The most severely impacted industries in the nation were urged by French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to step up their efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half over the course of the next ten years.
One day prior, at the summit of the United Nations climate (COP 27) in Egypt, he urged participants to take action.
Macron held a meeting, on Tuesday, at the Elysee Palace in Paris with heads of about 50 industrial sites in France, representing about 10% of the total gas retention emissions in France.
The fifty -owned sites, owned by about 30 French and international groups, urged to reduce their emissions by half during the next decade, from more than 40 million tons of carbon dioxide held in the atmosphere to about 20 million tons.
Cement, steel, aluminum, and other minerals and chemicals are among the major products produced by industries.
On the other hand, Macron said that the French state is ready to double its financial aid, provided that another similar meeting in 2024 guarantees the possibility of achieving the goal.
The French President continued, “If your efforts double, we’ll double the funding for this issue and we’ll increase the state aid package from 5 to 10 billion euros (from 5 to 10 billion dollars).”
Macron calls for a halving of emissions from major pollutants in France.
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