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France Passes Law To Ban All Oil, Gas Production By 2040 (cbsnews.com)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CBS News: France's parliament has approved a law banning all exploration and production of oil and natural gas by 2040 within the country and its overseas territories. Under that law that passed a final vote on Tuesday, existing drilling permits will not be renewed and no new exploration licenses will be granted. The French government claims the ban is a world first. However, it is largely symbolic since oil and gas produced in France accounts for just 1 percent of domestic consumption. The rest is imported. French President Emmanuel Macron responded to the approval of the law on Twitter, saying in part: "Very proud that France has become the first country in the world today to ban any new oil exploration licenses with immediate effect and all oil extraction by 2040."

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  1. Re:Tartuferie by mentil · · Score: 3, Funny

    So you're saying we need Mr. Fusion?

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    Corruption is convincing someone that the selfless ideal is the same as their selfish ideal.
  2. Re:Not for long by phayes · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hot Air Monsieur! HOT AIR!

    Our politicians here in France have hot air in abundance!

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    Democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the issue
  3. wow brave. by gravewax · · Score: 5, Funny

    That is the equivalent of Australia banning Polar Bear hunting or the US banning all Koala skin exports, very brave move

  4. Re: Not for long by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    France is full of shit, and full of imported retardo sand monkey terrorists.

    You're fifty years behind. Charles de Gaulle sent the US forces home in 1966.