France has long been a bastion of Doing Something about Hotcoldwetdry. Apparently, all the actions they’ve taken are not enough
NGOs seek to convict French state of failing to tackle climate crisis
A Paris court has been asked to convict the French state for its alleged failure to act to halt the climate crisis.
The legal case, which is being brought by four environmental groups after a petition was signed by more than 2 million citizens, seeks to hold the country responsible for ecological damage and its detrimental health and social effects.
The NGOs hope the case will trigger greater action to limit the climate breakdown by regarding it as a human right, and say convicting the French would represent an important symbolic victory and could force other governments to do more.
The Paris agreement signed five years ago aimed to limit global warming to less than 2C above pre-industrial levels. Donald Trump pulled the US out of the deal in 2017. Environmental experts say governments, including the French administration, have failed to meet their commitments.
If the court, and the State, had any cajones they’d ask what action the NGOs and their members have taken to make their own lives carbon neutral. Maybe trot out some photos of the members driving fossil fueled vehicles.
The case in France began in December 2018 when four NGOs lodged a formal complaint accusing the government of failing to reduce environmentally damaging emissions. This followed an online petition signed by a record-breaking 2.3 million people.
Too bad France can’t restrict those 2.3 million (supposedly) citizens from using fossil fuels, limit their use of AC and heating at home and their businesses, restrict the use of water and electricity. Restrict what kinds of foods they can eat. Restrict where they can travel to. And impose an extra tax on them.
When the organisations Greenpeace France, Notre Affaire à Tous, the Nicolas Hulot Foundation and Oxfam France received what they considered an inadequate response, they filed a legal complaint in March 2019. The groups are seeking symbolic damages of €1 from the French government.
And, if they win and force France to Do Something More, they will still not be satisfied.
Why do the lefts head’s explode when they think of Trump?
In a letter, Bornstein (Trumps personal physician)declared Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”
During a 2018 interview with CNN, Bornstein claimed the letter was composed by Trump.
“He dictated that whole letter,” Bornstein said. “I didn’t write that letter.”
I had to laugh out loud when I read this again. Trump has done nothing any other politician hasnt done, he just doesnt know how to keep anything secret.
LOLOLOLOLOL….at the Elwoods of the world for being mindlessly obsessed with Trump. That is just too funny.
Dr. Bornstein died recently. So who’s obsessed with Trump? People such as you hang on his every word, defend his most obvious lies relentlessly and harangue those who criticize your Messiah.
Nah. We hang on every word, defend the most obvious lies, and harangue those who would criticize that lyin’ little pussy Rimjob.
Bwaha! Lolgf
So, the nation which hosted the Paris climate summit, which proudly signed the agreement, hasn’t met its commitments, hasn’t done enough to appease the warmunists?
I didn’t know that Donald Trump was President of France all this time.
Teach for the average American to go carbon neutral would cost about $3 per week in carbon offsets
If this was collected by the federal government would you even notice ? Woukd you post this increase as a skyrocket? Or a bottle rocket ? Teach what would you do with your life if tge USA was carbon neutral? 😀
$3.00 per week = 2 gallons of milk for the kids a week.
Who knows, maybe you’ve never had to worry about whether you could put food on the table, but a lot of Americans have.
John,
Either you are lying again or don’t have a clue about carbon taxes. Why? Then, why do we need to avoid carbon? You and Jeff and the junior high z’s are victims of a hoax. Mostly because you are uneducated and fairly stupid.
2 Gallons of milk? You couldn’t buy 2 quarts of milk for $3.
Still over your head, John? Please explain how paying a tax would make you go carbon neutral. If you continue to do what you’ve been doing, then you’re going to continue to generate the same amount of CO2 and be a little poorer. Sounds like a great liberal economic plan. And don’t forget your Godfather thinks “offsetsâ€are stupid. Also, you first have to prove that there’s a need to go carbon neutral.