France kicks off ‘green revolution’ talks
Green campaigners and big business have opened a marathon two-day round-table with the French government aimed at kick-starting an environmental revolution in Europe’s third-biggest economy. President Nicolas Sarkozy closes the summit on Thursday with a speech outlining a master plan to slash France’s environmental impact, in the presence of the Nobel Peace Prize winning climate crusaders Al Gore and Wangari Maathai. Thousands of French people - as well as the Eiffel Tour - joined in a five-minute "lights-out" for the planet late on Tuesday in a show of support for the event, which concludes weeks of talks between government, business, farmers and campaigners.
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