In “Le Monde”, the French president returns to the “levers” which, according to him, will make it possible to fight against global warming and against inequalities.
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“No country will agree to place its population in social and economic impasse to protect the planet.” In a column published in The worldFriday December 29, Emmanuel Macron ensures that “we must accelerate at the same time in terms of ecological transition and the fight against poverty”, in order to stop global warming. To know : “reduce our carbon dioxide emissions, aim for carbon neutrality in 2050, save our biodiversity and fight against poverty and inequalities”.
Three weeks after the international community committed to “move away from fossil fuels in energy systems, in a fair, orderly and equitable manner” during COP28 in Dubai, the Head of State recalled that France must, like all G7 countries, “get out of coal in 2030, get out of oil in 2045 and get out of gas in 2050”.
“The most advanced countries, which are also those which have emitted the most CO2 since the industrial revolution, must abandon fossil fuels. This objective is not negotiable if we want to meet the objectives of the Paris agreement.”
Emmanuel Macronin a column published in “Le Monde”
Fossil fuels from human activities are the main cause of greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for global warming. The IPCC reports therefore advocate a drastic reduction in these emissions in order to achieve the objective of limiting atmospheric warming to 1.5°C by the end of the century, which the international community has set itself in 2015 in the Paris agreement.
Transforming the global economy
To help emerging countries abandon coal, “we must accelerate the financing of renewable energies but also of nuclear energy, the role of which is key because it is an energy that is both controllable and carbon-free”continues Emmanuel Macron, who pleads for a transformation of global economies in the light of the climate crisis and for a reform of global financial governance.
“This requires going beyond traditional ‘public development assistance’.”
Emmanuel Macronin a column published in “Le Monde”
“We have started to change the debt rules to suspend payments in the event of a climate shock in the most fragile countries. We have changed the mandate of multilateral development banks, like the World Bank, so that they take more risks and that they mobilize more private money”he lists again.
“We need a climate clause in our trade agreements, because we cannot both impose greening on our industries and liberalize international trade in polluting products.”
Emmanuel Macronin a column published in “Le Monde”
“Countries with the largest reserves of carbon and biodiversity, particularly in the three major tropical forest basins, must obtain significantly more resources in exchange for conserving these vital reserves”he adds again.