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French Emissions at 1990 Level. AFP, August 12, 2010. "France's carbon dioxide emissions have remained constant over the last two decades despite efforts to curb the potent greenhouse gas, a government agency reported Thursday. Between 1990 and 2007 -- the most recent year for which figures are available -- total CO2 emissions increased slightly from 438 million to 439 million tons, according to the ministry for sustainable development. While the country has become more energy efficient during that period, the ministry noted in a report, increases in production and consumption have more than offset gains in efficiency. 'Technical advances have led to a decrease in emissions per unit of production and consumption,' it said. 'But due to an increase in the volume of production and consumption, the quantity of CO2 emitted in France has remained roughly the same.'"