15/10/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 14 October, the Administrative Court of Paris ordered the French State to “repair the ecological damage” caused by exceeding the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ceiling that was set in the first French carbon budget (2015–2018). The government is therefore required to pay compensation for this overrun by 31 December 2022. While the ceiling was exceeded by 62 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2eq), the substantial reduction in...