Tuesday, 27 August 2019

French Follies?

It's nice to know that it's not only our own nationals who can be inconsistent about environmental issues. President Macron of France was vilified for months by the gilets jaunes campaign, when he attempted to increase the taxation on diesel and petrol in an attempt to discourage greenhouse gas production by cars and trucks. More recently, he has had his image 'kidnapped' from many townhalls for 'not doing enough about climate change'.
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