French Left Hopefuls Unveil 2027 Climate Plans as Record Heat Wave Grips France

1 articles · Updated · eenews.net · Jun 24

Several French left-wing presidential hopefuls used a Paris event to pitch cleaner-energy plans for the 2027 election, tying the proposals directly to France’s record-breaking heat wave.
Bernard Cazeneuve called for a Europe-wide energy strategy built on joint EU borrowing and shared instruments, while also pledging to defend the bloc’s internal energy market against far-right calls for France to quit it.
Raphaël Glucksmann argued France must break its dependence on fossil fuels to shield households from decisions made abroad, pointing to energy-price shocks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
The debate shows climate and energy security moving to the center of France’s presidential race, with left-wing contenders framing decarbonization as both an environmental and geopolitical necessity.