39 French firms , including oil and gas company Total and nuclear group Areva , have pledged to invest at least € 45bn in renewable energy and low - carbon technologies during the next five years . The group of businesses , which also includes utility company EDF , telecommunications company Orange and a bank , Societe Generale , have combined revenues of around € 1.2tn . The meeting aims to agree on a plan to curb global warming by keeping the temperature rise below a ceiling of 2 degrees Celsius. The companies said they also plan to provide bank and bond financing of at least € ##500 for climate change projects , and foresaw investment of around € 15bn in new nuclear capacities and € 30bn in gas as an energy efficiency solution .
39 French firms , including oil and gas company Total and nuclear group Areva , have pledged to invest at least € 45bn in renewable energy and low - carbon technologies during the next five years . The group of businesses , which also includes utility company EDF , telecommunications company Orange and a bank , Societe Generale , have combined revenues of around € 1.2tn . The companies said they also plan to provide bank and bond financing of at least € ##500 for climate change projects , and foresaw investment of around € 15bn in new nuclear capacities and € 30bn in gas as an energy efficiency solution .