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France and Germany ramp up multi-billion Euro green stimulus plans
French government puts climate action at heart of €100bn stimulus package, as Germany successfully delivers first sovereign green bond
Verkor joins race to deliver European battery gigafactory
Company backed by European engineering giants exits stealth mode with plan to deliver French gigafactories
Global Briefing: Irish government ordered to strengthen climate plan
Plus nuclear fusion, French outdoor heating ban, Spanish green hydrogen plant and all the top green business news from around the world this week
Octopus Renewables swoops for 14 French solar farms in €59m deal
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust inks deal to purchase 119.5MW subsidised solar portfolio as UK investor expands into French market
Global Briefing: EU carbon price projected to average €32 in 2020s
Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week, including Denmark's new climate law and the Australian mining sector's net zero pledge
Coronavirus: L'Oréal unveils €100m biodiversity and circular economy plan
French cosmetics giant says it is 'essential not to not step back from the sustainable transformation that the world needs' as it delivers plans to invest in ecosystem repair and circular economy projects
Iberdrola set to snap up French renewables developer Aalto Power in €100m deal
Deal beefs up Iberdrola's presence in French generation market, where Aalto Power is developing a 636MW onshore wind pipeline
French corporates call for 'green and inclusive recovery'
BNP Paribas, AXA, Danone, and Total among over 90 leading businesses to call on government to deliver recover plan that drives 'ecological transition'
Air France coronavirus bailout package to demand steep emissions cuts
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire tells French Parliament €7bn support package would require ailing airline to set goal of becoming world's most environmentally-friendly carrier
Evian serves up carbon neutral certification
French firm says it has achieved goal set at Paris climate conference through offsetting and significant carbon reduction efforts across its design, production, shipping, and recycling operations
Global Briefing: Macron warns coronavirus shows it is 'wake-up time' for climate risks
Plus Austria's last coal plant and Trump's mercury rule rollbacks, as we round up all the top global green business news this week
Global Briefing: France confirms law preventing companies destroying unsold goods
New rules are expected to have a major impact on luxury fashion and cosmetic companies. Plus, all the other green business news from around the world
Octopus Renewables snaps up nine wind farms from RES in €100m deal
Green energy investor to add 130MW to its growing portfolio of renewables in UK, Ireland, and France
Global Briefing: Equinor spends big on floating wind to power oil and gas rig
BusinessGreen brings you all the low carbon business news from around the world this week
SIMEC strikes 'landmark' deal to supply tidal power to Channel Island
Power from experimental tidal array in the Raz Blanchard will supply renewable electricity to the island of Alderney
Macron tells G7: Amazon rainforest fires are an 'international crisis'
Fires currently ravaging the Brazilian rainforest should be top of the agenda at this weekend's G7 Summit, says French President, as debate over future trade deals intensifies
Global briefing: France blocks airport expansion on net zero grounds
China emissions peak, Ethiopia tree planting and Russian wildfires - BusinessGreen brings you all the latest green business news from around the world this week
France's climate targets 'far from being achieved' warns new advisory body
Haut Conseil pour le Climat, France's independent climate advisory council, provides first ever assessment of country's decarbonisation progress
Dunkirk auction provides boost for France's offshore wind industry
Winning bid of just €50/MWh came from a consortium led by EDF Renewables, Innogy and Enbridge
'Game changer': French bank Crédit Agricole to ditch EU coal by 2030
Banking giant to publish new independently-verified climate strategy aligned with the Paris Agreement in 2020
China's Xi backs climate-friendly finance on Europe tour
Xi made common cause with Emmanuel Macron on climate change, amid multi-billion dollar business deals on a six-day visit to Europe
French experts propose trillion-euro EU climate finance pact
Economist Pierre Larrouturou and climate scientist Jean Jouzel are leading a call to mobilise funds on a large scale, backed by more than 600 political figures
Feeding frenzy: Ÿnsect raises $125m to build 'world's biggest' insect farm
French ag-tech firm - which specialises in breeding insects to create fish, pet, and plant feed - claims it has secured largest ever ag-tech investment round outside US
Could businesses hold the key to overcoming climate apathy?
Leo Barasi warns that increasingly visible climate impacts will not on their own spur greater action - a just transition path and compelling business narrative is also needed
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