The French government has released its draft National Energy & Climate Plan (NECP), targeting a 50% cut in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions excluding LULUCF by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. The country aims to reduce its final energy consumption by 30% in 2030 to 104 Mtoe (from around 143 Mtoe in 2022, according to first estimates), compared to 2012, and to reach a primary energy consumption of 157 Mtoe in 2030 (from 212 Mtoe in 2022). These primary energy savings should be achieved by cutting its fossil fuel consumption compared to 2012: coal-based primary energy consumption should decline by 70 % in 2030 and 75 % in 2035, primary energy consumption based on petroleum products by 50 % in 2030 and 70 % in 2035, and gas-based primary energy consumption by 40% by 2030 and 60% in 2035.
In addition, the government targets 58% of decarbonised energy in the energy mix in 2030 and 71% in 2035, without specifying a goal in terms of renewables; the share of renewables in heating and cooling should reach 45% in 2030 (297 TWh) and 55% in 2035 (330-419 TWh) and France should produce 50 TWh of biogas and 48 TWh of biofuels. In 2030, the country’s PV capacity is expected to reach 54-60 GW, onshore wind 33-35 GW, offshore wind 3.6 GW. In addition, 9.9 GW of new nuclear capacities should be committed by 2026.
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