Highlights 40% cut targeted for fossil energy instead of 30%: de Rugy Renewables share in power mix to more than double by 2030 Nuclear closures by 2028 key uncertainty in PPE plan London — France’s energy plan for the coming decade to be presented by President Emmanuel Macron November 27 will set more ambitious targets to cut fossil-fuels by 2030 despite major fuel tax protests, energy minister Francois de Rugy said Friday. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “A 40% reduction in the use of fossil energy by 2030, that is more ambitious than the 2015 law which targeted a cut by 30%,” the minister said in a radio interview with RTL echoing similar comments in an interview with French daily Liberation. The additional cuts are mainly expected to come from the transport and buildings sector with the minister expecting a “profound change […]