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Our ecology minister Nicolas Hulot is a known French environmental activist. I wouldn't qualify him as the typical politician and I think most would agree. He

Our ecology minister Nicolas Hulot is a known French environmental activist. I wouldn't qualify him as the typical politician and I think most would agree. He has been trying to influence our politics for some time now, from advising politicians, threatening to run for president unless environmental strategies get adopted, to refusing to become Ecology Minister without proper power (ecology minister has mostly been a powerless position with no real drive). Him accepting to join the current government was a sign that he would be able to influence the country's environmental strategy. While it is probably too early to see if he will have the right impact, it is good to see him drive positive change. While I would understand criticizing Nicolas Hulot's methods or his work at the ministry, his motivations are clearly the betterment of France's approach to ecology. Blaming his policies as "Typical politician promise for an event to happen long after their term is over..." shows a clear misunderstanding of our minister and French politics.

agumonkey 9y ago
It's still a blurry futuristic target. Who knows what happens between now and 2040. Yet it's still a strong signal.
JPLeRouzic 9y ago
Nicolas Hulot is a known French environmental activist, AND a politician and a media producer. He survived in politics much longer than most "écologistes" politicians. I think French government decided to use more regulation and less funding (see les echos [0]). But as most regulations come from EU, its regulation power is quite limited as well, hence curious statements like this one by N. Hulot. [0] https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/budget-fiscalite/030430628227-logement-sante-formation-les-pistes-pour-baisser-la-depense-publique-2100297.php https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/budget-fiscalite/030...
- JPLeRouzic 9y ago
  In the CAE administration note [0] which is mentionned in the article cited above there is the following text "Environmental policies are an emblematic case. In theory, they should not weigh on the budget since it is a matter of correcting an externality problem: the solution for this is to introduce an incentive price signal, through eco-taxation or quota" [0] http://www.cae-eco.fr/IMG/pdf/cae-note043.pdf http://www.cae-eco.fr/IMG/pdf/cae-note043.pdf

agumonkey 9y ago

It's still a blurry futuristic target. Who knows what happens between now and 2040. Yet it's still a strong signal.

JPLeRouzic 9y ago

Nicolas Hulot is a known French environmental activist, AND a politician and a media producer. He survived in politics much longer than most "écologistes" politicians. I think French government decided to use more regulation and less funding (see les echos [0]). But as most regulations come from EU, its regulation power is quite limited as well, hence curious statements like this one by N. Hulot. [0] https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/budget-fiscalite/030430628227-logement-sante-formation-les-pistes-pour-baisser-la-depense-publique-2100297.php https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/budget-fiscalite/030...

JPLeRouzic 9y ago
In the CAE administration note [0] which is mentionned in the article cited above there is the following text "Environmental policies are an emblematic case. In theory, they should not weigh on the budget since it is a matter of correcting an externality problem: the solution for this is to introduce an incentive price signal, through eco-taxation or quota" [0] http://www.cae-eco.fr/IMG/pdf/cae-note043.pdf http://www.cae-eco.fr/IMG/pdf/cae-note043.pdf