Further funds to fight climate change must come from private sector – French finance minister

PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire said on Tuesday there was no more public funding available to fight climate change as France was already investing some 40 billion euros in different projects.

Further financing should come from the private sector, he told a conference of the International Energy Agency.

(Reporting by Forrest Crellin; Editing by Gareth Jones)