared with Mongabay her take on to counter dominant narratives like that of perpetual growth. She advises moving beyond facts and figures and to appeal to people鈥檚 morals and emotions.
• A very French enthusiasm 鈥� in a research paper, a concept that has taken such a prominent place in the French public debate that it has become the fourth pillar of its energy transition; yet, it has not gained that same traction elsewhere. The Quebec-based researcher examines in his latest study how the term has become an essential government policy tool.
• Environmental imbalances 鈥� Our planet has been through five climate crises, all of which had winners and losers. Director Christiane Streckfu脽 ponders in an Arte programme . But the documentary notes that it is 鈥渉ard to find mitigating circumstances as it threatens nothing less than life on Earth.鈥�
• Extinction coming closer 鈥� Looking across the Atlantic, endangered species have started to flounder. Freelance journalist Lois Parshley investigated for The Atlantic the risks of of endangered species. 听One change included a reinterpretation of the Endangered Species Act鈥檚 regulations that would exclude habitat destruction from the definition of 鈥渉arm.鈥�