Nicolas Hulot is the guest of the political broadcast on Thursday night on France 2. His resignation, the yellow vests, the climate ... He planned to "avoid any subject".
His resignation
Léa Salamé welcomed the former Minister of Ecological Transition by mentioning his resignation. " How are you ? She asks him. "To go well, we must not look reality in the face," he responds to the alarming ecological situation facing the planet. Nicolas Hulot explains having taken advantage of these last three months to "enjoy his family" . Does he regret his resignation? "No, it was not a whim of a moment. I think my decision has been understood . " The former minister said he was touched by the "very nice letters" of support he received and that he felt "an availability" from people who told him he wanted to invest. "That they told me that I was wrong, that I was not alone" . You did not have the shoulders to be a minister? asks him Lea Salame. "Maybe I did not have enough distance, detachment to go in small steps. I was so aware that every passing second brings us closer to the irreversible . "
Yellow vests
Nicolas Hulot does not want ecology to be the scapegoat in this crisis of Gilets: "Do not oppose ecology to the social" . If the former minister said he was aware of the serious difficulties that many French people face to make ends meet, he also thinks of the end of the world, the planet that is threatened by global warming. "The carbon tax, I will not run away, I assume. But social support has not been up to par . That is what the minister is deploring today. "We must get out fossil fuels, encourage manufacturers to have buildings, more sober vehicles . "