8. Abbreviations and Acronyms

ADEME: French Environment and Energy Management Agency.

ATEE: Technical Association for Energy and the Environment.

CCGC: combined cycle gas-steam power plants.

EDF or an ELD: Électricité de France or a local energy distribution company.

GHG: greenhouse gases (particularly carbon dioxide, CO ₂ ).

ICPE: facilities classified for environmental protection.

RE2025: Environmental Regulations 2025.

TICGN: The Domestic Natural Gas Consumption Tax (TICGN) is a tax levied specifically on natural gas.

TICPE: The TICPE is a tax levied on petroleum products such as...