Over the Easter break, French daily Le Monde reported that an official study for a conference to be held last week was being held back. The energy experts investigated a 100 percent renewable supply of electricity by 2050. Craig Morris got hold of a copy, which still lacks an executive summary. So he wrote one. France has the potential for 100% renewable electricity – but the subject is too touchy for the country’s political leaders. Last week, a conference was held in France to investigate, as the title puts it ( website in French ), whether France is ready for 40 percent renewable electricity by 2030. But as Le Monde pointed out at the beginning of the month ( report in French ), French energy agency Ademe announced at the beginning of the year ( press release , PDF in French) that the centerpiece was to be “the presentation […]