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 .
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, telecoms 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 €80bn for climate change projects, and foresaw investment of around €15bn in new nuclear capacities and €30bn in gas as an energy transition solution.