France announces renewables push to 2028, keeps coal and nuclear

The French government has published its energy policy roadmap between 2019 and 2028, with the intention of cutting greenhouse gases by 40% by 2030. Through this period renewables look set to rise to 33% of total energy consumption, with significant additions from onshore wind and solar, while floating wind causes a surge in offshore capacity. However, some of France’s promises to phase out coal and nuclear remain in contradiction to current action across the country. President Macron’s government published a decree in the country’s Official Journal this Thursday detailing its multi-year “Programmation pluriannuelle de l’énergie (PPE),” and steps to increase the presence of renewables in France, while reducing the share of nuclear power in the electricity mix. The country currently…