Emmanuel Macron reached out to Germany to establish a common price floor for carbon dioxide emitted by power utilities as the French president seeks to strengthen his alliance with Angela Merkel after the U.S. decided to exit the Paris climate accord, according to people familiar with the matter.
Macron wants to revive a plan to set up a minimum price of 30 euros ($33.55) per ton of CO2 emissions, about six times the current European level, a French official said, asking not to be named as the matter isn’t yet public. France is seeking to convince Germany and other European countries to adopt a similar plan, the person said. It would also make sense for countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, said another person who has heard about Macron’s initiative.
