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• As the first round of the snap election on 30 June draws near, observers are examining all possible outcomes. Should it win a majority of seats in the National Assembly, the new French government could be headed by Jordan Bardella, who has been striving during the EU election campaign to make in a bid to who do not want the country鈥檚 response to climate change . Climate activists, renewable energy actors and scientists worry that the RN would wipe out France鈥檚 -- and eventually . Deemed as by environmental group Greenpeace, the RN has talked about dismantling renewables and splitting French power prices from the EU鈥檚, two decisions that many energy experts condemn as detached from reality.
• Given the current upheaval in France鈥檚 political landscape, energy and climate experts do not expect the government to (NECP) to the European Commission on 30 June as planned. Its draft, which was handed in after missing another deadline late last year, did not meet EU requirements as it . The same goes for France鈥檚 national low-carbon strategy and another consultation on the draft multi-year energy plan (PPE), . , like those or to
• In better news for the climate, earlier in June that NGOs and several communities are allowed to sue French oil and gas major TotalEnergies to compel it to cut its emissions, against the group under the Duty of Vigilance Law and marking a new step towards climate accountability. Meanwhile, the French inquiry commission that was exploring with the nation鈥檚 climate commitments recommended 33 steps to do so, including .
• In line with the European Investment Bank鈥檚 (EIB) warnings made at the latest International Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels against , the French-led nuclear alliance will have to rally member states opposed to atomic energy, like Austria and Germany, in order to secure such funding. This is even more pressing for France, as state-owned utility firm EDF came under fire earlier this year after announcing .
• French economy minister Bruno Le Maire said in June that , as the price at which the group is offering long-term power contracts to large industrial clients is deemed not satisfactory. Last November, the government and EDF agreed that the latter would sell its nuclear output at an average price of 70 euros per MWh once the so-called ARENH mechanism, which requires the company to sell up to 100 TWh of nuclear electricity to other suppliers, expires in 2026. But are trading below this level, making it difficult to secure contracts.
• France鈥檚 transmission system operator RTE warned of from August to October, but failed to explain whether this was due to and high export demand, sparking concerns over its ability to avoid future restrictions.
• to restore the French鈥檚 purchasing power has been made a priority by all: the RN has pledged to cut the VAT on electricity from 20 percent to 5.5 percent; the president鈥檚 camp to reduce power bills by 15 percent from this winter; and the newly created left-wing alliance to return to some sort of price shield. Regardless of the election鈥檚 outcome, energy prices look set to be addressed by the next government.

The latest from France 鈥� last month in recap

• Hard to miss, news of the dissolution of the lower house of the French parliament (National Assembly) sent shock waves throughout the country and abroad. Some commentators said that Macron had rushed headfirst into turning the far-right Rassemblement National鈥檚 (RN) huge gains in the European elections . But since that the polls had predicted a heavy defeat for his party in early June, others believed that Macron had had the . He had expected to make the snap election a moment of 鈥渃larification鈥� but he mostly prompted the opposing parties to rally against the far right, raising hopes that the country鈥檚 environmental ambitions RN.
• Hoping to halt the far-right鈥檚 surge in the national elections, France鈥檚 leftist political parties have rallied together and formed a 聽It replaces the New Ecological and Social People鈥檚 Union (NUPES) that due to the polarising tactics of far-left leader and three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc M茅lenchon. This new coalition raises hopes for the country鈥檚 environmental voters, as it plans
• urged the government earlier in June to and include LNG in the list of energy products subject to European sanctions. The conservative-dominated Senate also asked for to prevent financing that country鈥檚 conflict with Armenia in the Caucasus region. The committee also recommended steps for the state to as part of a broader vision of .
• In June, France鈥檚 High Council on Climate (HCC) published , that the country could meet its emissions reduction target of 50 percent in 2030 compared to 2015 (). The advisory body, however, pointed out that and that current policies were insufficient for reaching carbon neutrality by mid-century as planned. The state needs to 鈥渟peed up the pace鈥� of implementation of climate-related measures and ensure more support to help French farmers turn to sustainable agricultural practices and adapt to a changing climate.
• Despite the event being banned by , protests continued in France鈥檚 southern Tarn region between Toulouse and Castres. The highway is due to come into service at the end of 2025. the project, which they argue puts France on a trajectory that is incompatible with the ecological transition as it promotes the increased use of vehicles and and threatens to destroy the local ecosystems.
• In early June, French hydrogen specialist HDF Energy inaugurated what it claimed to be the first plant in the world , which should help decarbonise the heavy transport sector and produce electricity for public power grids. The company expects the site, located in the Gironde region, to produce 100 MW of fuel cells per year, with a planned ramp-up to 1,000 MW per year by 2030.

Juliette鈥檚 picks 鈥� highlights from upcoming events and top reads

• If you have already read in The Guardian, take the time to read the response of Christiana Figueres, former head of the UN climate change convention and a standard-bearer of
• In France, the campaign for the snap election takes place in public as much as online and so far, French far-right leader Jordan Bardella is trouncing the majority 鈥� again, AFP journalists write in
• As more than 80 percent of the electricity produced in France depend on the country鈥檚 water resources at a time when episodes of drought multiply and dry up the country, Vert reporter Anne-Claire Poirier wonders about in the country.
• There have been - and missed opportunities. Fran莽ois Gemenne, for Radio France, invites us to look back on what we could have done yesterday and to learn our lesson to set things right today.
• Another podcast with Le Monde journalist Nabil Wakim discusses without boring others or giving up on its complexity with Jean-Marc Jancovici, engineer and founder of The Shift Project 鈥� among his many hats.