Emmanuel Macron pledges €15bn to tackle climate crisis

French president announces measures following green wave' in local elections

Emmanuel Macron has promised an extra 15bn (13.7bn) for measures to combat the climate crisis over the next two years and a referendum on whether to introduce the crime of ecocide" for harming the environment.

The measures were announced just hours after environmental candidates sparked a green wave across France with major gains in local elections in which the president's governing party failed to make its mark.