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Retailleau’s Call to End Renewables Subsidies Deepens Rift in Macron’s Government

President Macron has demanded that ministers discipline their public remarks by reaffirming France’s dual commitment to nuclear alongside renewable energy

Désaccords au gouvernement: Emmanuel Macron appelle chaque ministre à «s'occuper des affaires pour lesquelles il est nommé»
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Un «climatoscepticisme anti-science»: les macronistes dénoncent l'opposition des LR aux énergies renouvelables
« Si certains découvrent que la droite est attachée au nucléaire, il fallait se réveiller plus tôt », s’est défendu Bruno Retailleau (ici, vendredi, à Élancourt, dans les Yvelines).

Overview

  • Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau co-signed a Le Figaro Vox tribune on July 2 urging a moratorium on solar and wind subsidies to prioritise rebuilding France’s nuclear fleet.
  • Ecology Minister Agnès Pannier-Runacher repeatedly branded Retailleau’s proposal “irresponsible” and “populism” in interviews and to Le Monde, accusing him of risking sovereignty and pursuing electoral advantage.
  • Renaissance leader Gabriel Attal decried a “return of anti-science climate skepticism” and Industry Minister Marc Ferracci warned that abandoning renewables would cost industrial jobs and derail the energy transition.
  • During a July 3 visit to Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, President Macron and Prime Minister Bayrou each publicly urged ministers to curb public disputes and uphold the official energy mix of nuclear alongside renewables.
  • The public spat underlines persistent fractures within the fragile post-no-confidence coalition over energy strategy as France gears up for the 2026 budget debate.