Selected environmental performance indicators
The share of environmental taxation in the economy is low and decreasing
A lower-energy and lower-carbon economy
The surface of protected areas is increasing
Economic growth is below the OECD average
Nuclear is predominant in the energy mix
Energy consumption is dropping in industry and rising in the residential-tertiary sector
The 23% target for renewables will be hard to achieve
Road transport and diesel fuel still predominate
GHG emissions are falling
The objectives for reducing emissions of atmospheric pollutants have been met, except for NOx
A declining percentage of the population is exposed to concentrations of atmospheric pollutants exceeding regulatory thresholds
Resource productivity is rising
Materials consumption is twice as high when hidden flows are included
Primary waste volumes are rising
Municipal waste production is slowing, while waste recovery is progressing slowly
Pesticide use is rising
Land take is accelerating
Protected areas are expanding in metropolitan France
Most habitats and species of Community interest are not in a good state of conservation (2007-12)
In metropolitan France, one species in five is threatened
Water abstraction is declining
Energy structure and intensity
Road transport
GHG emissions and intensities
CO2 emissions and intensities
SOx emissions and intensities
NOx emissions and intensities
PM2.5 emissions and exposure to pollution
Waste production and management
Material consumption and resource productivity
Agricultural inputs and livestock density
Fish catches and threatened species
Water abstraction and wastewater treatment
The number of in-depth inspections has increased
Approximately 10% of all inspections result in the issuance of a compliance notice
A sharp increase in the number of ISO 14001 EMS certificates
The French feel less well informed about environmental issues than the average OECD EU member country
The environmental tax burden in the economy is declining
Road fuel taxation favours diesel
Spending on environmental protection has increased, especially for waste management
Investment is affected by the instability of measures to support renewable energies
Green activities are out-performing the rest of the economy
Government research, development and demonstration budgets are being directed towards renewable energies and energy efficiency
A sharp rise in patent filings involving climate-related technology
Environment-related ODA is rising
Environmentally related taxes
Green innovation
Development co-operation
A less energy-intensive economy and increased dominance of nuclear power
Fall in GHG emissions
Deployment of renewables falls short of targets
Increased risk of supply disruption due to spikes in electricity consumption
Energy consumption by sector and objective
Three-quarters of habitats of Community interest have an unfavourable conservation status
Specialised birds in agricultural environments continue to suffer from intensive farming
Agriculture and habitat conversion and fragmentation are the principal threats to habitats and species
Expansion of the protected areas network should be prioritised for species in open environments (scrub and grassland)
There is no action plan for most threatened species
Expenditure on biodiversity and landscape protection has increased significantly