France's summer 2026 wildfires lead to unprecedentedly huge carbon emissions

The EU's Copernicus Earth observation service reported that more than 1.5 million metric tons of carbon were released, a figure not seen since 2003. This comes at a time when France must speed up cutting its greenhouse gas emissions while its forest carbon sink shrinks.

The EU's Copernicus Earth observation service reported that more than 1.5 million metric tons of carbon were released, a figure not seen since 2003. This comes at a time when France must speed up cutting its greenhouse gas emissions while its forest carbon sink shrinks.