France says it will no longer be a party to a contentious energy accord

France announced its withdrawal from a contentious energy deal on Friday, joining a growing list of European nations that have done so on the grounds that it is incompatible with the Paris climate accord.

On the margins of the European Council conference in Brussels, President Emmanuel Macron said his country would withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty.

"We have chosen to withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty, firs....