The Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire “assumes” and “demands” the withdrawal of the climate component and energy choices from the current “Energy Sovereignty” bill, affirming that he wants to take “the necessary time” to “dialogue “.
The decision we took to withdraw this aspect of the energy law, I accept it (…) I demand it in the name of the time necessary to dialogue and consult local elected officials, declared the minister at the opening of the national council of ecological transition (CNTE), which must give its opinion on this text entitled Energy Sovereignty, in a speech transmitted by Bercy.
The Minister of Finance, now in charge of energy, confirmed on Wednesday the withdrawal of this component, causing incomprehension and dismay among environmental associations but also in the Senate.
The project, supposed to set the course for moving away from fossil fuels, was in fact stripped of its title I dedicated to energy and climate objectives, that is to say: how many renewable or nuclear energies in 2030 and in 2035, what greenhouse gas reduction and energy savings objectives.
Before the members of the CNTE, however, the minister reassured of his total commitment to the climate. Is energy and climate planning necessary? Yes, he insisted, before adding that this was certainly not done in a hurry.
A text of law which would arrive in three weeks, passed to the Council of Ministers in 15 days, in which there would be ecological and climate planning, even though there is a new Minister of Energy (… ) and that the discussions were not completed, I find it irresponsible, he again underlined.
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