To achieve carbon neutrality in 2050, the candidate of the social democratic left in the presidential election, Raphaël Glucksmann, promised on Monday to proclaim a "state of ecological emergency" and announced a plan of 200 billion euros of public investments over the five-year term to initiate the exit from energy produced from oil, gas or coal.

Published on: 09/11/2026 - 15:52

Raphaël Glucksmann announced a plan of 200 billion euros of public investments over the five-year term to finance his "ecological revolution" project, of which he presented, Monday, November 9, the "first 100 days" to initiate the "exit from fossil fuels".

To achieve carbon neutrality in 2050 and the stabilization of the debt by 2032, the social-democratic left-wing presidential candidate wants to proclaim a "state of ecological emergency", include the principle of an "ecological Republic" in the Constitution and adopt an "ecological programming law".

“Nothing we are proposing can escape the forks of the question of financing,” he explained during a press conference in Paris, in the presence of Senator Yannick Jadot, in charge of implementing this “ecological revolution”, which plans to “more than double the production of renewable energy by 2035”, but also to “sustain nuclear energy”.

His investment plan will involve an "exceptional contribution" of 5% of assets of more than 100 million euros, to constitute "a fund whose vocation is to make our country habitable", he explained. This contribution is estimated at 50 billion euros, specified Yannick Jadot.

“Emergency measures” for purchasing power

The rest of the plan will be financed by a European tax on oil and gas superprofits, a large European ecological loan, the end of tax exemptions on kerosene for domestic flights, an increase in the solidarity tax on plane tickets and tax targeting of private jets and yachts.

Raphaël Glucksmann then hopes for a “ripple effect” with private investments, particularly in the production of renewable energies.

To improve purchasing power, Raphaël Glucksmann also plans "emergency measures" in the first 100 days, such as "social leasing for a million compact electric cars", over five years, for 100 euros per month without contribution.

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It also proposes “an exceptional energy check of 500 euros for six million families”, and “expanded to 200 euros for ten million additional middle-class families”.

Other proposals: a “moratorium on electricity tax increases”, the sale at social rates of a million heat pumps (for one euro per day) or even the creation of a sustainable mobility pass at one euro per day for those under 25.

All these measures correspond to “a 13th month of reduction in constrained spending”, assured Yannick Jadot.

A second part of this project, devoted to biodiversity, water, agriculture, pollution and health, will be presented in a few weeks.

With AFP

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