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• Dark summer 鈥� The Paris Olympic Games have ended and . President Emmanuel Macron has finally named and member of conservative party The Republicans (LR), as his new prime minister. Macron had struggled to after he Lucie Castets from the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) 鈥� in July鈥檚 snap elections. There is no formal timetable for Macron and Barnier to agree on the composition of the new government, although Barnier promised to form it . To do so, he will have to in the National Assembly in order to ensure a broad support and avoid a vote of no confidence. So far, there are more questions than answers.
• Texts on hold 鈥� France finally 鈥� 聽鈥� handed its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) to the European Commission in July. However, the dissolution of the National Assembly put other major energy and climate bills on hold. These include the (PNACC), the (PPE), the national low-carbon strategy (SNBC), and the , set to be released this year for the first time. In short, the country still has no energy and climate programming law (LPEC), the framework that covers its green targets.
• Budget uncertainties 鈥� The future of France鈥檚 green planning is up in the air as there is much political and around the 2025 budget bill, which must be completed by the . as hasn鈥檛 happened yet, when the bill usually allows the government with a majority in the National Assembly to put forward its priorities. The budget text is awaited at a time when France is being urged by the European Union , and must match its climate strategy .
• Heating down 鈥� after several consecutive months of increases. Meanwhile, French economy and finance minister Bruno Le Maire promised in June to by February 2025 by relaunching the nuclear industry. The government-owned electric utility company EDF also announced in the coming months, thanks to an increase in nuclear and hydropower production.

The latest from France 鈥� last month in recap

• New energy mix 鈥� The appointment of Barnier, and a wind power critic, might determine the future steps taken to relaunch the French nuclear industry, which he deems essential to reach the country鈥檚 decarbonisation goals. A nuclear renaissance will ultimately depend on the ministers he chooses and the support he gets. following his nomination, Macron to recognise the outcome of the parliamentary elections.
• Next stop, nuclear 鈥� Despite being bogged down in the construction of a reactor at Flamanville, which is now , state-owned utility firm EDF announced plans to build a new reactor. This is among the six, and possibly up to 14, reactors that the in between now and 2035-2040. EDF head Luc R茅mont set the target of 鈥� or half the current building time 鈥� each. 聽Meanwhile, the group at several of its nuclear reactors amid heatwaves this summer.
• Under the sun 鈥� Europe鈥檚 largest floating solar project should soon see the light of the day as renewable energy services company Q ENERGY announced in early September that it . The 74.3 megawatt (MW) floating solar power plant, which is being built in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France, is expected to supply the equivalent of 37,000 homes with clean electricity each year.
• On top of exports 鈥� France remained in the first half of 2024 at 40.8 TWh 鈥� up from 13 TWh at the same period last year, boosted by higher nuclear output, a surplus of hydropower and lower demand.

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

• Betting on climate adaptation to unify a broken parliament: this is what the head of the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE), Beno卯t Leguet, proposes in , as divisions within the National Assembly will likely bring forward project coalitions. And what better way to collaborate on than climate change adaptation? 鈥淭here is not one good way to adapt, just choices to make.鈥�
• While France waits for new ministers, unaddressed energy and climate dossiers like hydrogen, nuclear power and carbon capture are piling up with no one to take care of them. As Euractiv journalist Paul Messad , 鈥渋ndustry fears that this governmental paralysis puts the country鈥檚 energy and climate goals and associated investment at risk鈥�.