French Energy Minister to Pursue Green Push Despite Budget Woes
- Pannier-Runacher eyes lower energy bills for households, firms
- Energy minister backs nuclear and renewables, energy savings
Agnes Pannier-Runacher
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France’s new energy, environment and climate minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher pledged to pursue the transition away from fossil fuels, even as the government grapples with a growing budget deficit.
The four pillars of the nation’s transition strategy remain energy efficiency and savings, nuclear power and renewables, and will be implemented by junior energy minister Olga Givernet. Supporting the adoption of cleaner cars and facilitating home renovations are key to reducing both pollution and energy bills, Pannier-Runacher said in a speech in Paris on Monday, as she took over from her predecessor.