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The Minister of the Ecological Transition Barbara Pompili castigated Thursday in an interview with Courrier Picard the position of Xavier Bertrand on the wind turbines, estimating that "when one (was) candidate for the presidential election" it was necessary to be "serious".
Candidate declared for the presidential election of 2022, Xavier Bertrand (ex-LR) reaffirmed Tuesday on a visit to Thouaré-sur-Loire (Loire-Atlantique) his call for the revival of nuclear power, and his desire to provide "massive support" to anti-wind associations in its region.
"Xavier Bertrand believes that we must stop increasing the installed power of wind turbines. It's completely silly, because we can replace old generation wind turbines with fewer and more powerful wind turbines," Ms. Pompili told the newspaper regional.
"At some point he will have to work his files a little, the energy future of our country is a serious question, and when you are a candidate for the presidential election, you cannot afford to be as light on an issue as essential as ecological transition, "she added.
"You cannot be a presidential candidate without addressing this subject, you cannot be a presidential candidate saying we are going to stop the wind turbines," she insisted.
Each year, in France, "40,000 people die because of air pollution, it is one of the three causes of avoidable mortality with tobacco and alcohol. How a presidential candidate can say" We are " Don't give a damn! It's just irresponsible and delusional ".
"When you are a candidate for the presidential election, you have to be serious. Playing politics is something noble, and it is also a heavy responsibility. You make decisions that have an impact on the lives of people. people, and we can't take that lightly, ”she said again.
"Those who fall into simplicity for electoral reasons are people who hurt politics and who are not up to the stakes," said the minister.
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