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France Isn’t Meeting Its Own Paris Climate Accord Commitments

Ashe Schow
France Isn’t Meeting Its Own Paris Climate Accord Commitments
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A court in France found the country guilty of failing to meet its commitments as outlined in the Paris climate accord.

CBS News reported that the Administrative Tribunal in Paris ruled last week that France had failed to meet its commitments outlined in the accord, which required the country to reduce greenhouse gases. Four environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the government alleging the country was damaging the environment by not meeting its promises.

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