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The Contribution of Cyclical Factors to Recent Changes in French Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Since the mid-2000s, greenhouse gas emissions in France have been declining, against a backdrop of bold climate commitments. Annual changes in these figures are driven by structural shifts as well as cyclical fluctuations. This paper presents a new methodology for estimating the contribution of cyclical effects. These effects heightened the decline in emissions in 2023 and 2024, and contributed on... Lire la suite