Friday 22 December 2017

France to ban oil and gas production by 2040

France to ban oil and gas production by 2040

The French Parliament   passed a law banning the production of all oil and gas by 2040.

France will not grant any new permits or renew existing ones that allow fracking or the extraction of fossil fuels in the country and its overseas territories.

France has also committed to ending the sale of gasoline and diesel vehicles by 2040.

French government claims the ban is a world first.

France, is a  Western European country

Paris, is its capital

Capital: Paris
President: Emmanuel Macron
Prime minister: Édouard Philippe
Currencies: Euro,

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