The High Council on Climate (French: Haut Conseil pour le Climat ) is an independent executive council in the Government of France announced by Emmanuel Macron in 2018 and created on 14 May 2019.
[3] The main role of the High Council on Climate is to provide advice and recommendations to the French government on climate change policies and strategies, including the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
The council is tasked with evaluating the effectiveness of government policies and actions in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change.
It has expertise in three areas:[4] The council publishes annual reports that assess France's progress in meeting its climate targets and provide recommendations for future actions.
The reports cover a wide range of topics, including:[5] Every five years, it issues a report on France's greenhouse gas emissions reduction trajectory, which is itself revised every five years.