During the government policy statement by Prime Minister François Bayrou, at the Assemblée Nationale in Paris, France on January 14, 2025. JULIEN MUGUET FOR LE MONDE
The subject was swept under the carpet in just one minute and 35 seconds, no mention of the consequences of global warming – notably the intensification of extreme weather events – and multiple omissions on key sectors of environmental planning. On Tuesday, January 14, François Bayrou’s government policy statement was the weakest on environmental issues of the four prime ministers in President Emmanuel Macron’s second term.
Even Gabriel Attal, also known for his lack of enthusiasm on the subject, went one step further on January 30, 2024, asserting that “climate change is hitting us harder, stronger and more often.” “We’re stunned and a little shocked,” said Nicolas Richard, vice president of France Nature Environnement, an umbrella organization of environmental NGOs. “This speech reflects a 20th-century mindset in which the environment is not considered a crisis, as if awareness of what’s happening disappeared at the highest level of government.”
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