France Takes A Step Forward to a Future Fueled by Renewable Energy Countries in Europe have been working to ban and slow down the overall production of fracking. France has recently continued their ban on this energy extraction model. Fracking companies should follow the lead of China and transfer their funds over to renewable energy. It would increase safety for their consumers, and provide additional support to their companies. The guardian reported: 'No new permits will be granted to extract fossil fuels and no existing licences will be renewed beyond 2040, when all production in mainland France and its overseas territories will