French forests: area keeps growing, tree mortality up 2.5-fold
The 2026 results of the French national forest inventory report 17.7 million hectares of forest and mortality of 18.1 million m³ a year over 2016-2024, 2.5 times higher than a decade earlier.
Forest biomassStatistics and resourcesSource : IGN — Inventaire forestier national
Biomethane: 837 sites inject in France, but commissioning slows down
At 30 June 2026, 837 plants were injecting biomethane with a capacity of 16.2 TWh/yr; capacity added in the first half fell 33% year on year while the project queue keeps growing.
Agricultural biomassWaste and by-productsStatistics and resourcesSource : SDES — ministère de la Transition écologique
Biomethane in France: feed-in purchase scheme limited to plants under 13 GWh/yr until end-2026
An order published on 14 August lowers from 25 to 13 GWh (gross calorific value) per year the production cap for plants eligible for the purchase obligation for grid-injected biomethane, and repeals itself on 31 December 2026.
Agricultural biomassWaste and by-productsRegulationSource : Légifrance — Journal officiel