Campaigners have criticized it as unambitious and inadequate to keep up with the rapidly changing climate.

They have also blamed Macron for poorly committing to a cause which he had promised to whole-heartedly support.

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On the contrary, the EU agreed to set a more ambitious goal of reducing emissions by 55%.

Whats more,this law was meant to put Macrons pledge for a more inclusive government into practice.

A move that was spurred on bythe 2018 yellow vest anti government riots(Mouvement des gilets jaunes).

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Ioanna Lykiardopoulou

Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou

Ioanna is a writer at TNW.

With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.

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