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Bloomberg
9 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
French Lawmakers Urged to Drop Moratorium on Renewable Projects
France's renewable energy industry urged lawmakers to ditch proposed legislation that would impose a moratorium on approving new solar and wind projects, saying it would destroy jobs and stall the nation's plan to curb its use of polluting fossil fuels. The outcry comes as lawmakers of Marine Le Pen's anti-immigration party and some conservative legislators amended a proposed energy bill on Thursday with the moratorium, blaming solar and wind for boosting energy prices. The legislation, which also calls for the construction of new atomic plants, will be submitted to a vote in the Lower House of Parliament on June 24, and — if adopted — will be sent back to the Senate for a second reading.
Bloomberg
17 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
French Manufacturing Confidence Unexpectedly Dips in June
French manufacturing confidence fell unexpectedly in June, adding to warning signs for an economy already struggling to keep pace with European peers. National statistics agency Insee's measure of sentiment in industry fell to 96 from 97, while economists surveyed by Bloomberg had forecast a one-point improvement.
