According to the CITEPA, France's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reached 437 MtCO2 in 2019, a decrease of 1.7% compared to 2018. This represents a 19.7% decrease compared to 1990 and a 20.7% decrease compared to 2005 levels.
In addition, the government has presented the Climate and Resilience bill, which aims to cut France’s GHG emissions by 40% in 2030 compared to 1990. Most notably, the bill intends to ban renting low-efficiency homes (around 5 million homes) from 2028 and making energy audits mandatory before a sale. For the transport sector, it aims to end the sales of the most emitting vehicles from 2030, to force airlines to offset emissions from domestic flights and to ban domestic flights for very short distances. Finally, the bill aims to halve the rate of soil artificialisation by 2030. The proposed measures have aroused criticism over their lack of ambition.
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