In 2023, France reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 4.8%. “It’s a record year,” said Christophe Béchu, Minister of Ecological Transition, on the set of TF1, Wednesday March 20.

In total, over the period 2019-2023, emissions amount to 405 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2eq) For comparison, Germany emitted 673 MtCO2equivalent in 2023 - 9.8% less than in 2022.