France: criticized inside, Emmanuel Macron occupies the climatic field
Emmanuel Macron during the “Climate Ambition” summit, by videoconference at the Élysée Palace, December 12, 2020. REUTERS - POOL
Text by: Valérie Gas Follow
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On the occasion of the five years since the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement, Emmanuel Macron defended his record in the fight against global warming and reaffirmed his commitment to the environmental cause even if, in France, its action is not unanimous.
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At the platform of the
virtual UN summit organized for the five years of the Paris Climate Agreement
, Emmanuel Macron displayed his method for a successful ecological transition, namely "to
put a price on carbon, integrate the environmental dimension in our trade policies, halting the construction of new coal-fired power plants, making financial risk disclosure mandatory, phasing out subsidies that used to be on fossil fuels - that's how we'll get there.
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► See also: “Climate ambition” summit: a new lease of life for the fight against global warming
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We must all be on the path to carbon neutrality 2050
": with ambitious objectives and a determined tone, Emmanuel Macron continues to position himself as a promoter of the fight against global warming on the international scene while in France, he has to face many criticisms, in particular those of the members of the
Citizen's Convention on the climate which
he had set up after the “yellow vests” and who reproach him today for not keeping his promise, for taking back their proposals "without filter".
► To read also: France: Emmanuel Macron, upset heir of the COP21
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Welcome back, welcome home.
"From the UN, where he welcomes the return of the United States in the Paris agreement with the election of Joe Biden, to France where he must justify his record for some in half-tone, Emmanuel Macron tries to to keep both ends of its ecological ambition.
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