INTERVIEW
With the crisis caused by the new coronavirus, will the environmental transition be abandoned in favor of the economic recovery? After Medef, which by mail asked the Ministry of Ecology for a freeze on certain environmental provisions, refused by Elisabeth Borne, it is the turn of Christian Jacob, president of the Les Républicains party and deputy LR of Seine-et-Marne , to say favorable, Thursday on Europe 1, to "a moratorium on the standards", in particular in the agricultural field, in order to let "the economy restart".
"Pause" on pending decrees
"I do not know if we should ease off" on the ecological transition, said first the president of the Republicans, but "it probably requires a moratorium on standards," he added, s thus aligning with the Medef speech which called for "a moratorium on the preparation of new energy and environmental provisions", linked to the law on the fight against waste and the circular economy.
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According to Christian Jacob, it is a necessity to save the economy. "Companies are going to live through very difficult times, and there is a need to support them in order to restart the economy. An additional constraint, for a company, is the risk of more unemployed people! So we really need to ease off on all these constraints. There are a number of decrees pending, let’s pause on all of that, "asked the MP.
Monday, the Minister of Ecological Transition Elisabeth Borne had affirmed on the antenna of Europe 1, in response to the letter from Medef, that "opposing economy and ecology" was "a vision that is both dangerous and outdated" and that according to the ecological transition was "a growth solution".
"We can wait another year"
What does not seem to be the opinion of Christian Jacob. Asked by Joseph, a listener who wonders how to help farmers during this difficult period, the deputy believes that it is necessary "to consume French products", adding that if Spanish strawberries are cheaper, "it is because authorizes certain pesticides in Spain which are banned in France. So let's stop putting additional constraints on a given time, because the economy has to restart ", insists the man who himself comes from the farming community.
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According to Christian Jacob, while "in the agricultural field, many additional constraints have been provided for", one can quite "wait a year more" to apply them.