Climate: Emmanuel Macron announces that France is withdrawing from the energy charter treaty – Le Monde

President Emmanuel Macron during a press conference after an exchange on the second day of the European Council in Brussels on Friday October 21, 2022. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday October 21 at the end of the European summit in Brussels the withdrawal France of the Energy Charter Treaty (TCE), ratified in 1994. The President is thus following the recommendations of the High Council for the Climate which estimated in an opinion that France and the European Union should leave the TCE , because this 30-year-old treaty, decried by climate activists, is incompatible with “the decarbonization timetables” provided for in the Paris agreement. In June, the EU obtained the reform of this little-known convention, which is too protective of fossil fuels, but the compromise is considered insufficient by NGOs, who are asking Europeans to withdraw from it. Also read the forum: Article reserved for our subscribers “Vestige of an old world, the treaty on the energy charter jeopardizes the energy transition” Le Monde The space for contributions is reserved for subscribers. Subscribe to access this discussion space and contribute to the discussion. Subscribe Already a subscriber? Log in Contribute Add to favorites Add to your selections Sharing disabled Sharing disabled Sharing disabled Send by email Sharing disabled Sharing disabled Sharing disabled Sharing disabled