Energy policy: First candle for energy policy: beware of lack of breath

During the 2017 presidential campaign, Emmanuel Macron made ecological transition the challenge of the 21. century. He promised to take France out of fossil fuels, to move towards carbon-free energy production and to accompany transitions. The candidate and his campaign teams detailed, on the theme of energy and the environment, a few observations and many relatively consensual proposals, which are also found in the programmes of other candidates, such as the closure of coal-fired power stations and support for renewable energies. On nuclear power, Emmanuel Macron proposed a cautious programme in continuity with his predecessor (maintaining the 50% mark, closure of Fessenheim). On the expenditure side, the candidate promised a plan for the renovation of public buildings and public housing for 8 billion euros and a bonus for taking back old vehicles. On the revenue side, Emmanuel Macron made perhaps the most decisive proposals on the subject of energy taxation, without this having been debated (carbon tax at 100 euros per tonne of CO₂ in 2030, alignment of diesel taxation with that of petrol)