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IN DEPTH: Huge promise, slow progress in France

Ahead of the COP21 climate conference in Paris in December, French president François Hollande and the mother of his four children, energy minister Ségolène Royal, needed to show the world that their country is serious about tackling global warming.

Alstom’s 6MW Haliade turbine at Belgium’s Belwind project — the only one so far installed offshore
Alstom’s 6MW Haliade turbine at Belgium’s Belwind project — the only one so far installed offshore
  • Bernd Radowitz
Published 29 October 2015, 08:34Updated 28 September 2016, 09:27
Middle East & AfricaIn Depth