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Self-service electric car photo from: https://www.dreamstime.com/stock-photography-autolib-electric-car-sharing-service-paris-france-image31575232 Dominant fossil fuels used in France ------------------------------------ Oil (imported): 54.2 Mtoe Second is gas: 40.1 Mtoe Uses of dominant fossil fuels in France --------------------------------------- Oil is used mainly as car fuel (for transport). Gas is used mainly in residences (heating) and services and a little in industry. New policies for environmental friendliness and sustainability in France ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By far the most extensive and environmentally unfriendly usage of fossil fuels is car transport. It is no wonder that many policies concern electric transport. 1. Electrification of buses https://www.edf.fr/en/the-edf-group/world-s-largest-power-company/edf-official-partner-of-a-low-carbon-world/xxx/electric-buses-in-paris 2. Electric car charging stations https://chargemap.com/city/paris 3. Self-service electric cars https://www.autolib.eu/en/how-does-it-work/service/ 4. Use of renewable energies for residential and other building uses should also be promoted and some policies are starting to be implemented: http://www.energy-cities.eu/Paris-publishes-Frances-first