“Politicians must have the courage to free themselves from certain lobbies”, according to a member of the Citizens’ Convention

“Politicians must have the courage to free themselves from certain lobbies”, estimates Saturday, November 6 on franceinfo Sylvain Burquier, one of the 51 members of the Climate Convention, signatory of the forum on franceinfo.fr, who calls on the leaders present at the COP26 to “include the voice of citizens at the highest level”. “New forms of policies like […] participatory democracy can be real levers, provided that once we have given our word, we can apply certain things “.

The citizen voice, which was expressed in particular during the Citizen’s Climate Convention, established in April 2019 at the initiative of Emmanuel Macron, “can become a complete component of public policy decisions and future politics through new forms of democracy”, according to Sylvain Burquier, “So we believe a lot in this system to move things forward in a non-militant but factual way”, thanks to citizens “representative of the population” and “without a political agenda”.

With 51 members of the @Conv_Citoyenne we
publish an op-ed today for world leaders attending the # COP26. We invite you to dare in the face of the climate emergency. https://t.co/zSFCgCenQx

– Sylvain Burquier (@SylvainBurquier) November 4, 2021

“There is a kind of blocking that takes place. We do not understand that at COP26 we invite Amazon […] There are really reflections that must be done at the highest level of the State and decisions that must be taken politically “, hammered Sylvain Burquier, “and that’s when political courage must exist.

“Unfortunately, the agendas and the lobbies have seriously damaged the progress that could have been made.”

Sylvain Burquier, one of the members of the Climate Convention

to franceinfo

“Let’s go back to more sober things”, continues Sylvain Burquier. “We are in a process of decline, […] it scares everyone but it’s just sobriety “, explained the one for which “to be delivered in one day”, “to have heated terraces” Where “shoot banners behind planes” no longer makes sense today.

According to him, the Citizen’s Climate Convention is “a real success on new forms of democracy”. Sylvain Burquier says prefer “see the glass half full”, despite the fact that not all of the proposals could be implemented, “No citizen in France has ever made such progress by bringing ecology into the daily life of the French. Unfortunately, this is not enough. We can go further”, concludes Sylvain Burquier.