A lot could happen true, but i see this more in the idea of Kennedy's "go to the moon" speech to give an ideal for people to aim at.
Well, inspirational speeches certainly have their place.
Norway, which is the leader in the use of electric cars in Europe, wants to move to electric-only vehicles by 2025, as does the Netherlands. Both Germany and India have proposed similar measures with a target of 2030.
But I'm guessing the grand speeches didn't mention that even India plans to beat them by 10 years.
For me this is the real headline:
Other targets set in the French environmental plan include ending coal power plants by 2022, reducing nuclear power to 50% of total output by 2025
though France only gets about 4% of its power from coal. Roughly 75% of their power generation is nuclear, so that's a significant goal, but I think some would argue its environmental benefits.
Great, but a LOT can happen in 22 years...