Kushner’s Snub: Franco-US Diplomacy Hits New Post-Trump Low
When France decided to limit the direct access of the US Ambassador Charles Kushner it became a major escalation of the bilateral tensions. The decision came after two occasions when Kushner failed to attend on summons by the Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. The most recent conflict was rooted in a diplomatic social media post by […]
Paris Court vs Oil Major: Pioneering Production Cuts for 1.5°C Limits
The Paris Court case is the first climate lawsuit in France which aims at imposing direct production restrictions on a large oil and gas company. The lawsuit, submitted in 2020 by the City of Paris, several local authorities, and various environmental NGOs, such as Notre Affaire a Tous, opposes the production course of TotalEnergies based […]
