Macron touts green credentials at Marseille rally

French President Emmanuel Macron held a major campaign rally on Saturday in Marseille, touting his environmental and climate actions and plans in a bid to draw in young voters who supported more politically extreme candidates in the first round of France's presidential election.

During the rally he said his government had reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 12% over the past five years. He also stressed the need for the country to produce more carbon-free electricity, citing the use of more renewable and nuclear power as well as carbon-free hydrogen. Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen are set to face off in the final vote on April 24.