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France to ban all oil, gas production by 2040
Daily Mail UK ^ | 12/20/2017 | Tariq Tahir

Posted on 12/20/2017 6:28:57 AM PST by crusty old prospector

Move is a world first but largely symbolic as France imports most oil and gas It produces 815,000 tonnes of oil per year, same as Saudi Arabia in few hours President Macron wants France to be at the forefront of switch from fossil fuels France will also stop the sale of petrol and diesel engine cars by 2040 France's parliament has approved a law banning all exploration and production of oil and natural gas by 2040, both within the country and its overseas territories.

In what is a world first, under the new law, all existing drilling permits will not be renewed and no new exploration licenses will be granted.

The move is largely symbolic as France imports most of its oil and gas, only extracting the equivalent of about 815,000 tonnes of oil per year, an amount produced in a few hours by Saudi Arabia.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: france; gas; oil
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To: crusty old prospector

With all the Muslims this will take them back to the 14th century for sure. Idiots who think they are superior to Americans


21 posted on 12/20/2017 6:42:14 AM PST by Citizen Soldier ("And I was born to pull turnips!" Demelza Poldark)
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To: crusty old prospector

Well bless their hearts. Nice tie by the way too.


22 posted on 12/20/2017 6:42:18 AM PST by blackdog
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23 posted on 12/20/2017 6:44:23 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~)
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To: crusty old prospector

I have a few libtard relatives who will post this brave, world first move...

Can’t wait to school them...


24 posted on 12/20/2017 6:47:11 AM PST by Popman (My sin was great, Your love was greater  What could separate us now…)
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To: \/\/ayne

Sadly, my three years of French in college and high school are paying great dividends now. C’est domage.


25 posted on 12/20/2017 6:47:23 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: Army Air Corps

Dumb. Hey Frenchies! you can do it! elect someone who respects your freedom. Dump the lefties!


26 posted on 12/20/2017 6:50:49 AM PST by I want the USA back (*slam is a violent political movement that escapes scrutiny by hiding behind the facade of religion.)
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To: crusty old prospector

“France will also stop the sale of petrol and diesel engine cars by 2040...”

I imagine that their transition to flying carpets and camels will be complete by then.

Old liberals love to set deadlines that will not live to see. Such as the global warming alarmist crowd telling us we will all be melted or under water one hundred years from now. Long after they have sucked the last dollar of grant money from the taxpayers and gone on to their reward.


27 posted on 12/20/2017 6:50:55 AM PST by Stingray51
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To: crusty old prospector

Next, Canada will ban maple syrup.


28 posted on 12/20/2017 6:52:32 AM PST by ShivaFan
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Above all the ban will affect companies prospecting for oil in the French territory of Guyana in South America, while also banning the extraction of shale gas by any means - its extraction by fracking was banned in 2011.

I bet the Guyanas are just thrilled with this stupidity. All their oil is offshore so there is no fracing (I wonder how they feel about gravel packing) but to ban all companies from exploring? Where is the Charleton Heston meme - "Madness."

29 posted on 12/20/2017 6:53:41 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector
"This is laughable. It is the equivalent of Nebraska banning shrimp fishing. Or Jamaica banning snow skiing"
30 posted on 12/20/2017 6:57:41 AM PST by littleharbour
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To: littleharbour

That picture makes me laugh. We went on a mission trip to Jamaica last March. I didn’t see anyone wearing a coat. I often wonder what they would think if they could experience what winter feels like. The closest thing would be to go in a cave there or climb the highest mountain. The temperature is the same every day. 88-73. 88-72. 89-73.


31 posted on 12/20/2017 7:01:53 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector

The US should cut all ties to this suicidal country.


32 posted on 12/20/2017 7:02:04 AM PST by Kudsman ( Anyone to the Right of Stalin is a Far Right Wing candidate to the Far Left Wing Media.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Don’t matter France will cease to exist as a free country long before 2040 maybe by 2020. It didn’t surrender twice to the Germans but will bow before their muslim invaders by 2020. Camel power for all.


33 posted on 12/20/2017 7:03:48 AM PST by Kozy (new age haruspex; "Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth.")
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To: crusty old prospector

THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF FRANCE.

I just wanted to say that. LOL

Merry Christmas Free Republic!!!


34 posted on 12/20/2017 7:04:08 AM PST by Uversabound (Might does not make right, but it does enforce the commonly recognized rights of each succeeding gen)
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To: crusty old prospector

LOL! You nailed it!


35 posted on 12/20/2017 7:04:42 AM PST by SgtHooper (If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
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To: Pontiac

This should be the headline

France to be a Third World Country by 2040.


France to be Merged with Algiers by 2040


36 posted on 12/20/2017 7:04:52 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: crusty old prospector

When the Russians invade France, the French can defend themselves with their electric tanks and electric fighter jets.

A good time to invest in flag manufacturers as demand for white flags will be going through the roof.


37 posted on 12/20/2017 7:05:25 AM PST by bar sin·is·ter (Climate Scientology - another example of science fiction morphing into a religious cult)
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To: crusty old prospector

If things stay the same, (unlimited immigration from the ME,etc.) I doubt that there will be a “France” by then.


38 posted on 12/20/2017 7:07:52 AM PST by alarm rider (What's the frequency Kenneth?)
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To: crusty old prospector

Highly emblematic of the french propensity for letting others do their vital dirty work for them.


39 posted on 12/20/2017 7:11:52 AM PST by Migraine ((A smartass who is right can be downright funny. A smartass who is wrong is just a smartass.))
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To: crusty old prospector

As if it’s going to cut back on usage.


40 posted on 12/20/2017 7:20:11 AM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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